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past tenses

Past Simple Past Continuous

Index

PAST SIMPLE

03. T. framework

PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE

USE

How to make sentences

We use the Past Simple tense to talk about actions which started and finished in the past. We know / say when they happened.

+ We talked to our coach about our last match yesterday. I forgot about my English lesson last Monday. - They didn't tell us about the party last week. ? Did you eat my dinner yesterday?

Useful

Time expressions

PAST CONTINUOUS

How to make sentences

USE

  • We use the Past Continuous when an action was in progress at a certain time in the past
  • When two actions were happening at the same time in the past

+ We were listening to our teacher very carefully... - Rafał wasn't talking to his friend... ? Were you playing computer games...?

CLICK HERE TO COME BACK

I was eating some snacks at 11 o'clock yesterday.

CLICK HERE TO COME BACK

NOW

PAST

We were playing football while our teacher was watching TV.

Past Simple and Past Continuous TOGETHER

something was happening in the past

We were playing football when our teacher took a photo.

NOW

SOMETHING HAPPENED

PRACTICE