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    The document discusses the difference between using the simple past and past continuous tenses. The simple past is used for short actions, while the past continuous is used for longer actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. Examples are provided to illustrate using the tenses together or separately to indicate if two actions happened simultaneously or sequentially in the past.

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    The document discusses the difference between using the simple past and past continuous tenses. The simple past is used for short actions, while the past continuous is used for longer actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. Examples are provided to illustrate using the tenses together or separately to indicate if two actions happened simultaneously or sequentially in the past.

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    The document discusses the difference between using the simple past and past continuous tenses. The simple past is used for short actions, while the past continuous is used for longer actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. Examples are provided to illustrate using the tenses together or separately to indicate if two actions happened simultaneously or sequentially in the past.

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    Simple Past

    vs
    Past
    Continuous
    Simple Past – short action
    • I was walking when he shouted at me.

    • Long action Short action

    • She was folding the papers when she cut her finger.
    • They were washing the car when the cat jumped on it.
    • If used together, ‘while’ – to show something was
    happening at the time of speaking.
    • He shouted at me while I was walking.
    • The cat jumped on the car while they were washing it.
    Someone grabbed my phone while I was talking to my mum.
    While I was talking to my mum, someone grabbed my phone.

    I was talking to my mum when someone grabbed my phone.


    When someone grabbed my phone, I was talking to my mum.
    I cut my finger while I was peeling the carrot.
    While I was peeling the carrot, I cut my finger.

    I was peeling the carrot when I cut my finger.


    When I cut my finger, I was peeling the carrot.
    He hit the pedestrian while he was driving the car.
    While he was driving the car, he hit the pedestrian.

    He was driving the car when he hit the pedestrian.


    When he hit the pedestrian, he was driving the car.
    She fell while she was skating.
    While she was skating, she fell.

    She was skating when she fell.


    When she fell, she was skating.
    long action + long action
    • The baby was sleeping while the mother was
    cooking.
    • The mother was cooking while the baby was
    sleeping.
    • I was driving while my mum was talking to me.
    • My mum was talking to me while I was driving.
    • While he was explaining to me, I was not
    paying attention.
    Agenda

    Past continuous
    Past simple vs past continuous
    Video

    FIRST EXAM FEED BACK


    Online practice: Past continuous vs past simple
    Work in pairs and do the following activities:
    Students' book activities:
    1-Page 89: Activity 1, listening.
    2-Page 89: Practice 1, grammar practice 2a and 2b
    3-Page 88-89: Activities 1-2-3.
    Extra practice
    Videos:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_lrUe7sAAc
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Baz5FXZvcF4
    https://youtu.be/HFHebbCwiXk
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6obtWX7sCLE&t=104s

    Online practice:
    https://agendaweb.org/verbs/past-continuous-past-simple-e
    xercises.html

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