Past continuous and Past simple

Past and present continuous
Chapter 3 grammar part 1
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Past and present continuous
Chapter 3 grammar part 1

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Goals this lesson
- Being able to see the difference between the past continuous and past simple.
- Being able to make a past simple sentence
-Being able to make a past continuous sentence

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Past simple
Used to express:
1. A finished action in the past.
I brushed my teeth this morning.
2. A past situation or habit.
We used to live in a smal house.
Every day I walked for miles on the beach with my dog. 

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Past simple form:
Same for all people.
Difference between regular and irregular:
Regular: walked, played, stopped, liked, shouted, talked.

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Past continuous use
Used to express:
1. activities in progress in the past.
At seven o'clock I was having breakfast.
2. descriptions of things in the past.
She was wearing a blue sweater.
3. something that got interrupted.
I was having a shower when the phone rang.
4. an incomplete activity.
I was trying to finish that assignment yesterday.

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Past continuous form
was / were + verb + ing.
Was: I, she, he, it.
Were: they, you, we
I was learning to speak Chinese.
They were doing the dishes when mom got home. 

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Past simple

Something that happened in the past and is finished.


Present simple.

Habits or facts





Past continuous

Incomplete or interrupted



Present continuous

Happening right now


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Past simple or Past continuous?

I was having a shower yesterday.
A
Past simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 8 - Quiz

Was Andrew playing computer games?
A
Past Continuous
B
Simple Past

Slide 9 - Quiz

We ______
(watch) TV when we ______
(hear) a loud noise.
A
were watching - heared
B
was watching - heared
C
were watching - heard
D
was watching - heard

Slide 10 - Quiz

Last year I _____
(visit) Paris and Rome.
A
was visiting
B
visited
C
were visiting
D
visitted

Slide 11 - Quiz

He ____
(work) in the garden when he _____
(find) the money.
A
were working - finded
B
worked - was finding
C
was finding - works
D
was working - found

Slide 12 - Quiz

We sang that song yesterday.
A
Past Simple
B
Past continuous

Slide 13 - Quiz