Procedure: Show or describe a scene with several actions happening at once (clinic or home setting). Ask: What’s going on in the image? What might have just happened? Students describe the scene using: People were ___ when ___ happened. The vet was ___, and then ___.

Procedure: Give groups a set of 8–10 sentence fragments (based on a past event or situation). They must: Reconstruct the story in logical order Fill in missing verbs with correct past simple/continuous forms Retell the full story using correct grammar Example: She was cleaning the table when... ...the dog jumped and knocked it over.

Each student writes a short past interruption (e.g., I was eating lunch when my dog ran away). They fold it and put it in a bag. Students draw random slips and: Read it aloud Respond with a personal reaction (real or imagined) Create their own past continuous + past simple sentence in response

Procedure: Prompt: What kind of accidents happen in a clinic? Students form a chain story, each adding: One past continuous action One past simple event that interrupted it Example: I was washing the tools when the assistant slipped. She was carrying a tray when the dog barked. Each group writes their story and reads it aloud.

Procedure: Students each write one sentence using both tenses (can be real or imagined). They swap with a partner who checks for errors and rewrites the sentence. Instructor boards 2–3 for whole class correction.