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1.- Simple Past vs Past Continuous

2.- Simple Past vs Present Perfect

Past Continuous

Simple Past

Vs

Simple Past

Form

Uses

  • Completed action in the past.
  • Actions in the past happening one after another
  • I lived in London
  • She came on time
  • She didn't phone us
  • Did it rain?

Past Continuous

Uses

Form

  • A long action. in the past
  • Action in progress at a given time in the past
  • Were you crying?
  • I was singing
  • They were skiing
  • She wasn't dancing

The phone rang while I was watching TV

SIMPLE PAST VS PAST CONTINOUS

TODAY

YESTERDAY

The phone rang

18:00

19:00

20:00

I was watching TV

Simple Past

Present perfect

Vs

Simple Past

Form

Time Expressions

Uses

  • I studied there
  • She didn't write it
  • Did she know you?
  • Completed action in the past.:
  • I sent it yesterday
  • Time is given:
  • She came at six
  • Last
  • Ago
  • Yesterday
  • When
  • What time

Present Perfect

Time Expressions

Form

Uses

  • I have seen her
  • She hasn't finished yet
  • Have you ever been there?
  • Since
  • For
  • Yet
  • So far
  • Already
  • Ever
  • Never
  • Just
  • Unfinished action.:
  • I have played the guitar for ten years (I still play it)
  • Experience
  • I have been to Edinburgh twice

SIMPLE PAST VS PRESENT PERFECT

I have lived in this house since 1998.

PAST

PRESENT

1998

2020

Present Perfect

We still live in this house

We started living in this house