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    The document describes the use of the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past or to list a series of completed actions. The past continuous describes actions that were ongoing or habitual in the past. It can be used to talk about interruptions by other past actions, describe what was happening at a specific time in the past, or to describe parallel ongoing actions. Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each past tense.

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    The document describes the use of the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past or to list a series of completed actions. The past continuous describes actions that were ongoing or habitual in the past. It can be used to talk about interruptions by other past actions, describe what was happening at a specific time in the past, or to describe parallel ongoing actions. Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each past tense.

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    Past Simple and Continuous Running Dictation Worksheet

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    The document describes the use of the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. The past simple is used to talk about completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past or to list a series of completed actions. The past continuous describes actions that were ongoing or habitual in the past. It can be used to talk about interruptions by other past actions, describe what was happening at a specific time in the past, or to describe parallel ongoing actions. Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each past tense.

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    Past simple

     Positive: Subject +
     Negative: Subject + +
     Interrogative: + + ?
    Use the simple past to express the idea  I saw a movie yesterday.
    that an action started and finished at a  I didn't see a play yesterday.
    specific time in the past. Sometimes, the
    speaker may not actually mention the
    specific time, but they do have one
    specific time in mind.
    To list a series of completed actions in  I finished work, walked to the beach,
    the past. These actions happen 1st, and found a nice place to swim.
    2nd, 3rd, 4th, and so on.

    Can be used with a duration which  I lived in Brazil for two years.
    starts and stops in the past. A duration
    is a longer action often indicated by
    expressions such as for two years, for
    five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
    Describe a habit which stopped in the  I studied French when I was a child.
    past. It can have the same meaning  They never went to school, they
    as used to. To make it clear that we are always skipped class.
    talking about a habit, we often add
    expressions such
    as always, often, usually, never, when I
    was a child, when I was younger, etc.
    Past continuous
    Positive: subject+
    Negative: subject + +
    Interrogative ; + + ?

    To indicate that a longer action in the  I was watching TV when she called.
    past was interrupted. The interruption is
    usually a shorter action in the simple  You were not listening to me when I
    past. Remember this can be a real told you to turn the oven off.
    interruption or just an interruption in
    time.
    To say what was happening at a specific  Last night at 6 PM, I was
    time eating dinner.
    With two actions in the same sentence,  I was studying while he was
    it expresses the idea that both actions making dinner.
    were happening at the same time. The
    actions are parallel.
    In stories we often use a series of  When I walked into the office, several
    parallel actions to describe the people were busily typing, some
    atmosphere at a particular time in the were talking on the phones, the boss
    past. was yelling directions, and customers
    were waiting to be helped.
    Past simple

     Positive: Subject +
     Negative: Subject + +
     Interrogative: + + ?
    Use the simple past to 

    To list 

    Can be used 

    Describe 

    Past continuous
    Positive: subject+ +
    Negative: subject + +
    Interrogative ; + + ?

    To indicate

    To say

    With two

    In stories 

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