Past Continuous - Literacy

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⚠️ This material is an adapted activity with questions (it is not a complete theoretical workbook on the topic).

Number of questions in the activity:
5 adapted questions + complete answer key, involving the use of was and were, ongoing actions in the past, identification of singular and plural, association between images and English sentences, and recognition of everyday actions.

Target Audience:
Students in the process of English literacy, Middle School, High School, Youth and Adult Education (EJA), and Specialized Educational Support (AEE).
Especially recommended for students with Intellectual Disabilities (mild to moderate), ASD, ADHD, Down Syndrome, and difficulties in learning the English language.

Format:
Color printable PDF with strong visual support (students running, teacher teaching, people studying and listening to music), simple uppercase language, interactive activities (marking, matching, completing, and identifying), and answer key included.

Important for the teacher:
This material was developed as a practical activity with questions and can be used as:
✔ content introduction
✔ learning reinforcement
✔ adapted assessment

Key Features:

✅ Teaches the Past Continuous in a concrete and highly visual way.
✅ Explains the use of WAS and WERE with visual support and simple organization.
✅ Introduces ongoing actions in the past using everyday situations.
✅ Works with singular and plural through visual comparison between people and actions.
✅ Association between subject + verb + action, reducing grammatical abstraction.
✅ Activities for completing English sentences using was and were.
✅ Uses concrete scenes such as running, listening to music, studying, and talking.
✅ Develops recognition of basic English language patterns.
✅ Matching activity between pronouns and verbs (she/they – was/were).
✅ Progressive teaching sequence: observe → identify → associate → complete.
✅ Simple language with strong visual support, promoting autonomy.
✅ Encourages functional English literacy in an accessible and meaningful way.
✅ Can be used in regular classrooms, AEE, or individual support.
✅ Ready-to-use adapted assessment.
✅ Saves 4h45min of teacher planning time.