Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Past Simple and Past Ontinuous
Past Simple and Past Ontinuous
Past Continuous
Read the sentences and identify the verb forms.
Past Simple
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Take note…
Regular verbs – general rule:
Exceptions:
went
a) When she ________ wore
(go) to the interview, she ________(wear)
her new dress.
read
b) I ___________ (read) three books last summer.
was
c) When he _________ (is) here, he never _________
wanted (want) to
play.
Did
d) __________ eat
Anna ____________ (eat) the pasta I made her?
didn’t see
visited (visit) London, I _____________(see/not)
e) When I _________
the London Eye.
PAST CONTINUOUS
Complete the table with the missing information, based on
the examples.
Past Continuous
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Form to be
Verb _______ Verb to be Verb to be
(was/were) + (was/were)
________ + (was/were) +
verb (gerund) _____
not + verb _________
subject +
(gerund) verb (gerund)?
Example He was He wasn’t Were his
playing playing alone. friends
football. playing with
him?
PAST CONTINUOUS
were playing
a) When I called my friends, they _______________ (play)
monopoly.
was reading
c) He ______________ (read) a book when I came home.
was helping
e) I _______________ (help) my mother.
PAST SIMPLE
OR
PAST CONTINUOUS?
Sometimes, continuous past actions or experiences are
interrupted by or happen at the same time as other sudden
and shorter actions.
Past Present
His mother called him
past continuous
The longer action is in the _________________ and the shorter action
past simple
is in the _________________.
1. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the
Past Continuous.
saw
b) As soon as I __________ called
(see) the accident I _________ (call) the
police.
slept
c) Last week Maria __________ (sleep) at my place.
arrived
d) When she ___________ was cooking
(arrive) I ______________ (cook) dinner.
Did
e) _______ go
you_________ (go) out yesterday?