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Past simple vs. past continuous (review)

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Past simple vs. past continuous (review)

Last Saturday morning I bought a magazine, and sat down on a bench in the town centre to read it. People ______(walk) about and ______(do) their shopping. There was a group of four people near me - they ______ (stand ) together and laughing.

RULE: We use

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• the Past Simple for an action that happened at a particular moment in the past. We often use when with this tense.

Then I ____ (see) a boy, about 16 years old. He _____ (ride) his bike down the street. He _____ (cycle) very fast. Suddenly, he had to change direction because there was an old lady in front of him, and he _____ (cycle) right into the group of people. His bike _____ (hit) a man and ______ (knock) him over. And the boy _____ (not stop). He just cycled away!

• the Past Continuous to describe a situation over a period of time in the past. We often use while with this tense.

2 Match the phrases with the pictures.

Vocabulary

Direction and movement

1 It's coming towards her. 2 It’s running away from her. 3 They're running around the tree. 4 She’s leaning backwards. 5 She’s leaning forwards. 6 He's walking up and down the room

1 Complete the sentence.

Newton thought about why things fall ______ and not______.

Thanks!