Definitions
What is the past simple tense used for?
To describe completed actions in the past.
I __________ (eat) breakfast at 7 AM yesterday.
ate
He was go to the store yesterday.
went
Make a sentence with "when" using past continuous tense. (read, arrive)
example: I was reading when the visitors arrived.
What is the past form? (1) go, (2) eat, (3) see
(1) went, (2) ate, (3) saw
What is the past continuous tense used for?
To describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past.
While I __________ (walk) to school, I saw a cat.
was walking
They was playing soccer when it started to rain.
They were playing
Make a sentence in the past simple about your last birthday. (celebrate)
example: I celebrated my birthday with friends last year.
What is the past form? (1) come, (2) take, (3) buy
(1) came, (2) took, (3) bought
Give an example of a signal word often used with past continuous.
While, when, or at that moment.
She __________ (not/like) the movie because it was too long.
did not like
I seen her at the park last week.
I saw
Use "while" to make a sentence with past continuous and past simple. (study, stop)
example: It stopped raining while she was studying.
What is the past form? (1) write, (2) find, (3) understand
(1) wrote, (2) found, (3) understood
What type of action does past simple describe?
A completed action.
They __________ (play) outside when it started to rain.
were playing
While she was cooking, he finished the project.
Correct, no change needed
Write a sentence using both past simple and past continuous. (walk, meet)
example: I was walking in the park when I met an old friend.
What is the past form? (1) fight, (2) break, (3) choose
(1) fought, (2) broke, (3) chose
Explain the difference between past simple and past continuous.
Past simple refers to completed actions; past continuous refers to ongoing actions that were happening at a certain time in the past.
He __________ (read) a book while she __________ (watch) TV.
was reading, was watching
I was sleeping when the alarm was ringing yesterday.
when the alarm rang
Describe something that happened last weekend using past continuous and past simple.
example: I was relaxing at home when it started to rain heavily.
What is the past form? (1) wake up, (2) speak, (3) begin
(1) woke up, (2) spoke, (3) began
How do you form the past continuous tense?
subject + was/were + verb-ing.
I __________ (finish) my homework and I _________(go) to bed last night.
finished, went
We was having dinner when the phone ring.
we were, phone rang
Describe a memory using past continuous.
example: I was playing in the park when I found a lost puppy
What is the past form? (1) forget, (2) catch, (3)build
What is the past form? (1) forgot, (2) caught, (3) built