Grammar
Past Continous vs Simple Past
I ______(put) on my clothes when you______(open) the door.
I was putting on my clothes when you opened the door.
A situation that involves a difficult choice. A problem that usually has two possible solutions.
Dilemma
In this grammar, one action in progress in the past is interrupted by another action.
Past continuous vs Simple past
Past perfect
I ______(finish) homework when the teacher_____(ask) for it.
I had finished homework when the teacher asked for it.
A sudden, dangerous event that requires quick action.
Emergency
In this grammar, there are two actions in the past, but there is one action that was completed or happened before the other one.
Past Perfect
Past Continous vs Simple Past
As my friends _________(cook), a cat______ (fall) into the pot.
As my friends were cooking, a cat fell into the pot.
An unexpected event that brings good fortune.
Lucky break
What's the formula used for the past perfect?
Sub + had + past participle (+ complement).
Past Continous vs Simple Past
She ________(dance) and (sing)________, but the music_______(stop).
She was dancing and singing, but the music stopped.
An event that causes suffering or destruction
Disaster
The connectors (While) and (As) are usually followed by which grammar?
Past Continous
Past perfect
I graduated from college in 2018. I had my first baby two years later.
I______(have)my baby after I ______(graduate) from college.
I had my baby after I had graduated from college.
Unexpected events that seem to be connected
Coincidence
Example:
I_____go to my house if I had the change.
I_____left home when the criminals broke into.
would and had