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