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English CLass

Past Continuous vs Past simple

INDEX

Past simple

Past Continuous

Game

Summary

Past Simple

  • Finished periods or actions

They lived in London in 2018

key Words : yesteday, last week, last year, a week ago

  • Regular and Irregular verbs

live -> lived see -> saw

  • Questions use Did

Did you see a movie yesterday?

  • Negativies use didn't

I didn't see a movie yesterday

Source: Give me 5! Pupil's book

Past Continuous

  • Action that was in progress at a time in the past
  • was / were + verb-ing
  • wasn't / were + verb-ing

What were you doing at 8 o'clock ?

I was eating dinner at 8 o'clock

Were you doing at 8 o'clock ?

Yes, I was

Source: Give me 5! Pupil's book

Past Continuous

Past Simple

  • Action that was in progress at a time in the past
  • Finished periods or actions
  • was / were + verb-ing
  • regular and irregular verbs

I ate dinner

I was eating dinner at 8 o'clock

Source: Give me 5! Pupil's book