Past Simple and Past Continuous

After I talked to Mike, I went to the beach.

• We use the Simple Past to show the finished action in the PAST.

• We use the Simple Past to show order of events in the past.

She played a lot of tennis when she was younger.

• we often use expressions with ago with the past simple

• it expresses the idea that both actions were happening at the same time

• something that was true for some time in the past

They were eating while she was talking.

• To describe multiple actions happening at the same time in the past.

• We use the past continuous to show a past action in progress during another shorter past action or a specific time.

• Finished action in the PAST.

While we were having the picnic, it started to rain

• Interrupted Action in the Past

• Parallel Actions

I was studying while Mom was making dinner.

• Interrupted Actions in the past

• Parallel Actions in the past

I ... a great film last night.

• watch
• watching
• watched

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

She.......................at 5 p.m. yesterday.

• were working
• was working
• working
• was

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1E

We .........................swimming every day when we were young.

• went
• was going
• were going

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

Tina ....................................when she fell and hurt here leg. 

• were dancing
• was dancing
• danced

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

We  ....................( have ) dinner when the phone  ............ (ring)

• had, rang
• had, ringed
• were having, rang
• had, was ringing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D