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Past Simple and Continuous

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Past Simple vs.

Past Continuous
Uses of the Past Simple
The Past Simple is used to talk about completed actions in the past, regardless of how long they
lasted.
• Structure:
• Affirmative: Subject + verb in past (verb + “-ed” for regular verbs, or irregular
form).
• Negative: Subject + did not (didn’t) + base form of the verb.
• Interrogative: Did + subject + base form of the verb.
• Examples:
• Affirmative: I visited my grandparents last weekend.
• Negative: She didn’t go to the party.
• Interrogative: Did you watch the movie last night?

Uses of the Past Continuous


The Past Continuous is used to describe actions that were ongoing at a specific moment in the past.
• Structure: Subject + was/were + verb with “-ing”.
• Affirmative: Subject + was/were + verb-ing.
• Negative: Subject + was/were + not + verb-ing.
• Interrogative: Was/Were + subject + verb-ing?
• Examples:
• Affirmative: She was reading a book when I arrived.
• Negative: We weren’t playing football.
• Interrogative: Were they studying at 8 PM yesterday?

Combined Use of Past Simple and Past Continuous


The Past Simple and Past Continuous are often used together when a longer, continuous action
(Past Continuous) is interrupted by a shorter action (Past Simple).
• Examples:
• I was cooking dinner when the phone rang.
• They were watching TV when it started to rain.

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