Past simple vs. past continuous

Lesson plan
  • Lesson aims
  • Grammar explanation
  • Exercises
  • Recap lesson aims
  • Homework

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This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

time-iconLesson duration is: 30 min

Items in this lesson

Lesson plan
  • Lesson aims
  • Grammar explanation
  • Exercises
  • Recap lesson aims
  • Homework

Slide 1 - Slide

Lesson aims

After this lesson you can:
  • Use and write the past simple correctly;
  • Use and write the past continuous correctly;
  • Understand the difference between them.

Slide 2 - Slide

Past simple
  • Anyone remember?
  • What is important?
  • Time is important
  • Signal words?
  • Yesterday, in 2013, last year

Slide 3 - Slide

Past continuous
  • Something was happening during a period in the past
  • Started before a certain time and ended after
  • Was/were + verb + ing
  • "I was waiting there, when a strange man walked by."
  • "He was playing a game."
  • "At three o'clock, I was working."

Slide 4 - Slide

Past simple vs past continuous
  • What is the difference?
  • When do you use which? 

Slide 5 - Slide

I ... (to change) into new clothes an hour ago.
A
was changing
B
changed
C
has changed
D
changing

Slide 6 - Quiz

He ... (to call) when he ... (to trip) and ... (to fall)
A
was calling/tripped/fell
B
called/was tripping/fell
C
was calling/tripped/falled
D
called/tripped/fell

Slide 7 - Quiz

The cat ... (to eat) the mouse this morning.
A
was eating
B
ate
C
eated
D
has eaten

Slide 8 - Quiz

They ... (to write) the instruction, when the door ... (to open).
A
were writing/opened
B
wrote/opened
C
wrote/was opening
D
written/opened

Slide 9 - Quiz

She ... (to run) down the road, when someone ... (to scream) at her.
A
ran/screamed
B
was running/was screaming
C
was running/screamed
D
ran/was screaming

Slide 10 - Quiz

We ... (to work) at 5 o'clock
A
worked
B
was working
C
working
D
were working

Slide 11 - Quiz

Recap lesson aims

After this lesson you can:
  • Use and write the past simple correctly;
  • Use and write the past continuous correctly;
  • Understand the difference between them.

Slide 12 - Slide

Homework
Finish 4.5 this week
Test = 13th of march

Slide 13 - Slide