The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. Exo 2
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The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous. Freckle Face
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7Last Saturday we got upwere getting up late and we were missingmissed the train. Rock Salt
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Preview this quiz on Quizizz. 9I sleptwas sleeping happily when a loud noise woke me upwas waking me up. Sacramento
Could you explain which tense is correct to use in the following sentences: He worked during the night that's why he slept all day yesterday. Grand Hotel
6When I was seeingsaw her, she worewas wearing a really nice purple dress. Bangers
The kids (play) in the garden when it suddenly began to rain. Regular past simple verbs have -ed at the end (e.g.
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Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past.
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Here's an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses - choose the correct tense. Fontdiner Swanky
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10What did you dowere you doing when I calledwas calling you last night? 12
The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous. 18
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The specific moment in the past can be described by a time expression (at 9 a.m., at midday, at lunchtime, all morning, all day, etc. 8
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The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. Henny Penny
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We use the past simple for completed actions that happened one after the other. called, played, arrived).
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We use the past continuous to talk about actions that were in progress (not finished) at a specific moment in the past. Pinyon Script
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When I met Susan she was having a drink at a terrace with a friend. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Use the past simple to talk about an event which happened at some point in time in the past. Pacifico
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The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. When I went to bed, it was raining. There are two principal past tenses used to make general statements about the past: The past simple and the past continuous. Tom flew to Chicago last week. Email my answers to my teacher, Font:
The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. Satisfy
Compare: (The action of having a shower started before he arrived), (The action of having a shower started after he arrived), Past simple, past continuous, past perfect. VT323
The two tenses are quite different. 60
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ID: 1334126 Language: English School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: 8 Age: 10+ Main content: Past simple and past continuous Other contents: Add to my workbooks (4) Embed in my website or blog Add to Google Classroom We use the past simple for completed actions in the past, and we use the past continuous for actions in progress (not finished) in the past.
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If you see a message asking for permission to access the microphone, please allow. 1I was falling downfell down while I wentwas going down the stairs. Size: