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Past simple vs Past continuous

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Hi class! Today we're going to study...

PAST CONTINUOUS VS PAST SIMPLE

Menu

Info

2- Past continuous

1- Past simple

3- Now it's your turn!

4- Thanks

PAST SIMPLE

  • Finished actions in the past.
“She called an hour ago.”
  • Past actions which happened one after the other.
“She wrote the letter, put a stamp on it and posted it.”

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PAST CONTINUOUS

  • Ongoing activities at a moment in the past.
“At this time last week I was lying on the beach in Florida.”
  • Activity in progress interrupted by another, shorter activity.
“I was watching TV when she came.”
  • Actions happening simultaneously in the past.
“The year you were travelling in Europe I was studying at the university.”

whileas when

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!

Let's go!

Spin the wheel!

Past simple vspast continuous

0 POINTS

FOR 25 POINTS

Sylvia ____ when she ____ the DVDs

was running / dropped

ran / dropped

ran / was dropping

25 POINTS

RIGHT!

Keep spinning the wheel!

25 POINTS

FOR 100 POINTS

While Steve ____ a documentary, he ____ asleep

watched / was falling

was watching / felt

was watching / fell

125 POINTS

RIGHT!

Keep spinning the wheel!

125 POINTS

FOR 75 POINTS

They ____ when you ____ for remote control

aren't listening / were asking

weren't listening / were asking

weren't listening / asked

200 POINTS

RIGHT!

Keep spinning the wheel!

200 POINTS

FOR 250 POINTS

____ you ____ anything when I ____ you?

Are / doing / called

Were / doing / called

Did / do / was calling

450 POINTS

RIGHT!

Keep spinning the wheel!

450 POINTS

FOR 50 POINTS

I ____ a novel while my mother ____

was reading / was cooking

read / cooked

was reading / cooks

450 POINTS

RIGHT!

Keep spinning the wheel!

500 POINTS

FOR 500 POINTS

You ____ while I ____

were playing / studying

were playing / was studying

played / study

1000 POINTS

CONGRATULATIONS!

Choose your prize:

Pet

Box

Travel

Next

CLICK ME!

Next

THE BOX IS EMPTY

Next

TRY AGAIN!

THANKS!

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