Past Simple/Continuous

We use past simple for

• finished activities

• details of news

• story background

• sequence of events

We use past continuous for

• overlapping actions

• story background

• future arrangements

• facts

We don't use past continuous with verbs

• need

• prefer

• eat

• belong

Some verbs are not used in continuous tense

• True

• False

We use past simple after WHEN

• True

• False

We form past simple negatives didn't +verb+ed

• True

• False

I -------------------a very strange dream about a horse last night.

• was having

• had

• did have

• were had

________________Peter was walking in the forest, he got lost.

• While

• When

Mary prepared / was preparing lunch when they came / was coming.

• was preparing/came

• prepared/came

• prepared/was coming

• was preparing/was coming

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Tom was very unlucky. It rained / was raining every day during his holidays.

• rained

• was raining

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D