Study the following presentation where you will see the differences between simple past and past continuous.

1. Simple Past

3. Use the simple past if:
1. The action occurred in the past and
does not include the present.
2. The action is completed.
3. The action happened at a specific past time.
Time expressions: yesterday, last night
two days ago, 2010, etc.

4. SUBJECT MAIN VERB/Simple
past form
REST OF SENTENCE
SUBJECT AUXILIARY VERB
DID/ NOT (didn’t)
MAIN VERB/
Simple present
form
REST OF SENTENCE
QUESTION
WORD
AUXILIARY VERB
(DID)
SUBJECT MAIN VERB
/Simple
present form
REST OF
SENTENCE
Interrogative sentences
Simple Past - Sentence structure
Affirmative sentences
Negative sentences
Completed actions in the past
What did you watch yesterday?
You watched Tv yesterday
She didn’t watch TV last night.

5. Formative assignment to complete and put in your English portfolio.

6. Past Continuous

8. SUBJECT VERB BE / NOT MAIN VERB REST OF SENTENCE
QUESTION
WORD
VERB BE SUBJECT MAIN
VERB
REST OF
SENTENCE
Interrogative sentences
Past Continuous - Sentence structure
Affirmative sentences
Negative sentences
I was watching TV (when I herd the noise)
.
I was not paying attention to teacher Rosalba.
What were you doing during your
last English
class with
teacher Rosalba?

13. Formative assignment to complete and put in your English portfolio.