Simple Past vs Past Continuous
Complete the sentences in Past Simple or Past Continuous.
Last summer, my friend and I_____ around the south of France. We really enjoy ourselves.
a. travel
b. traveled
c. were traveling
b. traveled
"Last summer" is an expression used in the past simple. It describes an action that started and finished in the past.
My parents have swum ___ they were kids.
a. for
b. since
c. in
b. since
It expresses the starting point of an action.
What has been the most terrifying horror movie you have seen?
Free answer
I _______ to the radio when I heard this fantastic song.
a. was listening
b. listened
c. listen
a. was listening
We used past continuous + simple past to express that two actions happened at the same time. While I was doing something, someone or something interrupted me.
I've trained crossfit _____ 10 months
a. for
b. since
c. in
a. for
It expresses the duration of an action.
Which movies have been hits (successful) in your opinion?
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___ you saw yesterday, I was going to the doctor’s – I felt terrible.
a. when
b. while
a. when
we use "When" + a sentence in past simple"
I have lived in Colombia ______ 34 years.
a. since
b. for
c. in
b. for
the duration of an action.
What was the setting of the last movie you saw?
Free answer.
While they ____ to fix the computer, all the lights went out.
a. were trying
b. tried
c. trying
a. were trying
We use "while" + a sentence in past continuous, to express two simultaneous actions.
I've been at Colombo _____ 2019.
a. for
b. since
c. in
b. since
It expresses the starting point of an action.
Describe your favorite movie. Include: general information from the movie (names of the actors, director, date in which it was released, and your opinion about the movie.
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