Past Simple vs Past Continuous

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple

Past Continuous

was crying

were going

cried

was working

became

was sleeping

wept

worried

Past Simple for work

1. Worket
2. Worked

Past simple voor carry

1. Carried
2. Carryd

Past simple for weep

1. Weeped
2. Wept

Past continuous voor walk

1. Was walking
2. Was walked

Past continuous voor become

1. were becoming
2. were became

Past continuous voor fight

1. was fighting
2. were fighted
3. was fighted
4. were fighting

Uitleg

Uitleg

The police came and arrested Joop

Joop was working when Sarah called

Past Simple and Past Continuous
Olga ___ (play) volleyball
when she was eight years old.

Past Simple or Past Continuous
What ___ Leo ___ (do)
when you called him yesterday?

Past simple or Past continuous:
My sister (do) the dishes when I (come home

Past Simple or Past Continuous
The internet ___ (not exist) in 1980.

past continuous or past simple::
Jack ........... (smoke) a cigarette
when the headmaster ............. (see) him.

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