past simple and past continuous

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Past simple- past continuous

past simple

Past Continuous

Rule:

Past of to be + -ing

example:

Yesterday, I was walking to the gym, at 6pm.

For something which happened before and after another action

Example:

The children were doing their homework when I got home.

For something that happened before and after a specific time

Example:

It was eight o'clock. I was writing a letter

To show that something continued for some time

Example:

My head was aching.

For something that happened again and again

Example:

They were always fighting.

With verbs which show change or growth

Example:

Her English was improving.

What is the past continuous? (RULE)

00:34

What is the present continuous tense in the sentence? "I was doing my homework."

00:41

What is the past continuous tense in the sentence? "I was playing my guitar."

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Past continuous tense? "We were having a great party."

00:56

Past continuous? "I was looking around."

01:03

"I was repairing my car."

01:09

"I was waiting for my friend and reading the newspaper."

01:14

"I was working in my office."

01:24

"I was mending the roof."

01:28

"We were learning English."

01:35

"I was playing my flute."

01:39

"I was making a phone call."

We _____
(eat) dinner at 8pm last night when the power went out.

1. are eating
2. were eating
3. is eating
4. was eating

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.

1. were watching - heared
2. was watching - heared
3. were watching - heard
4. was watching - heard

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.

1. was visiting
2. visited
3. were visiting
4. visitted

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.

1. were working - finded
2. worked - was finding
3. was finding - works
4. was working - found

When I _____
(call) Julie, she _____
(work).

1. calls - worked
2. called - worked
3. Called - was working
4. Called - were working

what is the difference between past simple and past continous?

Write down a sentence in the past continuous tense.