Past simple + Past continuous

Past Tenses
When do we use which one?
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Past Tenses
When do we use which one?

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Past simple
How do we form the past simple?
When do we use the past simple?

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Past Simple - Regular Verbs
After a regular verb you put '-ed'

I walk -> I walked
He walks -> He walked
They walk -> They walked

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Past Simple - Regular verbs

Spelling:
Consonant + -y ---> -ied:  I carry - I carried

Vowel + -y ---> -ed:  I play - I played


Vowel + consonant ---> double:  I drop - I dropped

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Emily and I _____ to the zoo yesterday.
A
went
B
go
C
was going
D
goed

Slide 5 - Quiz

Anna and Charles ______
a game last week.
A
play
B
played
C
did play
D
were playing

Slide 6 - Quiz

_____ you ____ the new David Attenborough last night on Netflix?
A
do / watch
B
did / watched
C
did / watch
D
were / watching

Slide 7 - Quiz

Kim _______ back
to a haunted house ever again.
A
don't / go
B
don't / went
C
didn't go
D
didn't went

Slide 8 - Quiz

____ he ____ the guitar
when he was young?
A
did / plays
B
did / played
C
did / play
D
was / playing

Slide 9 - Quiz

Past simple - Past continuous

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Past continuous form

Affirmative
was/were + verb + ing
I was watching tv

Negative
wasn't/ weren't + verb + ing
I wasn't watching tv





Subject questions
Who + was + verb + ing
Who was watching tv?

Yes or no questions
was/were + subject + verb + ing
Was she watching tv?

Wh- questions
Wh- word + was/were + subject + verb + ing
What were you watching?

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We use the Past continuous...

1. to describe things in the past happening at the same time

2. to describe an action that was in progress when another action took place (past simple!)



Examples:

1. At 7 a.m. Doug was having breakfast. He was sitting  at the table and he was drinking coffee.

2. When he was finishing his breakfast, Meg came into the kitchen

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Let's practice!
Past continuous

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Fred _______ down the hall,
when he dropped his phone.
A
walks
B
was walking
C
walked
D
were walking

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She ______ her teeth at 7 a.m. this morning, when her phone rang.
A
brushes
B
brushed
C
was brushing
D
brush

Slide 15 - Quiz

I ______ fun on my phone,
when my sister ruined the mood.
A
had
B
have
C
was having
D
were having

Slide 16 - Quiz

They _________ their trip,
when they saw a giant spider.
A
was enjoying
B
were enjoying
C
enjoyed
D
did enjoy

Slide 17 - Quiz


Now let's practice them together:
Past simple & Past continuous

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We _______ and you _______,
when he _______ into the room.
A
were drinking, were talking, was entering
B
were drinking, were talking, entered
C
drank, talked, was entering
D
drank, talked, entered

Slide 19 - Quiz

What were you doing during at 12.30?
I _______ to my friends
and ______ my lunch.
A
chatted, ate
B
was chatting, ate
C
chatted, was eating
D
was chatting, eating

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Use the Past continuous to describe what happened here..

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Use the Past continuous to describe what happened:

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He _______ TV,
when he _____ something.
A
was watching, was hearing
B
was watching, heard
C
was watching, heared
D
watched, was hearing

Slide 23 - Quiz

She ______ while she ______ the dishes yesterday evening.
A
was singing, was doing
B
sang, were doing
C
was singing, did
D
sang, did

Slide 24 - Quiz



Use the Past continuous to describe what happened here..

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Use the past continuous to describe what happened here:

Slide 26 - Open question

You _______, when you _________
that the music wasn't on.
A
danced, were noticing
B
was dancing, noticed
C
were dancing, noticed
D
danced, was noticing

Slide 27 - Quiz

I _________ a brownie, when
Mum _____ into the room.
A
was eating, walked
B
were eating, walked
C
ate, was walking
D
ate, were walking

Slide 28 - Quiz

I know how and when to use
the Past simple.
A
Yes
B
No
C
I'm getting there

Slide 29 - Quiz

I know how and when to use
the Past continuous.
A
Yes
B
No
C
I'm getting there

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The end

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