Past Simple vs Past Continuous Past simple 1

Употребление времен Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past simple 1) The past simple is used to describe actions and states in a completed period of time. We know when the action happened, so a definite time expression can be used. I enjoyed the film we saw last night. We listened to some new CDs yesterday afternoon.

Past simple 2) The past simple is also used to describe habitual actions in the past. Every day we got up early and went to the beach.

Past simple 3) Past actions which happened one after the other. I came, I saw, I conquered.

Past simple 4) action which happened at a definite past time. This action is not connected with the present. Mozart began to compose music at the age of five.

Past continuous 1) The past continuous is used to describe a situation in progress in the past. Background situation I was having my lunch Sudden event when Ruth phoned. While I was waiting for the I met Karen bus, Return

Time expressions used with: Past Simple Past continuous yesterday at that time last week etc at that moment (how long) ago while then when just now as when in 1990 etc while Return

Past continuous Verbs describing a permanent state (stative verbs) do not normally have continuous forms. These are: 1) Verbs of the senses: see, hear, smell, feel, taste; 2) Verbs of opinion: agree, believe, consider; 3) Verbs of emotions: feel, forgive, hate, like, love; 4) Other verbs: appear (=seem), belong, fit, have, know, look (appear), need, prefer, want, wish. Return

Choose the right word or phrase in each sentence. washing When I __________ my hair, the washed/was washing rang/ringed phone _______. rang How ___________yesterday did you didfelt/did you feel afternoon?

Choose the right word or phrase in each sentence. gotgetting got/was When I _______ home I __________ a phone call. received/was receiving received Last summer I went swimming was going swimming/went _________________ every weekend.

Choose the right word or phrase in each sentence. bit/was When the dog _______ Laura's leg, biting screamed/was she___________. screamedscreaming sang/sung sang We _____ some songs and ate then_____ some sandwiches. ate/eat

Choose the right word or phrase in each sentence. fell/felt fell When you ____ over the cliff, what happened/was happened happening ____________next? washed-up/was washing-up While Mary _____________, broke/was a cup she _________. broke breaking

Choose the right word or phrase in each sentence. I didn't _____where the bus stop was, see/saw see was missing/missed so I _________the bus. did were you do/were you doing What ____________when I phoned/was phonedphoning __________ you last night? There was no reply.

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Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the boxes. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while A burglar broke into the house ______ we were watching television. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the boxes. You can use an expression more than once. A burglar broke into the house ______ we were watching television.

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while ______ I met an old friend of mine in the city centre. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while ______ I met an old friend of mine in Last week the city centre.

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while What were you doing _____ police officer knocked on the door? Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while What were you doing _____ police when officer knocked on the door?

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while Jan met Sarah _____ half-past eight outside the cinema. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while Jan met Sarah _____ half-past eight at outside the cinema.

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while _____ Dick was preparing lunch, he cut his finger badly. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while While _____ Dick was preparing lunch, he cut his finger badly.

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while I first came to this town more than twenty years_____. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while I first came to this town more than twenty ago years_____.

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while Jeff was studying to be a doctor_____ he met Sally. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while when Jeff was studying to be a doctor_____ he met Sally.

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while Tony bought his first motorbike _____ 1992. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while Tony bought his first motorbike _____ in 1992.

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while _____ did you start playing basketball? Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while _____ did you start playing When basketball?

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while Most of the young people left this village a long time_____. Enquiry office

Complete each sentence with a suitable time expression from the box. You can use an expression more than once. ago in last week at when while Most of the young people left this village a long time_____. ago Return

Complete the passage with an appropriate past tense form of the verb in brackets A man______his house when he (leave) was leaving (see) (put) _____ some workmen who _____ were putting saw (put) rubbish in the road outside his front door. (tell) He _____ told them to Stop but (refuse) they_____ and _____ him a piece showed (show) refused (be) was of paper explaining that his street _____ now a rubbish dump.

Complete the passage with an appropriate past tens form of the verb in brackets (go) The man _____ red with anger and went (run) _____ to speak to a policeman who ran _____ up the street. The policeman was walking (walk) (do) _____ nothing to stop the workmen, did was (be) and the man _____ about to cry when he (realize) _____ that the “policeman” was actually realized (film) a television presenter, and they _____ were filming him for a television programme where the presenter plays jokes on people.