Recap past simple and continuous

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Past simple to be

the verb to be has two forms in the past simple

was and were

I was

He was

She was

It was

You were

We were

They were

Recap past simple and continuous

1. Recap explanation
2. Past simple and continuous

Past simple form

• Add -ed: want -> wanted

• Add -d: like -> liked

• Add -ied: study -> studied

• Irregular: go -> went

Past simple when

Talk about finished actions at a specific moment in the past

Signal words:

yesterday, last week, a year ago, on Tuesday, this morning,

at 5 a.m., an hour ago, etc...

Past

Present

X

Past simple examples

• Yesterday, I walked to school.
• This morning she ate breakfast.
•  We studied very hard last night.
• You ate way too much chocolate at the cinema.

• Can some of you give me a sentence?

Past continuous

When:

1. When something happened in the past for a longer period of time.

Past continuous affirmative

How:

was/were + verb + ing

Examples (+)

I was playing a game with my friend.

Janne was training with the cheerleaders today.

We were studying English in class this morning.

Past continuous negative

How:

was/were + not + verb + ing

was/were + n't + verb + ing

Examples (-)

I was not doing well in English class last week.

Denton and Ekko weren't watching a movie this afternoon.

Past continuous questions

How:

was/were + subject + verb + ing

Examples (?)

Was Jamie pronouncing the words correctly?

Were Merel and Lmar talking about the test we just made?

Past simple and continuous

When:

• When a longer action is interrupted by another action.
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Example:

I was reading when Celeste walked in.

Lina and Froukje were texting each other when the earthquake hit.

Past simple and continuous

Past

Present

X

Past

Present

X

Past

Present