The document provides information on using the past simple and past progressive tenses in English to describe actions that happened in the past either one after another or at the same time. It explains that the past simple tense is used to mention a short action that took place, while the past progressive emphasizes that an action was ongoing or in progress at a certain time. Examples are given showing how to form sentences using both tenses together when one action started in the middle of another action. Various exercises follow that have learners practice forming sentences, questions, and negatives using the past tenses.

1. In the past

3. Past Simple VSPast Progressive

6. In negative & Questions

9. Past Simple &Past Progressive

10. After another or at the same time? After another or at the same time? After another or at the same time? Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the same time?

11. After another or at the same time? After another or at the same time? New action or already in progress? If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress.

12. After another or at the same time? After another or at the same time? Only mentioning or emphasizing progress? Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking place at a certain time?

14. Make a sentence using the past simple & past progressive

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18. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINUOUS OF THE VERBS SHOWN ON THE PICTURES

19. FILL IN THE BLANKS USING THE PAST SIMPLE OR THE PAST CONTINUOUS OF THE VERBS SHOWN ON THE PICTURES

21. Paul bought a present in that shop. ………………………………………………………………………………..

22. Spike thought the film was good. ………………………………………………………………………………..

23. Larry made the coffee this morning. ………………………………………………………………………………..

24. We saw “Lord of the Rings” at the cinema. ………………………………………………………………….

25. The students understood the maths exercises. ……………………………………………………………..

26. I wrote this letter for you yesterday. …………………………………………………………………

27. My friend Lucy took some funny pictures at the party…………………………………………………

31. -Paul bought a present in that shop. ………………………………………………………………………………..

32. -Spike thought the film was good. ………………………………………………………………………………..

33. -Larry made the coffee this morning. ………………………………………………………………………………..

34. -We saw “Lord of the Rings” at the cinema. ………………………………………………………………….

35. -The students understood the maths exercises. ……………………………………………………………..

36. -I wrote this letter for you yesterday. …………………………………………………………………

38. Make questions 4 Look at the answers ask questions with: WHAT; WHO __________did you go with last holiday? My family. __________did you take with you there? An umbrella __________did you buy? Some books. __________ go to Spain? my friends