Past simple and past continuous

• Engels
• Secundair onderwijs

One day, Sarah was walking home when she heard a soft whimper. She looked around and saw a small dog all alone. She was petting the dog gently when she saw a phone nummber on the dogs collar. As she was taking the dog to her car, she called the owners, who were relieved to find their dog again. 

One day, Sarah was walking home when she heard a soft whimper. She looked around and saw a small dog all alone. She was petting the dog gently when she saw a phone nummber on the dogs collar. As she was taking the dog to her car, she called the owners, who were relieved to find their dog again. 

One day, Sarah was walking home when she heard a soft whimper. She looked around and saw a small dog all alone. She was petting the dog gently when she saw a phone nummber on the dogs collar. As she was taking the dog to her car, she called the owners, who were relieved. 

One day, Sarah was walking home when she heard a soft whimper. She looked around and saw a small dog all alone. She was petting the dog gently when she saw a phone nummber on the dogs collar. As she was taking the dog to her car, she called the owners, who were relieved.

One day, Sarah was walking home when she heard a soft whimper. She looked around and saw a small dog all alone. She was petting the dog gently when she saw a phone nummber on the dogs collar. As she was taking the dog to her car, she called the owners, who were relieved. 

Past simple

When do you use it? 

Past simple

When do you use it? 

When talking about something in the past

Past simple

When do you use it? 

When talking about something in the past

How do you form it?

Past simple

When do you use it? 

When talking about something in the past

How do you form it?

Subject + base form verb -ed

Past simple

When do you use it? 

When talking about something in the past

How do you form it?

Subject + base form verb -ed

How do you form a negative?

Present simple

When do you use it? 

Facts, habits/routines/, when you like or don't like

How do you form it?

Subject + base form verb -ed

How do you form a negative?

Subject + did not/didn’t + base form verb

Past continuous

When do you use it? 

Past continuous

When do you use it? 

When talking about a past action that was interrupted

Past continuous

When do you use it? 

When talking about a past action that was interrupted

How do you form it?

Past simple of 'to be'

I 

You

She

He

It

We

Past simple of 'to be'

I was

You

She

He

It

We

Past simple of 'to be'

I was

You were

She

He

It

We

Past simple of 'to be'

I was

You were

She was

He 

It

We 

Past simple of 'to be'

I was

You were

She was

He was

It

We 

Past simple of 'to be'

I was

You were

She was

He was

It was

We

Past simple of 'to be'

I was

You were

She was

He was

It was

We were

Past continuous

When do you use it? 

When talking about a past action that was interrupted

How do you form it?

Subject + verb ‘to be’ in the past simple + ‘ing’ form of the main verb

Past continuous

When do you use it? 

When talking about a past action that was interrupted

How do you form it?

Subject + verb ‘to be’ in the past simple + ‘ing’ form of the main verb

How do you form a negative?

Past continuous

When do you use it? 

When talking about a past action that was interrupted

How do you form it?

Subject + verb ‘to be’ in the past simple + ‘ing’ form of the main verb

How do you form a negative?

Subject + verb ‘to be’ in the negative past simple (wasn't/weren't)+ ‘ing’ form of the main verb 

I ........... television when my sister came in my room

1. Was watching
2. Watched
3. watch

My dog............his food

1. Was eating
2. Ate

The previous question was an example of?

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

When do you use the past continuous?

1. When talking about habits
2. When talking about facts
3. When talking about routines
4. When talking about the past

How do you form the past continuous?
Subject + ....

1. + to be + verb
2. + to do + verb (-ing form)
3. + past simple to be + verb (-ing form)
4. Subject + verb

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