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Simple Past vs.PastContinuous
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Use the simple
past for:1) action thathappened in the
past and is . . .over, done,finished
Use the past
continuous for:1) action that was inprogress at a specificpoint in the pastOR
2) focusing on an
action that continuedfor a long time in thepast
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Grammar
Structure:
Here are some remindersabout how to make thesimple past and pastcontinuous:
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Simple Past (Examples)
Action that was completed in the past:
Tom went fishing last week.
I worked until 2:00 p.m. yesterday.
My family came to visit me last year.
*Time Expressions frequently used withthe simple past:yesterday, last ______,past dates (in 1990), _____ ago, etc.
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Past Continuous (Examples)
Action that was in progress at aparticular point in the past:
At 2:00 yesterday, Tom was playing
soccer.Sophia wasnt home last night when Icalled her. I think she was working.
Lisa and her husband were visiting uslast week.
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The simple past: form
English has two typesof verbs in the pasttense:
taught walkedstudied
gave becamecried
lived did
Look at the following
list of past tenseverbswhich verbs areregular, and which
are irregular?
Regular verbs Irregular verbs
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Affirmative sentences with: regular verbs
When I was a child, I ___________ the piano.
Donna ______________ and _______________in Paris when she was younger.
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Affirmative sentences with:irregular verbs
Last week, I ___________ you a letter.
The students _____________ a speech in
English. They __________ a great job!
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The verb TO BE
Remember the forms of the verb TOBE for the simple past tense:
I, He, She, It WAS
They, We, You WERE
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Simple Past (Negative)
For all verbs (EXCEPTtobe), use:
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1) Sara worked yesterday.Sara didnt work yesterday.
2) They had an argument.They didnt have an argument.
3) Sam took classes last year.Sam didnt take classes last year.
4) I learned how to sew.I didnt learn how to sew.
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VERB TO BE (Negative)
For this verb ONLY, never use didnt.Simply ADD the word NOTafter theverb.
I was tired. I was NOTtired.
She was here. She was NOThere.
They are happy. They are NOThappy.
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Interrogative form
SIMPLE PAST (YES/NO QUESTIONS)
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes,it didNo,they didnt
Did Subject Verb Complement
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SIMPLE PAST (YES/NO QUESTIONS WITH
THE VERB TO BE)SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, it wasNo, they werent
SIMPLE PAST (WH-QUESTIONS)
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SIMPLE PAST (WH-QUESTIONS WITH THE VERB TO BE)
It fell downbecause
They lived in
Itwas closedbecauseTheywere
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The Past Continuous:
Dont forget that the VERB TO BE ispart of this structure.
I, He, She, ItWAS
You, We, They WERE
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Examples
(Affirmative sentences):
My mom was trying to call me last
night, but I wasnt home.
The kids were studying last night at9:00.
I was cleaning my house all day
yesterday.
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Past Continuous (Negative)
For this tense, simply ADD the wordNOTafter the verb TO BE.
They were arguing last night.
They were NOTarguing last night.
She was yelling at me.
She was NOTyelling at me.
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Past Continuous
(Interrogative)
PAST CONTINUOUS/PROGRESSIVE (YES/NO QUESTIONS)
SHORT ANSWERS
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PAST CONTINUOUS (WH-QUESTIONS)
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Important Note aboutPast Continuous!
Some verbs are NOT typically used inthe continuous tense. Instead, weprefer to use these verbs in the simpletenses (simple present or past).
These verbs are called STATIVE (ornon-action) verbs. Here are someexamples:want like love hateknow need see hearbelieve understand have (possession)
forget remember belong
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Examples:
I liked Rome.
NOT: I was liking Rome.
She had a headache.NOT: She was having a headache.
I knew the answer.
NOT: I was knowing the answer.
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Using both tenses together:
Sometimes we use both the simplepast and the past continuous
together to mean . . .
That one action (simple past)interrupted a continuing action (pastcontinuous)
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1.Dan burned his hand while he wascooking dinner.
=in the middle of cooking dinner, heburned his hand.
2. When Helen called, we werehaving dinner.
=in the middle of eating dinner, Helencalled.
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We can use 2 verbs in pastcontinuous to say that two actions
were happening simultaneously in thepast:
Ex. Jim was at the park. He wassitting on the grass and reading.
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For more practice . . .
1) Go to this website:www.ecc6.blogspot.com2) On the right side, click on Grammar
Site. Then click on 330.3) Click on Grammar, and then go down
the page to Verbs. Click on activitiesfor Simple Past and Past Continuous.
These activities give excellentexplanation and practice.
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And . . .
Remember to ask yourteacher or anotherclassmate if you needhelp.
Your teacher can give
you more explanation,examples, andexercises if you needthem.