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Past simple and past continuous presentation

1. Past Simple Past Continuous

2. Past Tenses Past Simple I lived in New York 2 years. He met us at the station. He shut the window, switched off the light and went upstairs Past Continuous I was writing a letter to my friend from 5 to 6 on Sunday . They were playing football at 5 yesterday. Mother was cooking dinner while I was doing my English homework. Progress in the past Two simultaneous actions in the past Finished actions A series of events in the past

3. Past Tenses Past Simple I lived in New York 2 years. Past Present 2015-2017 Now I live in London. Finished action Series of actions in the past 2018 -

4. Past Tenses Past Simple He shut up the window, Past Finished action Series of actions in the past s witched off the light and went downstairs.

5. Past Tenses Mum was cooking, Past Finished action Two simultaneous actions in the past w hile I was doing my homework. Past Continuous

6. Past Tenses Past Simple Past Continuous While the action was in progress something happened in the middle and interrupted it . Past I was cycling in the evening when suddenly a man stepped on my way. Progress in the past Interrupted action

7. Formation Past Simple Past Continuous I work ed go - went You cook ed come - came He walk ed make - made She open ed run - ran It clean ed write - wrote We tri ed buy - bought You shout ed teach - taught They wash ed eat - ate You W e They I He She It were work ing . was work ing .

8. Formation Past Simple Past Continuous I You He She It We T hey didn’t work. w eren’t work ing . You W e T hey I He She It w asn’t work ing .

9. Formation Past Simple Past Continuous Did I y ou h e s he i t w e they w ork? W ere work ing ? you we they W as work ing ? I he s he i t

10. Orangio and Pinky ______ when someone ______ Pinky. cuddle / take b. cuddled / was took c. was cuddling / taken d. were cuddling / took Use past continuous + past simple to describe an interrupted action in the past. 1

11. The driver ______ Pinky in a cooler and ______ her to his truck. put / carried was putting / carried was putting / was carrying had put / carried Use the past simple to describe a series of events in the past. 2

12. While the driver ______ his truck, Orangio ______ to save Pinky . started / ran had started / had run was starting / was running was starting / ran Use past continuous + past continuous to discuss two actions that happened at the same time in the past. 3

13. The driver ______ when he _____ Orangio clinging to the window.. drove / saw w as driving/saw c. was driving / was seeing d. had driven / saw 4

14. Pinky ______ the brake and the truck ______ control. pulled / lost w as pulling / lost c. was pulling / was losing d. had pulled / spun 5

15. By the time the driver ______ to Orangio and Pinky, they _______.. got / jumped g ot / jumping c. got / had jumped d. w as getting / were jumping Here the past simple + past perfect combination describes an action that happened before another in the past. 6

16. While they ______ from pool to pool, the driver ______ them. jumped / followed w ere jumping / had followed c. h ad jumped / had followed d. w ere jumping/ was following 7

17. The driver ______ Orangio and Pinky. c aught catched c. was catching d. h ad caught 8

18. The driver ______ control of his truck and ______ into the sea. lost\crashed h ad lost \ crashed c. was losing \ was crashing d. lost \ was crashing 9

19. Orangio ______ on the clothesline when the seagul ______ him. s at \ grabbed h ad sat \ grabbed c. was sitting \ grabbed d. w as sitting \ was grabbing 10