Past Simple & Past Continuous

Irregular Verbs

100

BE

WAS / WERE

100

DRIVE

DROVE

100

BUILD 

BUILT

100

FIND

FOUND

100

SEND

SENT

100

WRITE

WROTE

100

SING

SANG

Simple or Continuous

100

I (fell down / was falling down) while I (was going / went) down the stairs.

fell down, was going

100

He (was driving / drove) very fast when he (was having / had) the accident.

was driving, had

100

It (was snowing / snowed) when we (were leaving / left) home.

was snowing, left

100

I (wasn't answering / didn't answer) your call because I (was working / worked).

didn't answer, was working

100

This morning I (was getting up / got up) and I (was making / made) breakfast for everybody.

got up, made

100

When I (was seeing / saw) her, she (was wearing / wore) a really nice purple dress.

saw, was wearing

100

Last Saturday we (were getting up / got up) late and we (were missing / missed) the train.

got up, missed

Irregular Verbs

100

FLY

FLEW

100

DO

DID

100

KNOW

KNEW

100

MAKE 

MADE

100

RIDE 

RODE

100

SELL 

SOLD

100

READ

READ

Simple or Continuous

100

We (heard / were hearing) about the train collision on the news last night.

heard

100

They (found out / were finding out) that it was my birthday and planned a surprise party for me.

found out

100

I (wasn't saying / didn't say) hello because you (were walking / walked) very fast.

didn't say, were walking 

100

He was so angry that he (was getting up / got up) and (was leaving / left).

got up, left

100

I (was breaking / broke) the vase while I (was cleaning / cleaned) the bookshelf.

broke, was cleaning

100

Susie (was watching / watched) a horror movie when she (was hearing / heard) a strange noise.

was watching, heard

100

We (were playing / played) tennis when John (was hurting / hurt) his ankle.

were playing, hurt

Irregular Verbs

100

CATCH

CAUGHT

100

CHOOSE

CHOSE

100

LEAVE

LEFT

100

BRING

BROUGHT

100

TEACH

TAUGHT

100

GET 

GOT

100

BREAK

BROKE

Grammar Rules

100

We use the (past simple / past continuous) to talk about completed past actions. 

past simple

100

To form the negative in the past simple, we add _____________ before the infinitive form of the verb.

did not / didn't

100

When we see time express like "two days ago", "In 2003", "yesterday", we use the (past continuous / past simple).

past simple

100

(Past simple / Past continuous) focuses on actions in progress at a specific past time ie. "at 3:00 yesterday".

Past continuous

100

To ask a yes or no question in the past simple, we add ___________ right before the subject + the infinitive form of the verb.

Did

100

(Past continuous / past simple) is made from the past tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb. 

past continuous

100

We use (past simple / past continuous) to describe the shorter action that interrupts a longer, ongoing action in the past.

past simple