PAST SIMPLE VS 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 happened and were completed in the past.

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What is the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense is used to describe actions that were ongoing in the past.

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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 of the verb (e.g., 'play' becomes 'played').

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How do you form the Past Continuous tense?

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Use 'was' or 'were' + the verb ending in -ing (e.g., 'was 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 are finished and 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 happening at a certain time in the past.

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Example of Past Simple: 'I _____ to the store yesterday.'

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Answer: 'went' (I went to the store yesterday).

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Example of Past Continuous: 'I _____ my homework when the phone rang.'

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Answer: 'was doing' (I was doing my homework when the phone rang).

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What is the structure of a Past Simple negative sentence?

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Subject + did not + base form of the verb (e.g., 'I did not go').

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What is the structure of a Past Continuous negative sentence?

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Subject + was/were not + verb ending in -ing (e.g., 'I was not going').