G9 L31 Language Focus: Past Simple vs Past Continuous – Meaning

Which sentences describe what was already happening?

• I was sitting in the front row. Some people were chatting happily.

• I will sit in the front row. Some people will chat happily.

• I sit in the front row. Some people chat happily.

• I have sat in the front row. Some people have chatted happily.

Which sentence describes what suddenly happened?

• Then the lights dimmed.

• The audience clapped loudly.

• The curtains were already open.

• The actors bowed to the crowd.

Which of the following is the correct structure for the past continuous tense?

• was / were + verb-ing

• past verb

• will + verb

• have + verb-ed

The past simple tense uses the _______.

• past verb

• present verb

• future verb

• continuous verb

'I _______ in the front row.'

• was sitting

• sit

• will sit

• have sat

'Then the lights _______.'

• dimmed

• were dimming

• dims

• will dim

Listen and Notice: -ed can sound in three ways. Which sound does the -ed ending make in the word 'looked'?

• /t/

• /d/

• /Id/

Listen and Notice: -ed can sound in three ways. Which sound does the -ed ending make in the word 'cried'?

• /t/

• /d/

• /Id/

Listen and Notice: -ed can sound in three ways. Which sound does the -ed ending make in the word 'wanted'?

• /t/

• /d/

• /Id/

If the verb already ends in /t/ or /d/ → say ____

• /Id/

• /t/

• /d/

• /ed/