PAST CONTINUOUS AND SIMPLE TOGETHER

Past simple

Past continuous

I workedyou worked he, she, it worked you worked we worked they worked

I was workingyou were working he, she, it was working you were working we were working they were working

Regular, affirmative

Past simple

Past continuous

I wentyou went he, she, it went you went we went they went

I was goingyou were going he, she, it was going you were going we were going they were going

Irregular, affirmative

Past simple

Past continuous

I didn't goyou didn't go he, she, it didn't go you didn't go we didn't go they didn't go

I wasn't goingyou weren't going he, she, it wasn't going you weren't going we weren't going they weren't going

negative

Past simple

Yes, I didNo, I didn't

Yes, I wasNo, I wasn't

Past continuous

was I working?were you working? was he, she, it working? were you working? were we working? were they working?

Did I work?Did you work? Did he, she, it work? Did you work? Did we work? Did they work?

interrogative and short answers

WHILE (mentre) While I was reading a book, the phone rang. Subordinate clause + main clause

A MAIN CLAUSE is a clause that makes sense on its own.

A SUBORDINATE CLAUSE is a clause that doesn't make sense on its own and cannot be a sentence on its own.

WHEN (quando) When I called, she was singing. Subordinate clause + main clause

Tim: While Lily was setting up the blanket, I was peeling a banana. Lily: When I turned around, Tim was holding the banana peel like a phone and pretending to talk!

Tim: While Lily was laughing, I accidentally dropped the banana peel. Lily: When I saw it on the ground, I was about to warn Tim, but it was too late.

Tim: While I stepped forward, I slipped on the banana peel! Lily: When Tim fell, he looked so surprised! I burst out laughing.

Tim: While I was on the ground, I couldn't stop laughing either, even though I was a bit embarrassed. Lily: When we finally calmed down, I helped Tim up, and we both agreed that it was the silliest picnic ever!

Should - shouldn't

Emily: Hey, Jenny! There's a party at Mike's tonight. Should we go? Jenny: Totally! We shouldn't miss it. Mike throws the best parties. Emily: Right? I heard he invited some cool guys. We should talk to them. Jenny: Absolutely. We shouldn't be shy, just be ourselves. Emily: Good point. We shouldn't try too hard, though. That never works. Jenny: You're so right. Let's just have fun and see what happens!

Should - shouldn't

negative

interrogative

short answers

affirmative

I should go you should go he, she, it should go we should go you should go they should go

I shouldn't go you shouldn't go he, she, it shouldn't go we shouldn't go you shouldn't go they shouldn't go

Yes, you shouldNo, you shouldn't

should I go? should you go? should he, she, it go? should we go? should you go? should they go?