Past Simple versus Past Continuous
Match the words to the boxes:
V2, Ving, past continuous, past simple, was, were |
Past Simple:
looked, saw, ate
Past Continuous:
was looking, was seeing, was eating
were looking, were seeing, were eating
I, He, She, It | ||
You, They, We |
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
They were walking when they saw the accident.
He was eating when he heard the news.
We use the ___________________ for an action that happened at one moment in the past.
We use the ___________________ for a background action or description in the past.
Answers:
Past Simple:
looked, saw, ate
V2 |
Past Continuous:
was looking, was seeing, was eating
were looking, were seeing, were eating
I, He, She, It | was | Ving |
You, They, We | were |
I was watching TV when the phone rang.
They were walking when they saw the accident.
He was eating when he heard the news.
We use the past simple for an action that happened at one moment in the past.
We use the past continuous for a background action or description in the past.