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    The document discusses the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to form the past simple tense using common verbs like "visit" and "eat" along with examples questions. It also gives examples of how to form the past continuous tense using "be" and verbs ending in "ing". The document explains that the past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, while the past continuous tense is used to describe actions that were happening at the same time in the past or interrupted actions. It provides signal words that are typically used with each tense.

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    The document discusses the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to form the past simple tense using common verbs like "visit" and "eat" along with examples questions. It also gives examples of how to form the past continuous tense using "be" and verbs ending in "ing". The document explains that the past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, while the past continuous tense is used to describe actions that were happening at the same time in the past or interrupted actions. It provides signal words that are typically used with each tense.

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    The document discusses the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to form the past simple tense using common verbs like "visit" and "eat" along with examples questions. It also gives examples of how to form the past continuous tense using "be" and verbs ending in "ing". The document explains that the past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past, while the past continuous tense is used to describe actions that were happening at the same time in the past or interrupted actions. It provides signal words that are typically used with each tense.

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    Past Simple Tense Form: They visited their relatives three days ago. Did they visit their relatives three day ago? They didn't visit their relatives three days ago. She ate ice-cream last night. Did she eat ice-cream last night? She didn't eat ice-cream last night. Use: We use Past Simple Tense when we want to say WHEN something happened in the past. SIGNAL WORDS: last, ago, yesterday Past Continuous tense Form: be(was, were) + verb +ing She was reading the book all day yesterday. Was she reading the book all day yesterday? She wasn't reading the book all day yesterday. Use: We use Past Continuous Tense for: actions that happened in the same time in the past: While I was preparing the meal she was talking on the phone. interrupted actions: He was sleeping when the phone rang. a completed actions in the past that lasted for a certain period of time: They were watching Wimbledon all day yesterday. SIGNAL WORDS: while, as soon as We use while for PAST CONTINUOUS and when for PAST SIMPLE
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