The Past Continuous and the Past Simple

A simple presentation about the past continuous and the past simple, inspired by Family and Friends 5.

Transcript

1. The past continuous and the past simple By: Lavin S. Aziz
2. Past continuous • The past continuous is a verb tense that describes an ongoing action in the past, often interrupted by another event. • E.g. Klara was playing basketball. • E.g. We were watching a movie.
3. Rules of past continuous/ affirmative • We • You + were + v. ing + comp… • They •I • He • She + was + v. ing + comp… • It
4. Rules of past continuous/ negative • We • You + were (not) + v. ing + comp… • They •I • He • She + was (not) + v. ing + comp… • It
5. Rules of past continuous/question • we • Were + you • they • I • Was + he • she • it + v. ing + comp… + ? + v. ing + comp… + ?
6. Rules of past continuous/ Wh-question
7. Past continuous
8. Past simple
9. Past continuous and past simple • We often use the past continuous with the past simple. The past continuous talks about a longer action which started first. • E.g. We were walking home when we saw a bag of rubbish. • The past simple talks about a short action which happened during the longer action. • E.g. we were walking home when we saw a bag of rubbish.
10. Past continuous and past simple • We can make two actions into one sentence by connecting them with when • E.g. I was cycling home when I saw a new house.
11. Past continuous and past simple • We can make either the past continuous or the past simple part of the sentence into a question. We use matching short answer. • E.g. Were you walking home when you saw a bag of rubbish? • Yes, we were. • E.g. When you were walking home, did you see a bag of rubbish? • Yes, we did.
12. More example • Were you washing the dishes when the phone rang? Yes, I was. • When you were washing the dishes, did the phone ring? Yes, it did.