PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS

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What is the Past Simple tense?

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The Past Simple tense describes actions that happened and were completed in the past.

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What is the Past Continuous tense?

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The Past Continuous tense describes actions that were ongoing in the past.

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When do we use the Past Simple tense?

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We use the Past Simple tense for actions that started and finished in the past.

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When do we use the Past Continuous tense?

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We use the Past Continuous tense to describe actions that were happening at a specific moment in the past.

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How do we form the Past Simple tense for regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, we add -ed to the base form (e.g., walk -> walked).

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How do we form the Past Continuous tense?

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We form the Past Continuous tense using 'was/were' + verb ending in -ing (e.g., was walking).

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What is an example of Past Simple?

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I played soccer yesterday.

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What is an example of Past Continuous?

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I was playing soccer when it started to rain.

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What is the structure of a Past Simple sentence?

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Subject + past verb (e.g., She danced).

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What is the structure of a Past Continuous sentence?

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Subject + was/were + verb-ing (e.g., They were dancing).