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The past simple is used to describe completed actions in the past, habits in the past, and actions that happened in sequence. The past continuous is used to describe interrupted actions, actions happening simultaneously in the past, and repetitive actions. The document provides the structures and rules for forming sentences in the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It compares their uses and provides examples of each.

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Chart Past Simple - Past Continuous

The past simple is used to describe completed actions in the past, habits in the past, and actions that happened in sequence. The past continuous is used to describe interrupted actions, actions happening simultaneously in the past, and repetitive actions. The document provides the structures and rules for forming sentences in the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It compares their uses and provides examples of each.

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple Past Continuous


The past simple is used for: Signal words: The past continuous is used for:
actions finished in the past: Yesterday, last week. Interrupted actions happening in the past or simultaneous actions:
I worked in Valencia last year. A month ago, in 2002 I was sitting on my bed when the
Rules:
Series of completed actions in the past: always, often, usually, phone rang.
When the verb finishes in “E” Omit it and
First I got up, then I had breakfast. never. On Sunday While I was doing my homework,
add ing Love: loving
Habits in the past: in May. After- When my mum worked at home. When the last syllable consonant, vowel
I never went to school. Repetition actions: consonant, double the last consonant: run
They always skipped class. He was always talking in class. Running – swim swimming
We usually walked home.
Structures Structures
Aff. Subject + verb+ed/2º colum + C. Aff. Subject + Verb to be + Verb + ing + C
I worked at the hospital yesterday night. I was playing tennis ...
I bought a new car in 2008. Neg. Subject + Verb to be + not + Verb ing + C
Rules: I was not playing tennis ...
Study= studied play= played if the verb finishes in: ch,sh, s, z, x Int. Verb to be + Subject + Verb ing + C ?
add ED example: watched, washed, passed, buzzed, fixed. Were you playing tennis ...?
Neg. Subject + didn’t+ Verb normal form + C Wh + verb to be + Subject + Verb ing + C ?
I didn’t work at the hospital. Where were you playing tennis….?
Int. Did + Subject + Verb normal form + C
Did you work at hospital? Singal words: only, still, just, while
Wh + did + Subject + Verb normal form + C
Where did you work the last weekends?

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