enga8_past_simple_vs_past_continuous.pptx

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1. Past Simple vs Past Continuous

2. 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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4. 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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7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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.