Past Simple and Past Continuous 9th Grade

The past continuous and the past simple

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What are verb tenses?

Past Contrast

Past Simple

Past Continuous

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What do you know about the past continuous and the past simple?

Click on the 1st hot air balloon and find out. Good Work!

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Past Contrast

What are verb tenses?

Past Simple

Past Continuous

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To watch a short video about when and how to use the past simple, click HERE

Are you ready to do some exercises about the Past Simple?

First, click on the image to watch a cartoon of Mr. Bean making spaghetti. Then, complete the sentences on the next page! Good Luck!

1- Write the verbs below in the past simple.

Mr. Bean: ________ (brush) his teeth. ________(try) to cook spaghetti in the pot ________ (put) the spaghetti in the bath ________ (kill) the bird ________ (take) the spaghetti out of the cupboard.

2- Put the sentences in the correct order as they appear in the film.

If you need to watch the video once more, click HERE

If you finished the exercise, go back to the beginning and click on balloon no.3

To find out if you did the exercise correctly click on the lamp!

When should we use the past simple and the past continuous? Click on each picture to find out!

Yesterday I studied from 4 p.m to 6 p.m.

Yesterday, at 7 p.m., my father was having a shower.

While I was studying, Bart was sleeping.

It's time to go BACK to balloon 5

I was studying when someone knocked at the door.

Answers: 1- He took the spaghetti out of the cupboard. 2- He tried to cook spaghetti in the pot. 3- He put the spaghetti in the bath. 4- He brushed his teeth. 5- He killed the bird.

Question 1

While I was cooking dinner, my sister was watching TV.

Action going on at a certain time in the past.

Two actions happening at the same time in the past.

RIGHT!

You're the best!

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WRONG!

Try again!

Back

Question 2

Yesterday my mum drove us to school.

Action going on at a certain time in the past.

Completed action in the past.

RIGHT!

You're the best!

Next

WRONG!

Try again!

Back

Question 3

The students were doing the exercise when the teacher came in.

Two actions happening at the same time in the past.

A shorter action interrupted the first one.

RIGHT!

You're the best!

Next

WRONG!

Try again!

Back

Question 4

At 9 o'clock I was coming home.

Action going on at a certain time in the past.

Completed action in the past.

RIGHT!

You're the best!

Next

WRONG!

Try again!

Back

CONGRATS!

Now you are ready to do the final quizziz about the contrast between the Past Simple and the Past Continuous! Good Luck!

Click on the QUIZ TIME

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