PAST SIMPLE & PAST CONTINUOUS & USED TO

PAST TENSES

PAST CONTINUOUS (WAS/WERE + V-ING)

PAST SIMPLE

1. Long actions in progress that were happening a a specific moment in the past E.g. We were studying Maths for 2 hours yesterday2. A short action in past simple interrupts a long action in past continuous E.g. I was studying when he arrivedWhile I was studying he arrived3. Two simultaneous long actions in progress in past continuousE.g. While I was studying my brother was watching TV

An action that finished or was completed at a specific time in the past + We watched/saw a film yesterday. (V -ED / 2nd column) - We DIDN'T WATCH/SEE a film yesterday. (DIDN'T + INF) ? DID you WATCH/SEE a film yesterday? (DID + S + INF) - -

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TIME EXPRESSIONS WHEN + Past Simple WHILE + Past Continuous AS + Past Simple / Past Continuous

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USED TO (Past Simple)

Past habits or routines which don't continue in the present. + People USED TO WRITE letters in the past (USED TO + INF) - People DIDN'T USE TO WRITE letters in the pást (DIDN'T + USE TO + INFINITIVE) ? DID people USE TO WRITE letters in the past? (DID + S + USE TO + INF)