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Past Simple�Past Continuous

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Past Continuous

Using: long action in the past; we know time of this action:

at 10 o’clock yesterday

from 3 till 8 o’clock

the whole evening yesterday

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Past Continuous

Structure

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Subject

Verb+ing

was / were

Subject

Subject

wasn’t / weren’t

Was / Were

Verb+ing

Verb+ing

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Example:

I was playing the piano at 8 p.m. yesterday.

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Make up sentences!

  1. I / working / at / office / was / the
  2. They / painting / 7 p.m. / were / from / till 8 p.m.
  3. Tina / pizza / the whole evening / making / was
  4. Jim / wasn’t / all afternoon / cleaning / room / his
  5. Jane / writing / Was / the test / at 12 p.m. / ?
  6. Tim / fixing / the boat / wasn’t / the whole day
  7. You / reading / the newspaper / Were at 9 p.m. / ?
  8. Susan / helping / mum / was / her the qhole Saturday

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Complete the sentences!�Use Past Continuous

  1. Tom ... (write) the test from 3 p.m. till 4.20 p.m.
  2. My aunt and uncle ... (decorate) their house for all day.
  3. My parents ... (drink) coffee at 8 p.m.
  4. Jim ... (fix) his bike from 2 till 4 p.m.
  5. Susan ... (help) her mum for the whole evening.
  6. Tim ... (not / clean) hos room at 4 p.m.
  7. Fiona and Roger ... (not / read) books at 6 p.m.
  8. Peter ... (draw) the poster from 3 till 8 p.m.
  9. ... you ... (swim) in the river from 8 till 9 a.m.?
  10. Tina ... (take) photos the whole Saturday.

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Complete the sentences!�Use Past Continuous

a) Tina … (do) the project the whole evening.�b) My little cousins … (ride) their bikes from 4 to 6 p.m.�c) My parents … (drink) tea at 9 p.m.�d) Jane … (not / watch) the film at 6 p.m., she … (clean) her room.�e) Tom … (write) the exercise from 8 till 9 p.m.�f) Jim and Liza … (not / draw) the pictures at 2 p.m., they … (decorate) the hall.�g) … you … (read) newspapers at 6 p.m.?�h) Rosa … (make) a pizza at 3 p.m.�i) ... Ann and John ... (sing) at the concert at 6 p.m.?�j) Rosa … (work) from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. yesterday.

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Past�Continuous

Long action in the past

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+ Subject + was/were + Verb+ing

- Subject + wasn’t/weren’t + Verb+ing

? Was/Were+ Subject + Verb+ing

Past

Simple

Short action in the past which interrupts long action

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+ Subject + Verb (ed / 2 f.)

- Subject + didn’t + Verb (1 f.)

? Did + Subject + Verb (1 f.) ?

Tom was doing homework when Susan came home.

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Students were reading books when Mrs Jones opened the door.

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Tina was making pizza when Rosa took pie from the oven.

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Complete the sentences!�Use Past Continuous and Past Simple

  1. Tina … (do) her homework when her mum … (come) to her bedroom.
  2. Jim and Liza … (decorate) the room when … their aunt … (arrive).
  3. Susan … (cook) dinner when she … (hear) the news.
  4. John … (swim) in the sea when the rain … (start).
  5. Tom … (read) the book when Ann … (see) him.
  6. My aunt and uncle … (work) at the field when rain … (start).
  7. Jane … (draw) the poster when Tim … (give) her pencils.
  8. Students … (play) tennis when they … (see) the lightning.

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Complete the sentences!�Use Past Continuous and Past Simple

  1. My parents … (take) photos in the park when snowstorm … (start).
  2. My cousin … (draw) the picture when she … (hear) the thunder.
  3. Susan … (make) a pizza when herparents … (come).
  4. Tim … (fix) his bike when his uncle … (give) him some instruments.
  5. Tom … (play) football when he … (see) the lightning.
  6. Jane … (watch) the news when the reporter … (start) talking to the Prime Minister.
  7. Jim … (read) the book when librarian … (ask) to help her.
  8. Kate … (practice) playing the piano when Mrs Jonson … (come).

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