enga8_past_simple_vs_past_continuous.pptx

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Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple Let’s look at some examples of sentences in the Past Simple: Miguel Oliveira became the first Portuguese biker to have a World Championship victory . Sam Mayer started his career driving for Jefferson Pits Racing . Did Simone Biles win 7 Olympic medals ?

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Past Continuous Now let’s look at some examples of sentences in the Past Continuous: While I was studying , my sister was giving online tutoring . Nathan wasn’t cleaning his room when I called him . Were you watching a film last night ?

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1. Conjugate the verbs in the Past Simple and Past Continuous , in the affirmative form . a. speak : he ________________ / ________________ b. record: they ________________ / ________________ c. read: I ________________ / ________________ d. ask : you ________________ / ________________ spoke was speaking recorded were recording read was reading asked were asking

1. Conjugate the verbs in the Past Simple and Past Continuous , in the affirmative form . e. buy : we ________________ / ________________ f. work : she ________________ / ________________ g. draw : I ________________ / ________________ h. travel : they ________________ / ________________ bought were buying worked was working drew was drawing travelled were travelling

2. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous . a. Last year , Jake ________________ ( not dream) of becoming a model , but today he says it’s all he ever wanted . b. Tyler and Olivia ________________ ( go ) on an exchange programme, when I saw them at the airport . c. I ________________ (decide) to get a part-time job over the summer . didn’t dream were going decided

2. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the Past Simple or Past Continuous . d. _______ you __________ (sleep) when the mailman ________________ (ring) the doorbell? e. While Ben ________________ (play) the guitar, we _______________ (try) to study! f. I ________________ ( feel ) on top of the world when I ________________ (score) the game-winning goal! Were sleeping rang was playing were trying felt scored

3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using the Past Simple or Past Continuous . a. Last week , they __________________________ at their local fun fair. b. Maggie __________________________ at 5:00 pm yesterday. went on a rollercoaster ride was catching the bus a. b.

3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using the Past Simple or Past Continuous . c. While my brother was watching TV, I __________________________ . d. We ________________________ when we went to the beach. was doing the dishes took a selfie c. d.

3. Look at the pictures and complete the sentences using the Past Simple or Past Continuous . e. Layla __________________ while her best friend was making a vlog. f. Kelvin _________________________ with his aunt yesterday. spoke on the phone was skating f. e.
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