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    The document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. For the past simple tense, it gives the affirmative form using subject + verb + -ed or V2, the negative form using subject + did not/didn't + verb, and the question form using did + subject + verb. For the past continuous tense, it provides the affirmative form using subject + was/were + V-ing, the negative form using subject + was/were + not + V-ing, and the question form using was/were + subject + V-ing.

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    The document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. For the past simple tense, it gives the affirmative form using subject + verb + -ed or V2, the negative form using subject + did not/didn't + verb, and the question form using did + subject + verb. For the past continuous tense, it provides the affirmative form using subject + was/were + V-ing, the negative form using subject + was/were + not + V-ing, and the question form using was/were + subject + V-ing.

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    Past Simple and Continuous

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    Elena Iustina
    The document provides examples of using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. For the past simple tense, it gives the affirmative form using subject + verb + -ed or V2, the negative form using subject + did not/didn't + verb, and the question form using did + subject + verb. For the past continuous tense, it provides the affirmative form using subject + was/were + V-ing, the negative form using subject + was/were + not + V-ing, and the question form using was/were + subject + V-ing.

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    PAST SIMPLE TENSE

    AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT + VERB (-ED or V2)

    I walked (regular)
    you played (regular)
    he cooked (regular)
    she listened (regular)
    it rained (regular)
    we ate (irregular) eat
    they drank (irregular) drink

    NEGATIVE: SUBJECT + DID NOT/DIDN’T + VERB

    I did not walk I didn't walk


    you did not play you didn't play
    he did not cook he didn't cook
    she did not listen she didn't listen
    it did not rain it didn't rain
    we did not eat we didn't eat
    they did not drink they didn't drink

    QUESTION: DID + SUBJECT + VERB?

    did I walk?
    did you play?
    did he cook?
    did she listen?
    did it rain?
    did we eat?
    did they drink?

    PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE


    AFFIRMATIVE: SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+V-ING
    I was sleeping
    you were working
    he was coming
    she was reading 'War and Peace'
    it was raining
    we were shopping
    you were working
    they were watching a film

    NEGATIVE: SUBJECT+WAS/WERE+NOT+V-ING
    I was not (wasn't) sleeping
    you were not (weren't) working
    he was not (wasn't) coming
    she was not (wasn't) reading 'War and Peace'
    it was not (wasn't) raining
    we were not (weren't) shopping
    they were not (weren't) watching a film

    QUESTION: WAS/WERE + SUBJECT + V-ING?


    Was I listening?
    Were you working?
    Was she working?
    Was he living in Paris at the time?
    Was it snowing when you arrived?
    Were we eating?
    Were they studying?

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