EAP and study abroad Past Continuous accusations game

Past Progressive/ education vocabulary

Choose one of the strange situations below and tell your partner that you saw then doing that thing. See if they can think of a good reason why they did it, then take turns doing the same. You can’t say that you weren’t doing that thing, but you can use any excuse you can think of.

When I saw you…

…you were brushing your hair with your flatmate’s toothbrush.

…you were camping in the campus.

…you were carrying a desk top computer out of the computer lab.

…you were changing the age on your student ID.

…you were changing the grade on your degree certificate.

…you were climbing into the student halls through a window.

…you were copying another student’s essay.

…you were eating your sandwiches off your mortarboard hat.

…you were giving an envelope full of money to a professor.

…you were kissing your tutor in your tutorial.

…you were looking in your notebook during a test.

…you were putting a double vodka into your friend’s beer when they weren’t looking.

…you were putting your trainers in the microwave.

…you were secretly taking your classmate’s photo with your mobile phone.

…you were sleeping during the lecture.

…you were taking a shower with your clothes on.

…you were taking someone else’s underwear off the washing line.

…you were texting someone during an exam.

…you were throwing your housemate’s notes out of the window.

…you were walking out of a pub before your morning lecture.

…you were washing your shoes in the washing machine.

…you were wearing a school uniform in your university lecture.

…you were wearing swimming shorts and a Hawaiian shirt during your graduation ceremony.

…you were wearing your host mother’s clothes.

…you were writing your name on the top of someone else’s homework.

When your teacher stops you, share one good excuse and see if the class accepts it.

Ask about any situations above you aren’t sure about, working together as a class to think of suitable excuses each time.

Which tense is used above and why?

Make other accusations with the same grammar.

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