Past simple vs past continuous

Past simple VS

Past continuous

Usa el Simple Past para expresar la idea de que una acción empezó y terminó en un momento específico del pasado. A veces, el interlocutor no menciona un tiempo específico pero sí tiene esa idea en la cabeza.

Examples: - I worked for “Techo para Chile” last year. - She did not study for the test. - Did you go to Barcelona two years ago?

-Verbos regulares: la conjugación de los verbos en pasado es sencilla simplemente hay que añadir ED al final del verbo.Example. Played-Verbos irregulares: Verbos que son independientes y tienen una conjugación diferente. Los puedes ver pinchando en la estrella. Example. Write/Written.

past simple affirmative estructura: Subject + Verb in the past + complement I + liked + chocolate

•Forma negativa:Subject + did not + verb in present+ complementExample.I did not forget your gift..Forma interrogativa:Did + subject + verb in present + complementExample. Did you make bread yesterday?

Negative/Interrogative

TIME TO PRACTICE

Exercise 3

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Se usa para expresar una acción que estuvo ocurriendo en el pasado, esto significa que tuvo una duración o que el sujeto estuvo realizando esa acción durante un momento del pasado. La acción pudo ocurrir mientras estaba ocurriendo otra. Examples: -I was thinking about that girl. -He was working in a coffe shop. -They were studying for the test.

Past Continuous

Estructura:

verb + ING

La estructura del pasado continuo: Subject + was/were + verb ING + complement

Pasado continuo, oraciones negativas: Subject + was/were + not + verb ING + complement

Usamos las oraciones interrogativas: WAS/Were + subject + verb ing + complement

Video

¿Eres capaz de entender este concurso de preguntas sobre el pasado continuo?

Past simple

Past Continuous

time words: yesterday, last night, 2 years ago

time words: while, when

Was/were + ING

2nd column verb

VS

interrupted actions, specific time as interruption and parallel actions.

completed actions, habits and facts in the past

• I was watching TV when the phone rang.
• While she was doing exercise he was playing games.

• I went to the cinema yesterday.
• I lived near London 2 years ago.

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Past continuous or past simple

Irregular verbs

Past continuous

Past simple

Past simple or past continuous

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