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There are two principal past tenses used to make general statements about the past: The past simple and the past continuous. The two tenses are quite different. Rancho
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The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous. Neucha
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The simple past and the past continuous are two tenses commonly used to make general statements about the past. Cherry Cream Soda
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If you see a message asking for permission to access the microphone, please allow. The short action in past simple often interrupts the longer action in past continuous. Check my answers
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The simple past tense is only used to say that something happened at some time in the past. Annie Use Your Telescope
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called, played, arrived). We didn’t go out because it was raining. Could you explain which tense is correct to use in the following sentences: He worked during the night that's why he slept all day yesterday. Comic Neue
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Tense revision Tense revision. 5This morning I got upwas getting up and I was makingmade breakfast for everybody. Unkempt
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Use the past simple to talk about an event which happened at some point in time in the past. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Russo One
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2He was drivingdrove very fast when the police stoppedwas stopping him. Compare: (The action of having a shower started before he arrived), (The action of having a shower started after he arrived), Past simple, past continuous, past perfect. Past simple, past continuous, past perfect. Coming Soon
Here's an interactive exercise about the past simple and past continuous tenses - choose the correct tense. Crafty Girls
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ID: 1334126 Language: English School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: 8 Age: 10+ Main content: Past simple and past continuous Other contents: Add to my workbooks (4) Embed in my website or blog Add to Google Classroom 9I sleptwas sleeping happily when a loud noise woke me upwas waking me up. 50
We use the past continuous to talk about actions that were in progress (not finished) at a specific moment in the past. We use the past simple for completed actions in the past, and we use the past continuous for actions in progress (not finished) in the past. Sacramento
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When I met Susan she was having a drink at a terrace with a friend. Find out more about cookies and how to change your cookie settings. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 1I was falling downfell down while I wentwas going down the stairs. 7Last Saturday we got upwere getting up late and we were missingmissed the train. Dancing Script
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ID: 223058 Language: English School subject: English as a Second Language (ESL) Grade/level: 4º ESO, bachillerato Age: 15+ Main content: Past tenses Other contents: Add to my workbooks (149) Tom flew to Chicago last week.
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The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. Lobster Two
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Regular past simple verbs have -ed at the end (e.g. Creepster
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The past continuous describes a longer action or situation and the past simple describes a shorter action or event. By continuing you agree to our use of cookies. We use the past simple for completed actions that happened one after the other. The specific moment in the past can be described by a time expression (at 9 a.m., at midday, at lunchtime, all morning, all day, etc. 70
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Hello! The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Although they are both past tenses their uses are quite different. 6When I was seeingsaw her, she worewas wearing a really nice purple dress. Pacifico