Past simple vs past continuous
Past simple vs past continuous
Past continuous
I He SheIt
We Youthey
Was+ ing
Were+ ing
E-ing: come, comingY-ing: cry, cryingCVC: drop, dropping
Affirmative: SB+was/were-ing+Complement- I was studying for the exam- You were talking to the teacherNegative:SB+ wasn’t/weren’t+complement-He wasn’t playing on the match-They weren’t sitting at the bus stopQuestion(inversion)was/were+SB+ing+Comp?-Was Harry singing a song?-Were they looking the TV?
Past continuous examples
Uses
To describe a situation in the past: photo and image Some wallys were watching at the skyline
Some wallys were sitting on the giant
Some wallys were running from the witch
Some wallys were talking to a warrior
Some wallys were talking between them
The giant was looking through his fingers
The witch was scaring the wallys All the wallys were wearing the
same clothes Some wallys were walking around
the stage A wally was making positions on
the head of the giant
PAST SIMPLE• Affirmative: sb + was/were + verb in past + complement- he was exited for the action- they were sad at the end of the film• Negative: sb + wasn’t/weren’t + verb in past + complement- She wasn’t nervous at the end of the exam- They weren’t celebrate the party• Question: Was/were + sb + verb in past + complement- Was he happy from his marks?- Were you cook last evening?
PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS
• Continuous => long action • Simple => short action
WHEN+past simpleWHILE + past continuousInterrupted action Paralel action
She was sleeping when the alarm soundedThey were waiting the bus when someone saw theyHe cooked the dinner while I was studyingThey sang the new song while you were waiting the bus