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Past Simple Past Continuous: We Tennis at 4 P.M. Yesterday. They When We Arrived

The document provides information on the formation and use of the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used for completed actions in the past, while the past continuous is used for ongoing or incomplete actions that were happening at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of how to form questions and negatives for each tense.

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Past Simple Past Continuous: We Tennis at 4 P.M. Yesterday. They When We Arrived

The document provides information on the formation and use of the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It explains that the past simple is used for completed actions in the past, while the past continuous is used for ongoing or incomplete actions that were happening at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of how to form questions and negatives for each tense.

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PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

Form: we add “ed” to all regular verbs, Form: was/were + verb + ing
Irregular verbs must be learnt by heart. The Past Continuous means that at a time in the past
we were in the middle of an action.
We use the Past Simple for something in the past
which is finished. • We were playing tennis at 4 p.m. yesterday.
• They were eating when we arrived.
• He played tennis yesterday.
• The children went to the park this morning. We use: wasn’t/weren’t + verb + ing for negatives:

We use “did” to make questions and “didn’t” for • John wasn’t reading a book when we arrived.
negatives. The verb stays in the base form.
• Did you see Bob yesterday? We use: was/were + subject + verb + ing for
• They didn’t come to the party on Sunday. questions:
• Was she making dinner when you got home?

1. He _______________ (wait) for half an hour before they _________ (arrive).


2. Where _____________ (he/go) when you _________ (see) him?
3. He ____________ (phone) me to say they would be late.
4. She _____________ (talk) to John on the phone when I _________ (walk) in.
5. _________________ (she/know) they ____________ (come) to the party?
6. How many people ___________ (sit) in the waiting room when you __________
(arrive)?
7. I __________ (meet) them in the street while I _____________ (shop).
8. The postman ___________ (arrive) while I _________ (leave) the house.
9. The children ______________ (make) so much noise that I __________
(not/hear) the phone ring.
10. We ____________ (walk) down by the river when it _________ (start) to rain.
11. The storm ____________ (start) while we __________ (drive) back from
London.
12. They ________ (meet) when they _________________ (work) in Paris.
13. What time ______________ (she/arrive) last night?
14. He _________ (break) his foot while he ___________ (play) football on
Saturday.
15. I ___________ (not/like) to disturb her because she _____________ (study).
16. I ______ (cut) my finger while I ______________ (chop) vegetables.
17. The plane ____________ (leave) over an hour late.
18. I _____________ (drive) fast when I was flashed by the speed camera.
19. What ________________(you/do) at 8 p.m. yesterday?
20. My parents _____(go) to several concerts while they __________ (stay) in Paris.

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