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PAST CONTINUOUS
vs
PAST SIMPLE
Past continuous
I
HE/SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
WAS + -ING
VERBS ENDING IN E = ING
LOVELOVING
VERBS ENDING IN Y= YING
FLYFLYING
1 SYLABLE CVC= WE DOUBLE C
CHATCHATTING
WERE
+ -ING
PAST CONTINUOUS USES
We use the Past Continuous to talk about a
specific situation in the past and images…
• AFFIRMATIVE
She was writing a message to her friend.
This morning we were laughing a lot.
• NEGATIVE
I wasn’t watching TV last night.
You weren’t going home after school.
SB+WAS/WERE+ ING+ COMPLEMENT
SB+WASN’T/WEREN’T+ ING+ COMPLEMENT
Past continuous uses
We use the Past Continuous to talk about a
specific situation in the past and images…
• INTERROGATIVE
Was your sister meeting with her friend?
Were your parents listening to music last night?
INVERSION
WAS/WERE + SB + -ING + COMP.
At the beach…
• Tina was brushing her hair before the date.
• Ian, Jana and Sarah were playing with the ball.
• Tom was reading the newspaper.
PAST SIMPLE
• USES:
We use the past simple to talk about past
finished actions.
• PAST EXPRESSIONS:
Last week, last summer, last year, last month...
Ago at the end
• EXAMPLES:
I WENT TO A PARTY LAST FRIDAY
HE PLAYED FOOTBALL THIS MORNING
YOUR SISTER TRAVELLED TO HAWAI 3 YEARS AGO
FINISHED
ACTIONS
FORMS OF SIMPLE PAST
• AFFIRMATIVE: SB. + VERB IN PAST + COMP.
• I FORGOT MY PENCILCASE AT HOME TODAY (IRREGULAR)
• THE FILM ENDED VERY EARLY (REGULAR)
• NEGATIVE
• INTERROGATIVE
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
DID/ DIDN’T
QUESTION
• QASI=
(QUESTION WORD) + AUX. (DID) + SB + INF
• WHERE DID YOU DANCE LAST SATURDAY?
• WHEN DID YOU MEET YOUR COUSIN?
• NEGATIVE
SB + DIDN’T + INF. + COMP.
• WE DIDN’T SEE OUR FRIEND SARAH AT SCHOOL.
• THEY DIDN’T PHONE US
Past simple & Past Continuous
together
• Past Continuous = long action
• Past Simple = interrupted/short action
• WHEN + PAST SIMPLE
• WHILE + PAST CONTINUOUS
• I WAS WATCHING TV WHEN MY MUM CAME.
• YOU ENTERED WHILE WE WERE TALKING.
INTERRUPTED ACTIONS
While = long action
• While I was cooking cupcakes, my father was
reading a book.
• My friend was doing homework when I was
studying.
• She was crying while his brother was laughing.
PARALLEL ACTIONS
THANKS FOR
YOUR
ATTENTION
By Gemma

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  • 2. Past continuous I HE/SHE IT WE YOU THEY WAS + -ING VERBS ENDING IN E = ING LOVELOVING VERBS ENDING IN Y= YING FLYFLYING 1 SYLABLE CVC= WE DOUBLE C CHATCHATTING WERE + -ING
  • 3. PAST CONTINUOUS USES We use the Past Continuous to talk about a specific situation in the past and images… • AFFIRMATIVE She was writing a message to her friend. This morning we were laughing a lot. • NEGATIVE I wasn’t watching TV last night. You weren’t going home after school. SB+WAS/WERE+ ING+ COMPLEMENT SB+WASN’T/WEREN’T+ ING+ COMPLEMENT
  • 4. Past continuous uses We use the Past Continuous to talk about a specific situation in the past and images… • INTERROGATIVE Was your sister meeting with her friend? Were your parents listening to music last night? INVERSION WAS/WERE + SB + -ING + COMP.
  • 5. At the beach… • Tina was brushing her hair before the date. • Ian, Jana and Sarah were playing with the ball. • Tom was reading the newspaper.
  • 6. PAST SIMPLE • USES: We use the past simple to talk about past finished actions. • PAST EXPRESSIONS: Last week, last summer, last year, last month... Ago at the end • EXAMPLES: I WENT TO A PARTY LAST FRIDAY HE PLAYED FOOTBALL THIS MORNING YOUR SISTER TRAVELLED TO HAWAI 3 YEARS AGO FINISHED ACTIONS
  • 7. FORMS OF SIMPLE PAST • AFFIRMATIVE: SB. + VERB IN PAST + COMP. • I FORGOT MY PENCILCASE AT HOME TODAY (IRREGULAR) • THE FILM ENDED VERY EARLY (REGULAR) • NEGATIVE • INTERROGATIVE REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS DID/ DIDN’T
  • 8. QUESTION • QASI= (QUESTION WORD) + AUX. (DID) + SB + INF • WHERE DID YOU DANCE LAST SATURDAY? • WHEN DID YOU MEET YOUR COUSIN? • NEGATIVE SB + DIDN’T + INF. + COMP. • WE DIDN’T SEE OUR FRIEND SARAH AT SCHOOL. • THEY DIDN’T PHONE US
  • 9. Past simple & Past Continuous together • Past Continuous = long action • Past Simple = interrupted/short action • WHEN + PAST SIMPLE • WHILE + PAST CONTINUOUS • I WAS WATCHING TV WHEN MY MUM CAME. • YOU ENTERED WHILE WE WERE TALKING. INTERRUPTED ACTIONS
  • 10. While = long action • While I was cooking cupcakes, my father was reading a book. • My friend was doing homework when I was studying. • She was crying while his brother was laughing. PARALLEL ACTIONS