Past Continuous and Simple Past

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?

Look at example below and say similar statements

We go jogging on Wednesdays.
We went jogging yesterday, too.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?
Look at example below and say similar statements

Jane drinks Orange juice on Wednesdays.

She _______ Orange juice yesterday, too.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?
Look at example below and say similar statements

Jane drinks Orange juice on Wednesdays.

She drank Orange juice yesterday, too.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?
Look at example below and say similar statements

The kids are watching TV now.

They _______ TV, yesterday, too.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?
Look at example below and say similar statements

The kids are watching TV now.

They were watching TV, yesterday, too.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?
Look at example below and say similar statements

Anne is reading a book now.

She _______ a book yesterday, too.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

HOW MUCH DO YOU REMEMBER?
Look at example below and say similar statements

Anne is reading a book now.

She was reading a book yesterday, too.
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Past Continuous
and Simple Past

In the previous examples

you used the SIMPLE
PAST and the PAST
CONTINUOUS to
describe actions that
occured at some point in
the past.
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Past Continuous and Simple

Past

But, did you know that you can use both verb
tenses in the same sentence?
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Past Continuous and Simple

Past

That’s right! You can describe an action that

occured in the past at the same time when you
were doing something else.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Sara was walking her dog. (past continuous)

At that moment, she got a pone call (simple past)

Sara was walking her dog

when she got a pone call.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Let’s see some examples:

John was driving home

when it started raining.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Let’s see some examples:

We were having dinner

when the package arrived.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Let’s see some examples:

Donna was watching TV

when she fell asleep.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

NOW YOU TRY!

Yesterday at 12:30 pm the people at Fotohraphics were surprised
by a power failure.

Ask and answer like this:

What was Pete doing when the power failure occured?

--He was writing a letter.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

NOW YOU TRY!

Yesterday at 12:30 pm the people at Fotohraphics were surprised
by a power failure.

Pete was writing a letter

when the power failure occured.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Ask and answer like this:

What was _______ doing when the power failure occured?

--He / She was _____________ .

Use the following:

• Eating lunch
• Reading a newspaper
• Turning up the air conditioner
• Listening to the radio
• Making coffee
• Writing a letter
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

What was Terry doing when the power failure occured?

--He was turning up the air conditioner.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Terry was turning up the air conditioner

when the power failure occured.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Ask and answer like this:

What was _______ doing when the power failure occured?

--He / She was _____________ .

Use the following:

• Eating lunch
• Reading a newspaper
• Turning up the air conditioner
• Listening to the radio
• Making coffee
• Writing a letter
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

What was Margaret doing when the power failure occured?

--She was making coffee.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Margaret was making coffee

when the power failure occured.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Ask and answer like this:

What was _______ doing when the power failure occured?

--He / She was _____________ .

Use the following:

• Eating lunch
• Reading a newspaper
• Turning up the air conditioner
• Listening to the radio
• Making coffee
• Writing a letter
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

What was Randy doing when the power failure occured?

--He was listening to the radio.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Randy was listening to the radio

when the power failure occured.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Ask and answer like this:

What was _______ doing when the power failure occured?

--He / She was _____________ .

Use the following:

• Eating lunch
• Reading a newspaper
• Turning up the air conditioner
• Listening to the radio
• Making coffee
• Writing a letter
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

What was Billie doing when the power failure occured?

--She was eating lunch.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Billie was eating lunch

when the power failure occured.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Ask and answer like this:

What was _______ doing when the power failure occured?

--He / She was _____________ .

Use the following:

• Eating lunch
• Reading a newspaper
• Turning up the air conditioner
• Listening to the radio
• Making coffee
• Writing a letter
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

What was Paula doing when the power failure occured?

--She was reading a newspaper.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

Paula was reading a newspaper

when the power failure occured.
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

ON YOUR OWN
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

ON YOUR OWN

was sleeping
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

ON YOUR OWN

was sleeping
was reading the newspaper
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

ON YOUR OWN

was sleeping
was reading the newspaper
were playing
chess
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

ON YOUR OWN

was sleeping
was reading the newspaper
were playing
chess TV
was watching
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

ON YOUR OWN

was sleeping
was reading the newspaper
were playing
chess TV
was watching
was having a cup of hot chocolate
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

A FINAL EXERCISE
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

A FINAL EXERCISE

woke up
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

A FINAL EXERCISE

woke up
knocked over a cup
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

A FINAL EXERCISE

woke up
knocked over a cup
ran to the window
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

A FINAL EXERCISE

woke up
knocked over a cup
ran to the window
didn’t do anything
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Past Continuous and Simple Past

A FINAL EXERCISE

woke up
knocked over a cup
ran to the window
didn’t do anything
dropped his cup
Comunicación Activa en Inglés Docente: Enrique Romero Grupo: 205 Mayo 26 2021

Now you are ready to go!

For further practice, do the following exercise:

https://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-
exercises/intermediate/past-simple-or-past-continuous