DTR 2 EIM Unit1 - Past Simple + Past Continuous

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Past continuous vs. past simple

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?

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

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

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

We ... (speak) a long time.

I ... (be) at school yesterday.

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

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

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?

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!

I ...... with my friends when it started to rain

1. hung out
2. was hanging out

Leila was playing tennis when she ......
her ankle

1. hurt
2. was hurting

Last night we ...... tv when my dad came home

1. watched
2. were watching

When I .... into the canteen everyone was talking

1. walked
2. was walking

When she was swimming in the sea she ..... a huge shark

1. saw
2. was seeing

They were sleeping when the car alarm ...... off.

1. went
2. was going

I ...... when I met my classmate Kate

1. shopped
2. was shopping

Gio .... in the gym when his phone rang

1. worked out
2. was working out

Past simple or Past continuous?

My parents left for Spain this morning.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

We weren’t singing very loud.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Janet missed the bus.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

Was Andrew playing computer games?

1. Past Continuous
2. Past Simple

I was watching TV yesterday.

1. past simple
2. past continuous

He worked very hard.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

I was walking to school.

1. Past Simple
2. Past Continuous

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