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    The document provides information about using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It lists regular and irregular verbs used with the past simple. It explains that the past simple is used for completed actions while the past continuous is used for ongoing actions. It provides examples of time expressions used with each tense and sample sentences to practice using the past simple and past continuous correctly.

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    Verb –ed (regular

    + verbs) +
    2nd column (irregular
    + verbs) + was / were +
    Verb –ing

    -
    + didn’t + -
    Verb + wasn’t / weren’t +
    Verb –ing

    ? Did +
    The Past Simple is used:
    + ?
    The Past Continuous is used:
    Was / Were +
     for Verb
    an action which started and finished at  for an action which was happening at a +
    a specific time in the past. The time is specific
    Verbtime
    –ing in the past.
    mentioned or can be easily understood. John was listening to music at
    I played football yesterday. 9:00p.m. yesterday.

     for repeated or habitual actions in the  for an action which was happening in the
    past. past when another one interrupted it. We
    He travelled a lot when he was use the Past Continuous for the longer
    younger. action and the Past Simple for the shorter
    action. In this case we use while or when.
     for actions which happened one after the While she was studying, she heard a
    other in the past. strange noise. or She was studying
    George got up very early yesterday. when she heard a strange noise.
    He had breakfast, got dressed and
     for two or more action that were
    left for work.
    happening at the same time in the past. In
    this case we usually use while:
     for states that relate to the past.
    While I was sleeping, my mother was
    We lived in that house five years ago.
    doing the housework.

     at the beginning of a story to describe the


    scene, before we start the narrative.
    Time expressions used with Past Simple: It was a beautiful morning, the sun
    was shining and the birds were singing.
    two days / weeks / months / years ago

    yesterday, the day before yesterday

    yesterday morning / afternoon / evening Time expressions used with Past Continuous:
    last night / Monday / week / month / year…
    as / while
    in 2006, in January, on Sunday
    all day / night / evening…
    on 25th May, on that day
    at eleven o’clock
    at six o’clock
    at that time, at the time
    Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous or the verbs in

    brackets.

    1. Simon ______________ (watch) the match when the TV ______________ (break

    down).

    2. __________ they __________ (play) cards at 10 o’clock yesterday?

    3. Paula ______________ (forget) to phone Sam on his birthday.

    4. I ______________ (clean) the house while my husband ______________ (work) in

    the garden.

    5. What __________ you __________ (talk) about when I ______________ (come)

    in?

    6. Yesterday I ______________ (see) Margaret at the supermarket, but I

    ______________ (not speak) with her.

    7. At nine o’clock yesterday morning, the plane ______________ (fly) to London from

    Paris.

    8. Paul ______________ (be) ill last Sunday, so he ______________ (miss) the

    football match.

    9. While Tom and Sally ______________ (go) home, they ______________ (meet)

    Jane.

    10. Last night we ______________ (watch) a film on TV, but it was so boring that I
    ______________ (fall) asleep.

    11. They ______________ (not sleep) at four o’clock in the afternoon.

    12. I ______________ (eat) my lunch when the doorbell ______________ (ring).

    13. While Charles ______________ (close) the door, he ______________ (realise)

    that he had no keys.

    14. David ______________ (exercise) all evening yesterday.

    15. We ______________ (buy) this perfume while we ______________ (stay) in

    Paris.

    16. What time __________ you __________ (arrive) home last night?

    17. Sally ______________ (ride) her bicycle when she ______________ (have) the

    accident.

    18. __________ Alex __________ (get) many presents on Christmas Day?


    19. While Diana ______________ (build) a sandcastle, her brothers ______________

    (swim) in the sea.

    20. Debbie ______________ (sing) in the school choir many years ago.

    21. Laura ______________ (trip) on the pavement while she ______________ (run).

    22. I ______________ (drink) a glass of milk every day when I was a child.

    23. __________ it __________ (rain) at seven o’clock this morning?

    24. While Lucy ______________ (wash) the glass, she ______________ (cut) her

    finger.
    ANSWER KEY

    A 1. was watching / broke down


    2. were … playing
    3. forgot
    4. was cleaning / was working
    5. were … talking / came
    6. saw / didn’t speak
    7. was flying
    8. was / missed
    9. were going / met
    10. watched / fell
    11. weren’t sleeping
    12. was eating / rang
    13. was closing / realised
    14. was exercising
    15. bought / were staying
    16. did … arrive
    17. was riding / had
    18. Did … get
    19. was building / were swimming
    20.sang
    21. tripped / was running
    22.drank
    23.was … raining
    24.was washing / cut

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