PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS

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What is the Past Simple tense?

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The Past Simple tense is used to describe actions that were completed in the past. Example: 'I walked to school yesterday.'

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What is the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past. Example: 'I was walking to school when it started to rain.'

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How do you form the Past Simple tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, add '-ed' to the base form. Example: 'play' becomes 'played.'

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How do you form the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense is formed using 'was/were' + the verb ending in '-ing.' Example: 'They were playing.'

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When do we use the Past Simple tense?

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We use the Past Simple tense for actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

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When do we use the Past Continuous tense?

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We use the Past Continuous tense to describe actions that were in progress at a certain time in the past.

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What is the structure of a Past Simple affirmative sentence?

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Subject + past form of the verb. Example: 'She visited her grandmother.'

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What is the structure of a Past Continuous affirmative sentence?

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Subject + was/were + verb-ing. Example: 'He was reading a book.'

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How do you form negative sentences in the Past Simple?

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Use 'did not' + base form of the verb. Example: 'I did not go to the party.'

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How do you form negative sentences in the Past Continuous?

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Use 'was not/were not' + verb-ing. Example: 'They were not playing outside.'