Past Simple vs Past continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous

By Raffaella Aiuppa

Multiple Choice

TO FORM THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERB ARRIVE YOU ADD ...

• ED

• D

• IED

• CONSONANT + ED

Multiple Choice

TO FORM THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERB RAIN YOU ADD ...

• ED

• D

• IED

• CONSONANT + ED

Multiple Choice

TO FORM THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERB MARRY YOU ADD ...

• ED

• D

• IED

• CONSONANT + ED

Multiple Choice

TO FORM THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERB PLAN YOU ADD ...

• ED

• D

• IED

• CONSONANT + ED

​ A - A - A

​ A - B - A

​ A - B - B

​ A - B - B

​ A - B - B

​ A - B - C

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What's the Simple Past of the verb - BREAK

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Complete with the Simple Past of the verb in bracket

They

(say) they wanted to stay at home

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Complete the sentence with the Past simple of one of this verbs (bake - want - give) MY PARENTS

ME A PUPPY FOR MY BIRTHDAY

Negative form

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Questions

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​Why questions

To sum up

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Multiple Choice

I didn't went to University yestreday

• RIGHT

• WRONG

Multiple Choice

Did Marcelo bought a new car?

• RIGHT

• WRONG

Multiple Choice

I didn't worked yesterday

• RIGHT

• WRONG

Multiple Choice

Lucas saw a movie with his family last night

• RIGHT

• WRONG

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Write the question using Simple Past :

So, how was the match? (YOU/WIN)

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Answer with the negative form using Simple Past :

No, we

(not/win)

Simple Past - use

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Past Continuous

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​We use Past Continuous for actions in progress at a particular time in the past

​We use Past Continuous for actions happening simultaneously in the past

Multiple Select

Choose the right sentence/es

• Yesterday, at ten o' clock, we were watching dinner in the living room

• Last night I was sleeping for hours

• I wasn't having breakfast yesterday

• We were studying Geography at half past ten this morning.

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Complete with the past continuous of the verb in bracket

I

(have) breakfast at six o'clock yesterday morning.

Past Continuous or Past Simple ?

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​We often use Past Continuous and Past Simple together. We use Past Continuos for actions were in progress and which were interruped and the Past Simple for the brief action which interrupted the other one.

​When or While

Multiple Choice

When they __________, we ____________a book.

• were arriving

  read

• arrived

  were reading

• arrived

  was reading

• were arriving

  were reading

Multiple Choice

I

I ____________my homework when my brother _______________ into my room.

• was doing

  was coming

• did

  came

• was doing

  came

• did

  was coming

Multiple Choice

He broke his arm_____________ he was playing rugby.

• WHILE

• WHEN

Fill in the Blanks

Randy phoned

for my sister, she was having a shower.

Poll

Did you understand the lesson????

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