The document presents a story starring the Past Simple and Past Continuous tenses. It discusses their different uses: the Past Simple is used for completed actions while the Past Continuous is used for ongoing actions. It provides examples of using each tense alone and together. When using both tenses together, the Past Continuous can be interrupted or begun before the Past Simple.

1. The Tíxer Productions presents

2. Th e Past Simple vs The Past Continuous (the story of two brothers)

3. Starring The Past Simple I played We broke She didn’t jump Did they run? The Past Continuous I was playing We were breaking She wasn’t jumping Were they running?

4. Chapter 1 Use of the Past Simple

5. We use the past simple for finished actions in the past Yesterday I went to the cinema with my friends What time did you arrive home? I didn’t pass my English test last term When ? The past

6. The simple past is normally followed by time expressions Yesterday, in 1990, then, when… Last month, last week, last summer… 3 days ago, some time ago, a week ago…

7. Chapter 2 Use of the Past Continuous

8. We use the past continuous for actions happening in the past We were watching TV with some friends I wasn’t studying English What were you doing yesterday morning? The action is in progress The past

9. The past continuous is normally used with times and time expressions At 10.00 this morning Yesterday evening at 9.00

10. Chapter 3 The two tenses together

11. Two or more verbs in the past simple One action follows the other action Yesterday morning I got up , I brushed my teeth and I had breakfast Got up brushed had 1 2 3

12. Two or more verbs in the past continuous The actions happen at the same time Last night, while my father was watching the TV, my sister was listening to the radio and I was doing my homework in my bedroom. Was doing Was listening Was watching

13. Two or more verbs in the past simple and the past continuous The action expressed by the past simple interrupts the action expressed by the past continuous While I was driving to work, I had an accident I was having a shower when the phone rang What were you doing when I called you last night?

14. The action expressed by the past continuous begins before the action expressed by the past simple While I was driving to work, I had an accident I was having a shower when the phone rang What were you doing when I called you last night? While is normally followed by the past continuous When is normally followed by the past simple 1st 2nd

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