The Simple Past
and the Past
Continuous Tense
-The simple past
tense is used
to describe an
action that happened
in the past.
John met
Richard yesterday.
-The past continuous
tense is used
for action that
continued for a
while before the
new action interrupted
them.
Past progressive Simple Past
He was sleeping
when the phone
rang.
The first part
of the sentence
describes something that
continued to happen
before a new
action.
1.
I was going (go) to the
bank when I met (meet) Harry.
He was driving
(drive) his
car. I waved (wave) at
him. He was stopping (stop) the
car when he saw (see) me.
We chatted (chat) for a
while before we went (go) our
ways.
2.
Kate had (has) a
terrible day today.
She slipped (slip) and fell (fall) down while she was climbing (climb) down
the stairs this
morning. She injured (injure) her
ankle and had (has) to
see the doctor.
3.
I checked (check) my e-mails
last evening. My
inbox had (has) 30 messages.
While I was browsing (browse) the
internet, my friend
Rob was calling (call). He asked (ask) me
what I did (do). He wanted (want) to meet
me if I was being (be)
free.
4. Doug and Sam were enjoying (enjoy) their vacation in Italy when they heard (hear) the news of an earthquake in their town. They tried (try) too find out if their parents were (be) safe.
4. Doug and Sam were enjoying (enjoy) their vacation in Italy when they heard (hear) the news of an earthquake in their town. They tried (try) too find out if their parents were (be) safe.
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