Colegio Ángeles del NorteInglés · L. R. Montaño Rincón
❓Antes de aprender · pregunta problematizadora
What were you doing during the festival?
01Piensa en una fiesta reciente.
02¿Qué estaba pasando a tu alrededor?
03Da un consejo para disfrutarla mejor.
🎯Al terminar este tema podrás
Desempeños
I
Formar el past continuous con was / were + verbo -ing.
II
Contrastar la escena y el hecho puntual en una narración.
III
Dar consejos y pedir permiso con should, can, may.
💡La idea central
La escena y lo que la interrumpe
El past continuous describe lo que estaba ocurriendo; el simple past cuenta lo que sucedió de repente y lo interrumpe.
“We were dancing when the music stopped.”
While acompaña la escena; when introduce la interrupción.
🧩La fórmula
Sujeto
I / She / They
+
Auxiliar
was / were
+
Verbo
verb + -ing
They were watching the parade at noon.I, he, she, it → was. You, we, they → were.
Should · Can · May
should
Consejo You should try the food. You shouldn't shout.
recomendación
can
Permiso y capacidad Can I take a photo? I can dance cumbia.
informal
may
Permiso formal May I come in? You may leave now.
más cortés
🧱Past continuous
Afirmativa · Negativa · Pregunta
FORMA
Affirmative
She was dancing.
Negative
She wasn't dancing.
Interrogative
Was she dancing?
RESPUESTA CORTA
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn't.
Yes, they were.
Cuándo usar cada uno
Escena de fondo — past continuous
The sun was shining.
Interrupción — simple past
Suddenly it rained.
Dos a la vez — while + continuous
while they were singing
Consejo — should + base
You should arrive early.
Permiso — can / may + base
May I sit here?
Ojo — tras el modal, nunca to
should to go ✗
Should vs. Can
Should — consejo
You should wear a costume.
Recomienda lo que conviene hacer. No obliga.
Can — permiso
Can I wear a costume?
Pide o concede permiso, y también expresa capacidad.
Tras cualquier modal el verbo va en forma base, sin to y sin -s.
📖Lectura contextualizada
The Carnival Parade
At three o'clock the streets were full of people. Musicians were playing drums and children were dancing. Suddenly it started to rain and everybody ran to the church. "You should bring an umbrella next year," said my aunt.
past continuoussimple past y modal
💬Cómic · conversación
The Carnival
K
Karen
What were you doing when the rain started?
H
Hugo
We were dancing in the street. Everybody ran to the church.
K
Karen
You should bring an umbrella next year.
H
Hugo
May I borrow yours? Mine is broken.
Foco del diálogo: past continuous · should / may. Después de escucharlo, léanlo en parejas cambiando los nombres por los suyos.
✅Opción múltiple · 1 de 3
They ______ dinner when I arrived.
Ahave
Bwere having
Cwas having
Dhad have
✅Opción múltiple · 2 de 3
You ______ try the traditional food.
Ashould to
Bshould
Cshoulds
Dare should
✅Opción múltiple · 3 de 3
______ I take a photo, please?
AShould
BMay
CDo
DAm
🤔True or False
¿Verdadero o falso?
El past continuous se forma con was/were + verbo en -ing.
TRUE
FALSE
Tras should el verbo lleva to.
TRUE
FALSE
May es más formal que can para pedir permiso.
TRUE
FALSE
La acción que interrumpe se expresa en past continuous.
TRUE
FALSE
Con we se usa were.
TRUE
FALSE
🔗Asociar · matching
Modal → función
Haz clic en el modal y luego en su función.
should
can
may
shouldn't
pedir permiso o expresar capacidad
pedir permiso formalmente
dar un consejo
desaconsejar
📝Completar el espacio
Fill in the blanks
May
were
was
should
1. They dancing in the street.
2. It raining when we left.
3. You try the traditional food.
4. I ask you a question?
🔢Ordenar la oración
Build the sentence
suddenly
music
when
We
the
stopped
were
dancing
🔍Encontrar el error
Find the mistake
They wasdancingoutside
You should to trythefood
She was singasong
🏁Después de aprender
Lo esencial
was/were + -ing para la escena · simple past para la interrupción · should aconseja, can y may piden permiso · tras el modal, verbo base.
Tarea: describe una fiesta de tu región en diez oraciones y añade tres consejos con should.