Recap past simple and continuous

Past simple to be
the verb to be has two forms in the past simple
was and were
I was
He was
She was
It was
You were
We were
They were
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Past simple to be
the verb to be has two forms in the past simple
was and were
I was
He was
She was
It was
You were
We were
They were

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Recap past simple and continuous
  1. Recap explanation
  2. Past simple and continuous

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Past simple form
  • Add -ed: want -> wanted

  • Add -d: like -> liked

  • Add -ied: study -> studied

  • Irregular: go -> went

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Past simple when
Talk about finished actions at a specific moment in the past



Signal words:
yesterday, last week, a year ago, on Tuesday, this morning,
at 5 a.m., an hour ago, etc...
Past
Present
X

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Past simple examples
  • Yesterday, I walked to school.
  • This morning she ate breakfast.
  •  We studied very hard last night.
  • You ate way too much chocolate at the cinema.

  • Can some of you give me a sentence?

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Past continuous
When:
  1. When something happened in the past for a longer period of time.

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Past continuous affirmative
How:
was/were + verb + ing

Examples (+)
I was playing a game with my friend.
Janne was training with the cheerleaders today.
We were studying English in class this morning.

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Past continuous negative
How:
was/were + not + verb + ing
was/were + n't + verb + ing

Examples (-)
I was not doing well in English class last week.
Denton and Ekko weren't watching a movie this afternoon.

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Past continuous questions
How:
was/were + subject + verb + ing

Examples (?)
Was Jamie pronouncing the words correctly?
Were Merel and Lmar talking about the test we just made?

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Past simple and continuous
When:
  • When a longer action is interrupted by another action.

Example:
I was reading when Celeste walked in.
Lina and Froukje were texting each other when the earthquake hit.

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Past simple and continuous
Past
Present
X
Past
Present
X
Past
Present

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