DTR 2 EIM Unit1 - Past Simple + Past Continuous

Past continuous vs. past simple
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Past continuous vs. past simple

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Past Simple              

When:              started and finished in the past

                                  (yesterday, a week ago)


How:                       Base + ED

Irregular verbs   -->  2 nd column   

-:               --> Didn't + BASE

?:               --> Did + BASE      

I walked

He ran

We didn't walk

Did you run?


Slide 2 - Slide

I ... (phone) my friend last night.

Slide 3 - Open question

I ... (call) my friend last night.

Slide 4 - Open question

I ... (ring) my friend last night.

Slide 5 - Open question

We ... (speak) a long time.

Slide 6 - Open question

I ... (be) at school yesterday.

Slide 7 - Open question

... you ... (watch) the football match yesterday?

Slide 8 - Open question

I ... ... (not eat) pizza last week.

Slide 9 - Open question

Past Continuous

When:       actions happening at some time in the past

                     


How:                Was/Were + base +  -ING

-:        --> Wasn't/Weren't +  base + -ING

?:        --> Was/Were  + subject+ base + -ING    

I was walking                                 Was he walking?

We weren't walking                     Were you walking?

Slide 10 - Slide

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

The past continuous is very often used with the past simple to say that something happened in the middle of something else. 

The single event (past simple>when) happens in the middle of a longer action (past continuous>while) also called background action.


         I was walking, when a pidgeon attacked me!

        While I was walking, a pidgeon attacked me!

Slide 11 - Slide

I ...... with my friends when it started to rain
A
hung out
B
was hanging out

Slide 12 - Quiz

Leila was playing tennis when she ......
her ankle
A
hurt
B
was hurting

Slide 13 - Quiz

Last night we ...... tv when my dad came home
A
watched
B
were watching

Slide 14 - Quiz

When I .... into the canteen everyone was talking
A
walked
B
was walking

Slide 15 - Quiz

When she was swimming in the sea she ..... a huge shark
A
saw
B
was seeing

Slide 16 - Quiz

They were sleeping when the car alarm ...... off.
A
went
B
was going

Slide 17 - Quiz

I ...... when I met my classmate Kate
A
shopped
B
was shopping

Slide 18 - Quiz

Gio .... in the gym when his phone rang
A
worked out
B
was working out

Slide 19 - Quiz

Past simple or Past continuous?

My parents left for Spain this morning.
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 20 - Quiz

We weren’t singing very loud.
A
Past Simple
B
Past Continuous

Slide 21 - Quiz

Janet missed the bus.
A
Past Simple
B
Past Continuous

Slide 22 - Quiz

Was Andrew playing computer games?
A
Past Continuous
B
Past Simple

Slide 23 - Quiz

I was watching TV yesterday.
A
past simple
B
past continuous

Slide 24 - Quiz

He worked very hard.
A
Past Simple
B
Past Continuous

Slide 25 - Quiz

I was walking to school.
A
Past Simple
B
Past Continuous

Slide 26 - Quiz

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