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What are verb tenses?
The past continuous and the past simple 

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Past Simple and Past Continuous 9th Grade

Marília Aguiar Aguiar

Created on November 8, 2022

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Past Contrast

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Past Continuous

Past Simple

Develop the vision

Testing

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What are verb tenses?

The past continuous and the past simple

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Past Contrast

Gather media

Past Continuous

Past Simple

Develop the vision

Testing

Share examples

What are verb tenses?

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

What do you know about the past continuous and 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!

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

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

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

1- Write the verbs below in the past simple.

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

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.

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

It's time to go BACK to balloon 5

I was studying when someone knocked at the door.

While I was studying, Bart was sleeping.

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

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

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

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.

Action going on at a certain time in the past.

Two actions happening at the same time in the past.

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

Question 1

Next

You're the best!

RIGHT!

Back

Try again!

WRONG!

Completed action in the past.

Action going on at a certain time in the past.

Yesterday my mum drove us to school.

Question 2

Next

RIGHT!

You're the best!

Back

Try again!

WRONG!

Two actions happening at the same time in the past.

A shorter action interrupted the first one.

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

Question 3

Next

You're the best!

RIGHT!

Back

Try again!

WRONG!

Completed action in the past.

Action going on at a certain time in the past.

At 9 o'clock I was coming home.

Question 4

Next

You're the best!

RIGHT!

Back

Try again!

WRONG!

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

CONGRATS!

Click on the QUIZ TIME

AND THAT'S ALL HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT

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