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PAST SIMPLE
AND
PAST CONTINUOUS
FORM
●

PAST SIMPLE

●

PAST CONTINUOUS

–

I played tennis

–

I was playing tennis

–

You broke a glass

–

You were reading

–

I didn't play tennis

–

I wasn't playing tennis

–

You didn't break a glass

–

You weren't reading

–

Did you play tennis?

–

Was he playing tennis?

–

Did you break a glass?

–

Were you reading?
USED SEPARATELY IN A TEXT
●

PAST SIMPLE
–

Una acción tras otra y
terminadas en el
pasado
●

He arrived at school,
went into his class,
sat down and took
his books out of his
bag

●

PAST CONTINUOUS
–

Acciones largas que
ocurren a la vez en
pasado
●

I was reading a
book, my brother
was watching TV
and my sister was
having a shower
USED TOGETHER IN A TEXT
●

Past continuous: indica una acción larga en pasado

●

Past simple: interrumpe una acción más larga
–

While I was having a shower the phone rang

–

What were you doing when I called you?

–

They were crossing the road when the accident
happened
TIME EXPRESSIONS
●

WHEN + past simple –----> past continuous
–

●

WHILE + past continuous –----> past simpl e
–

●

I was riding a bike when I fell down
While we were having dinner we heard a big explosion

WHILE + past continuous---> past continuous
–

While you were playing the piano I was visiting my
grandparents
REMEMBER
●

PAST SIMPLE
–

Simplemente decimos
que algo ocurrió en el
pasado
●

●

Yesterday I didn't
come to class
because I was ill
Last summer I went
to London

●

PAST CONTINUOUS
–

Se da importancia al
momento exacto en que
ocurre la acción y su
duración
●

●

I was doing my
homework yesterday
at 7pm
You were playing
tennis last Saturday
at this time
SOME PRACTICE
●

Click here

●

Click here

●

Click here

●

Click here

●

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Past simple and past continuous

  • 2. FORM ● PAST SIMPLE ● PAST CONTINUOUS – I played tennis – I was playing tennis – You broke a glass – You were reading – I didn't play tennis – I wasn't playing tennis – You didn't break a glass – You weren't reading – Did you play tennis? – Was he playing tennis? – Did you break a glass? – Were you reading?
  • 3. USED SEPARATELY IN A TEXT ● PAST SIMPLE – Una acción tras otra y terminadas en el pasado ● He arrived at school, went into his class, sat down and took his books out of his bag ● PAST CONTINUOUS – Acciones largas que ocurren a la vez en pasado ● I was reading a book, my brother was watching TV and my sister was having a shower
  • 4. USED TOGETHER IN A TEXT ● Past continuous: indica una acción larga en pasado ● Past simple: interrumpe una acción más larga – While I was having a shower the phone rang – What were you doing when I called you? – They were crossing the road when the accident happened
  • 5. TIME EXPRESSIONS ● WHEN + past simple –----> past continuous – ● WHILE + past continuous –----> past simpl e – ● I was riding a bike when I fell down While we were having dinner we heard a big explosion WHILE + past continuous---> past continuous – While you were playing the piano I was visiting my grandparents
  • 6. REMEMBER ● PAST SIMPLE – Simplemente decimos que algo ocurrió en el pasado ● ● Yesterday I didn't come to class because I was ill Last summer I went to London ● PAST CONTINUOUS – Se da importancia al momento exacto en que ocurre la acción y su duración ● ● I was doing my homework yesterday at 7pm You were playing tennis last Saturday at this time
  • 7. SOME PRACTICE ● Click here ● Click here ● Click here ● Click here ● Click here