This document provides instruction on using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes examples of forming sentences in the past simple and past continuous, as well as exercises for students to practice using each tense correctly. For the past simple tense, examples are given of forming affirmative, interrogative, and negative sentences. For the past continuous tense, more examples and an exercise for students to fill in the correct verb form is provided. The document concludes with an exercise comparing uses of the past simple and past continuous tenses to distinguish between ongoing and completed actions in the past.

1. ACTIVITIES
PAST SIMPLE &
PAST CONTINUOUS

2. PAST SIMPLE
1.Complete the senteces with the verb in the past simple
• Neymar _______ (Score) the last penalty. (+)
• Michael Phelps ______ (swim) faster than Masato at the Olimpic Games in 2016. (+)
• Bolt _______ (run) faster than anyone. (+)
• ¿What _____ country _______(win) the most medals? (?)
• The spanish soccer team ________ (participate) in the last olympic games . (-)
• The American team _________ (play) a great game of basketball. (-)

3. PAST SIMPLE: SOLUTION
1.Complete the senteces with the verb in the past simple
• Neymar scored the last penalty. (+)
• Michael Phelps swam faster than Masato at the Olimpic Games in 2016. (+)
• Bolt ran faster than anyone. (+)
• ¿What did country win the most medals? (?)
• The spanish soccer team didn´t participate (participate) in the last olympic games . (-)
• The American team didnt´t play (play) a great game of basketball. (-)

4. PAST CONTINUOUS
2. Complete the senteces with the verb in the past
continuous.
• Lebron James _________ (play) basketball yesterday at five o´clock. (+)
• ¿_______ you ________ (play) last night? (?)
• Michael Phelps ________ (swim) at six o´clock in the afternoon. (+)
• Bolt _______ (run) when another runner was injured (+)
• The winner _____________ (receive) the medals becauuse he had a problema. (-)

5. PAST CONTINUOUS: SOLUTION
2. Complete the senteces with the verb in the past
continuous.
• Lebron James was playing basketball yesterday at five o´clock. (+)
• ¿ Were you playing last night? (?)
• Michael Phelps was swimming at six o´clock in the afternoon. (+)
• Bolt was running when another runnee was injured (+)
• The winner wasn´t recieving the medals because he had a problema. (-)

6. PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS
• 3. Choose the correct answer
• He______ when they scored the goal.
 was sitting
 didn´t sit
 sat
• He ______ very fast.
 was running
 were running
 ran
• He was training when his friend _____ the
competition.
 Did win
 Won
 Was winning
• They ______ the gold medal.
 wasn´t win
 didn´t win
 were winning

7. PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS:
SOLUTION
3. Choose the correct answer
• He______ when they scored the goal.
was sitting
 didn´t sit
 sat
• He ______ very fast.
 was running
 were running
ran
• He was training when his friend _____ the
competition.
 Did win
Won
 Was winning
• They ______ the gold medal.
 wasn´t win
didn´t win
 were winning