Simple Past vs Past Progressive

Simple Past vs Past Progressive

Review

Simple Past

It is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now.

Simple Past types of verbs

• Regular (-ed)

• Irregular

Multiple Choice

Click on the image that conjugated is an irregular verb.

Multiple Choice

Click on the image that conjugated is a regular verb.

Regular verb pronunciation

/d/ /t/ /ɪd/

Use /t/ with voiceless sounds

• helped /hɛlpt/

• looked /lʊkt/

• sniffed /snɪft/

Use /d/ with voiced sounds

• called /kɔld/

• cleaned /klind/

• offered /ˈɔfərd/

Use /ɪd/ with verbs that end with "t" or "d"

• wanted /wɔntɪd/

• needed /nidɪd/

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending sound:

amazed

• /t/

• /d/

• /ɪd/

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending sound:

kissed

• /t/

• /d/

• /ɪd/

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending sound:

damaged

• /t/

• /d/

• /ɪd/

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending sound:

created

• /t/

• /d/

• /ɪd/

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending sound:

rubbed

• /t/

• /d/

• /ɪd/

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending sound:

watched

• /t/

• /d/

• /ɪd/

Past Progressive

It refers to an ongoing action that happened in the past.

Structure

Be+Verb+ing

am winning

is winning

are winning

Simple past vs past progressive

Exercises

Multiple Choice

My sister (go) to the cinema yesterday.

• went

• was going

• were going

Multiple Choice

He (not like), so he (play) football.

• did not like, was playing

• was not liking, played

• did not like, played

Multiple Choice

When we (walk), we (find) a coin.

• were walking, found

• walked, found

• walked, were finding

Multiple Choice

We (have) dinner, when my father (arrive) home.

• had, arrived

• were having, arrived

• had, was arriving

Multiple Choice

He (feel) sick while he (be) in the pool.

• was feeling, was

• felt, is being

• was feeling, was being

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct ending sound:

created

• /t/

• /d/

• /ɪd/