Past simple
Yesterday I ________ (go) to the supermarket.
When I called you, you _______ (sleep).
were sleeping
I ________ (drop) my phone while I ________ (run) to catch the bus.
dropped / was running
Which tense do we usually use to talk about a completed action in the past?
a) Past simple
b) Past continuous
a) Past simple
I was watch a movie last night.
I was watching
She _________ (not/like) the movie we watched last night.
didn't like
It started to rain while we ________ (walk) to the train station.
She ________ (cook) dinner when the lights suddenly ________ (go) out.
was cooking / went
How do we form the past simple of regular verbs, and what happens to the verb “to be”?
+ ed / was or were
She cooked when the phone was ringing.
She was cooking when the phone rang.
What time ______ you _____ (arrive) at the party on Saturday?
did you arrive
What ________ you ________ (do) at 8 p.m. yesterday?
were you doing
While we ________ (walk) through the market, we ________ (see) an old friend from school.
were walking / saw
Which tense do we usually use for a longer action in the background?
a) Past simple
b) Past continuous
b) past continuous
They didn’t went to the beach because it was raining.
They didn't go
They _______ (decide) to cancel the trip because the weather _______ (be) terrible.
decided / was
She ________ (try) to fix her laptop while her brother ________ (look) for the charger.
was trying / was looking
They ________ (not hear) the announcement because they ________ (talk) too loudly.
didn't hear / were talking
Which words often signal the use of the past continuous?
Choose two.
a) while
b) then
c) when
d) yesterday
a) while, c) when
Create a sentence with past continuous and past simple: cook / phone / ring
I was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
By the time the police _______ (reach) the house, the thief already ________ (escape).
They ________ (not / pay) attention, so they didn’t hear what the teacher ________ (say).
were not paying / was saying
I ________ (try) to explain the problem, but he ________ (interrupt) me before I ________ (finish).
was trying / interrupted me / finished
How do we form the past continuous?
was/were + Ving (gerund)
Create a sentence with past continuous and past simple: snow / go to work / see a dog
Yesterday it was snowing, and while I was going to work I saw a dog.