Past Simple and Past Continuous

What is the tense of this sentence?

The dog was digging on the ground.

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

What is the tense of this sentence?

The dog found a bone.

• Past Simple

• Past Continuous

What is the use of Past Simple?

• Short actions in the past

• Long actions in the past

What is the use of Past Continuous?

• Short actions in the past

• Long actions in the past

Complete the following sentence using Past Simple:

The eggs __________ in front of their mother.

• were hatching

• hatched

Complete the following sentence using Past Continuous:

The eggs __________ in front of their mother.

• were hatching

• hatched

Past Simple and Past Continuous can be connected using "when" and "while"

• true

• false

We use "when" before Past Simple

• true

• false

We use "when" before Past Continuous

• true

• false

We use "while" before Past Continuous

• true

• false