Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Times

• Form of Past Simple

• Form of Past Continuous

Video lesson

https://youtu.be/BSwP7WYxnRY

Multiple Choice

Last Saturday, a huge wave smashed into our boat and......the deck.

• damaged

• was damaging

Multiple Choice

A hurricane hit the coastline yesterday and .........several houses.

• destroyed

• was destroying

Multiple Select

Actions which happened immediately one after the other in the past.

• Past Continuous

• Past Simple

Multiple Select

Two actions were happening at the same time in the past.

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

Multiple Select

An action which happened at a stated time in the past.

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

Multiple Choice

I ............a book when I .........the thunder.

• was reading; heard

• was reading; was hearing

• read; heard

• read; was hearing

Multiple Choice

At 8:00 this morning I ...........for the bus in the pouring rain.

• waited

• was waiting

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The sun ................ and the wind ...................

• was shining; was blowing

• was shining; blew

• shone; blew

• shone; was blowing

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We.........TV while the rain was pouring down outside.

• watched

• were watching

Multiple Select

An action which was in progress at a stated time in the past.

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

Multiple Select

A past action which was in progress and another action interrupted it.

• Past Continuous and Past Simple

• Past Continuous and Past Continuous

• Past Simple and Past Simple

• Past Continuous and Past Continuous

Multiple Select

A background information.

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

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