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Past Simple and Past Continuous

Recap past simple &  past continuous

How to use it separately and together  

Past simple: how/when do you use it?
Use an example sentence.

Affirmative:

verb+ ed

I walked to school yesterday

Negative:

Didn't + verb

I didn't walk to school yesterday 

Question:

Did..... verb

Did I walk to school yesterday

Past Simple - Regular Verbs

Past Simple - Irregular verbs

Study them!

LearnBeat checkbook 2.1 

Irregular verbs

Past Continuous
How/when do you use it?
Use an example sentence

Affirmative

was/were + verb + ing

I was watching tv

Negative

wasn't/ weren't + verb + ing

I wasn't watching tv

Question

Was/were......verb+ing

Was I watching tv?

Past Continuous

Past simple - past continuous

Past simple vs continuous

One thing is going on and then something else happens:

*you are having dinner from 17:00 - 18:00 and at 17:25 you get a phonecall

I was having dinner when I got a phonecall.

Sometimes 2 long actions happen.

She was dancing while she was cooking

Both will be past continuous 

While is an indicator

Kahoot

Now let's practice them together:

past simple & past continuous

play.kahoot.it

The end

I now know how to use the Past Simple and Continuous separately and together.

1. Yesss ma'am
2. I have no clue
3. Almost there
4. I only know them separately