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. It often includes a specific time reference.

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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. It is formed using 'was/were' + verb-ing.

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

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For regular verbs, the Past Simple is formed by adding -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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The Past Continuous tense is formed using 'was' or 'were' + the base form of the verb with -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 to talk about completed actions in the past, often with a specific time reference.

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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 specific time in the past.

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What is the structure of a Past Simple sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + Past Simple verb + (object) (e.g., 'She visited her grandmother.').

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What is the structure of a Past Continuous sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + was/were + verb-ing + (object) (e.g., 'They were watching a movie.').

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What is the difference between Past Simple and Past Continuous?

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Past Simple indicates a completed action, while Past Continuous indicates an ongoing action in the past.

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Fill in the blanks: 'While I (read) ________, my brother (play) ________ video games.'

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While I was reading, my brother was playing video games.