The Past Simple
(Regular Verbs)
(Regular Verbs)
I __________ (enjoy) watching you sing at the concert.
I enjoyed watching you sing at the concert.
Yesterday, my mom and I ________ (go) to the store.
Yesterday, my mom and I went to the store.
What were you doing yesterday at 3:00 PM ?
I was ...-ing
Complete the sentence with the past continuous or past simple.
She ___________ (ask) me to help her move into her new house.
She asked me to help her move into her new house.
My classmates _________ (work) extremely hard on their homework.
My classmates worked extremely hard on their homework.
My sisters _________ (eat) cake at their piano class.
My sisters ate cake at their piano class.
What are the two parts that should be in every use of the past continuous?
Verb be (past simple) and a gerund
Complete the sentence with the past continuous or past simple.
I __________ (watch) TV when I heard the news.
I was watching TV when I heard the news.
When do we use the past simple?
For completed actions in the past.
We ___________ (not be) hungry for dinner last night.
We were not hungry for dinner last night.
At 5:30, Raul ___________ (do) his homework.
At 5:30, Raul was doing his homework.
Complete the sentence with the past continuous or past simple.
After Kira _________ (make) breakfast, she washed the dishes.
After Kira made breakfast, she washed the dishes.
You _________ (not wash) your hands before lunch!
You didn't wash your hands before lunch!
______________ (you / sleep) well last night?
Did you sleep well last night?
When do we use the past continuous?
To talk about ongoing actions in the past
To talk about actions that were for a period of time in the past.
Complete the sentence with the past continuous or past simple.
The bus drove by while we __________ (walk) to school.
The bus drove by while we were walking to school.
__________ (you see) the documentary on TV last night about small houses?
Did you see the documentary on TV last night about small houses?
I _____________ (not forget) to practice my English last week.
I did not forget to practice my English last week.
Today in class, we ___________ (not listen) to our teacher.
Today in class, we were not listening to our teacher.
Complete the sentence with the past continuous or past simple.
She __________ (play) soccer with her friends, but she had to stop to go pick up her little brother.
She was playing soccer with her friends, but she had to stop to go pick up her little brother.