Past simple
How do we form the past simple of regular verbs?
verb + -ed
I / walk home - dog / bark
I was walking home when a dog barked.
I was watch TV when my friend called.
I was watching TV when my friend called.
She watched TV.
Did she watch TV?
How do we form past continuous?
was / were + verb-ing
Make the past simple: play → ?, take → ?
played, took
We / eat dinner - lights / go out
We were eating dinner when the lights went out.
We did watching TV when the lights went out.
We were watching TV when the lights went out.
They played football yesterday.
Did they play football yesterday?
Create a sentence in the past continuous: She / watch TV.
She was watching TV.
Create a negative sentence in the past simple: I went to school.
I did not (didn't) go to school.
She / ride a bike - she / fall
She was riding a bike when she fell.
I was walking in the park when I was seeing a bear.
I was walking in the park when I saw a bear.
They were watching a movie at 8 pm.
Were they watching a movie at 8 pm?
Create a negative sentence in the past continuous: They were playing football.
They were not playing football.
Create a question in the past simple: She watched the film.
Did she watch the film?
We / watch TV - alien / land
We were watching TV when an alien landed.
The phone ring while she was sleeping.
The phone rang while she was sleeping.
He was talking to the teacher when you arrived.
Was he talking to the teacher when I arrived?
Create a question in the past continuous: He was sleeping.
Was he sleeping?
When do we use past simple?
finished actions in the past, actions that happened one after another
I / drive to school - my phone / ring - I / almost crash
I was driving to school when my phone rang and I almost crashed.
While I walked in the park, I was seeing my friend and we were talked when it started to rain.
While I was walking in the park, I saw my friend and we were talking when in started to rain.
The students were laughing because the teacher fell off the chair.
Why were the students laughing?
or
What happened when the teacher fell off the chair?
When do we use past continuous?
actions in progress in the past, background actions, interrupted actions