past simple past continuous?

[moon unit]

does anyone have any ideas for games or activities for a class combining the past simple and the past continuous?

thanks..

[keith]

Here's an idea for past simple and continuous using video (scroll down the page to the "Teachers' ideas" part:

http://www.eslbase.com/grammar/past-continuous

Hope this helps

Keith

[mesmark]

Here's a Road Runner cartoon with present continuous subtitles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPOnvRwSZw

You might be able to use that hen have them convert to past continuous.

As a last exercise, list all of the things Wylie did.

Happy teaching,
Mark

www.mes-english.com