Inter1: Review Simple Past and Past Continuous

Exploring the Past:

Understanding the Simple Past and Past Continuous tenses

Simple Past vs Past Continuous

The simple past is used to describe actions that happened in the past. For example: 'I came to school yesterday.'


The past continuous is used to describe actions in progress at a very specific time in the past.
For example: 'I was having breakfast at 6am yesterday.'

Multiple Choice

Which tense is used to describe actions in progress at a very specific time in the past?

• Simple Past

• Past Continuous

Multiple Choice

What is the simple past tense used for?

• To descrive actions that happened in the past

• To describe actions in progress at a very specific time in the past

Multiple Choice

Jackie ___ her bike when she fell.

• was riding

• rode

• were riding

Multiple Choice

We ___ a lot of money to an education program last year.

• was giving

• gave

• were giving

Multiple Choice

Paul and Oliver ___ TV when it started to rain.

• was watching

• watched

• were watching

Multiple Choice

I ___ when you called me.

• wasn't studying

• didn't study

• weren't studying

Multiple Choice

My sisters weren't sleeping when I ___ home yesterday.

• got

• was getting

• did get