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Simple Past Vs Past Continuous

The document provides a summary of the differences between using the simple past and past continuous tenses in English. It includes examples of each tense and how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences. The simple past is used for completed actions while the past continuous focuses on ongoing or progressive actions happening at a specific time in the past. Formations of the regular and irregular verbs in the simple past are also outlined.

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Simple Past Vs Past Continuous

The document provides a summary of the differences between using the simple past and past continuous tenses in English. It includes examples of each tense and how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences. The simple past is used for completed actions while the past continuous focuses on ongoing or progressive actions happening at a specific time in the past. Formations of the regular and irregular verbs in the simple past are also outlined.

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UNACH CENTER

Students: Jorge Luis Colunche Bustamante

Niler Dayner Rafael Tantalean

Course: Ingles Basic

Miss: Luz Delia Cieza Medina

Chota, 2021
Simple Past vs. Past
Continuous
Use the simple Use the past
past for: continuous for:
1) action that 1) action that was in
happened in the progress at a specific
past and is . . . point in the past
OR
over, done, finished 2) focusing on an
action that continued
for a long time in the
past
Simple Past (Examples)
Action that was completed in the past:
Tom went fishing last week.

I -----(work)until
worked 2:00 p.m. yesterday.

came
My family -------(came)to visit me last
year.
Past Continuous (Examples)
Action that was in progress at a
particular point in the past:

At 2:00 yesterday, Tom was playing


soccer.

Sophia wasn’t home last night when I


called her. I think she---------.
was working
(work)
Lisa and her husband --------
were visiting
(visit)us last week.
Grammar
Structure:
Here are some reminders
about how to make the
simple past and past
continuous:
The simple past: structure
English has two
types of verbs in • taught
the past tense: • walked
 Regular verbs • studied
 Irregular verbs • gave
Look at the following
• became
list of past tense • cried
verbs… • lived
which verbs are
regular, and which
• did
are irregular?
For regular verbs, simply use the –ed form of the
verb in a positive sentence.

When I was a child, I ___________ (play) the


piano.

Donna ___________(live) and _________(study)in


Paris when she was younger.
For irregular verbs, use the correct
past tense form in positive sentences.

Last week, I __________(send)you a


letter.

The students ___________ (give)a speech


in English. They _______(do)a great job!
Simple Past (Negative)
For all verbs (EXCEPT be), use:

S+
1) Sara worked yesterday.
Sara ---------(work)
didn’t work
yesterday.

2) They had an argument.


They -------(have)
didn’t have
an argument.

3) Sam took classes last year.


Sam -------
didn’t take
(take) classes last year.

4) I learned how to sew.


I -------
didn’t learn (learn) how to sew.
The Past Continuous:
Don’t forget that VERB BE is part of this
structure.

I, He, She, It +WAS


You, We, They + WERE
Examples:

My mom was trying to call me last


night, but I wasn’t home.

The kids --------(study)


were studying last night at
9:00.
was cleaning

I -------(clean) my house all day


yesterday.
Past Continuous (Negative)

For this tense, simply ADD the word


NOT after the verb BE.

They were arguing last night.


They ------------(argue)
were NOT arguing last night.

She was yelling at me.


She -----------(yell)
was NOT yelling at me.
We can use 2 verbs in past
continuous to say that two actions
were happening simultaneously in the
past:

Ex. Jim was at the park. He was


sitting on the grass and reading.
interrogative sentences
• Simple Past • Past Continuous

Did + subject +Infinitive verb + Was/Were + subject + verbo + Ing+


complement+? complement+?

Did you work very hard last week? Was she crossing the road?

Examples

They were playing in the park.


She had a dog.

Did she have a dog? Were they playing in the park?

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