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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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. Example: 'She visited her grandmother last week.'

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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. Example: 'They were playing soccer at 3 PM yesterday.'

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How do we form the past simple tense for regular verbs?

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

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How do we form the past continuous tense?

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The past continuous tense is formed using 'was/were' + the verb + -ing. Example: 'I was eating dinner.'

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in the past simple tense?

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The structure is 'subject + did not + base form of the verb.' Example: 'She did not go to the party.'

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What is the structure of a negative sentence in the past continuous tense?

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The structure is 'subject + was/were not + verb + -ing.' Example: 'They were not watching TV.'

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How do we form questions in the past simple tense?

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We form questions by using 'did' + subject + base form of the verb. Example: 'Did you see the movie?'.

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How do we form questions in the past continuous tense?

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We form questions by using 'was/were' + subject + verb + -ing. Example: 'Were you sleeping?'.