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PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE DO THE FILL

PAST SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION, PLEASE DO THE FILL IN EXERCISE. Chiara. Sbarbada 2015

The PAST SIMPLE is The PAST formed by ONE verb. CONTINUOUS is It can

The PAST SIMPLE is The PAST formed by ONE verb. CONTINUOUS is It can be regular or formed by TWO verbs: irregular. 1) Past simple of BE I studied English 2) verb +ing. yesterday. I was doing my I saw a football match homework. last Sunday. Chiara. Sbarbada 2015

When you use SIMPLE PAST you express that the actions in the past happened

When you use SIMPLE PAST you express that the actions in the past happened one after another She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails. When you use Past Continuous the actions in the past happened at the same time Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watching TV. Chiara. Sbarbada 2015

When you use SIMPLE When you use Past PAST Continuous you only want to

When you use SIMPLE When you use Past PAST Continuous you only want to You want to put mention that an action emphasis on the took place in the past progress, e. g. that an Colin played football action was taking yesterday. place at a certain time Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football. Chiara. Sbarbada 2015

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past for the new action and Past Continuous for the action already in progress. When my mobile rang I was sitting in a meeting. My mobile suddenly rang. While (mentre) I was sitting in a meeting, Chiara. Sbarbada 2015

1. While Tom (play)…. . …… the piano, his mother (do)……. . … the

1. While Tom (play)…. . …… the piano, his mother (do)……. . … the washing-up. 2. When I (be) …. . …… on my way home, I (see) …. . …… an accident. 3. I (fall) …. . …… asleep while I (watch) …. . …… TV last night. 4. Tom (break) …. . …… his leg when he (play) …. . …… frisbee. Chiara. Sbarbada 2015

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