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    Simple Past Tense - Past Continuous Tense

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    The document summarizes the simple past tense and past continuous tense in English. [1] It provides examples of how each tense is formed and the irregular verbs. [2] It explains the different uses of each tense, such as describing completed actions versus ongoing actions. [3] It illustrates the tenses using time diagrams to show how they represent timing differently.

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    Simple Past Tense and Past

    Continuous Tense
    past simple past continuous

    FORM
    This tense is formed by adding -ed to the infinitive. The negative and
    interrogative are formed with the past tense of the verb to do +
    infinitive of the main verb

    Exa mples
    They arrived at head quarters an hour ago.
    When did he finalize this deal?
    I didn’t finish until 12 o’clock.
    PAST SIMPLE TENSE
    past simple past continuous

    USE
    1. For actions completed at a definite time in the past.

    Exa mple
    We signed the contract last Frida y at 2 o’clock.
    past simple past continuous

    USE
    1. For actions completed at a definite time in the past.
    2. For actions which are already completed in the past: the time is
    understood but not stated.

    Exa mple
    Did you arrive in time?
    past simple past continuous
    USE
    1. For actions completed at a definite time in the past.
    2. For actions which are already completed in the past: the time is
    understood but not stated.
    3. The ‘unreal past tense’ is used after the verb ‘to wish’ and after
    words and phrases such as ‘if only; it’s time; suppose’ etc.
    The simple past tense implies that the speaker knows that the
    wish or the idea is impossible. Note that the wish refers to the
    present time.

    Exa mples
    If I only knew his name.
    I wish I were at home now.
    If I were in his shoes, I would fix his wagon without much scruples.
    It’s time I went home.
    past simple past continuous

    on the time diagram

    past 15.30 now future

    I arrived at 15.30 sharp.


    IRREGULAR VERBS

    BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE

    be was/were catch caught


    become became come came
    begin began cost cost
    build built cut cut
    IRREGULAR VERBS
    BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE
    drink drank find found
    drive drove forget forgot
    eat ate get got
    feel felt give gave
    IRREGULAR VERBS

    BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE


    go went leave left
    have had make made
    hear heard
    meet met
    know knew
    pay paid
    IRREGULAR VERBS

    BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE BASE FORM PAST SIMPL


    put put see saw
    read read sell sold
    run ran sing sang
    say said sit sat
    IRREGULAR VERBS

    BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE BASE FORM PAST SIMPLE


    speak spoke teach taught
    tell told
    steal stole
    think thought
    swim swam
    write wrote
    take took win won
    past simple past continuous

    FORM
    This tense is formed with the past tense of the verb to be + present
    participle of the main verb.

    Exa mples
    I was watching TV at 8 o’clock yesterda y.
    Where were you looking for my glasses this time?
    I wasn’t eavesdropping at all!
    past simple past continuous

    USE
    1. To emphasize the continuity of the past
    action.

    Exa mples
    She was playing tennis with a friend.
    He was discussing production planning for the coming week.
    past simple past continuous

    USE
    1. To emphasize the continuity of the past action.
    2. To describe an action in progress at a certain time in the
    past.

    Exa mples
    At 6 p.m. I was still sleeping.
    At a quarter past nine I was having breakfast.
    Prices were going up all the time.
    past simple past continuous

    USE
    1. To emphasize the continuity of the past action.
    2. To describe an action in progress at a certain time in the past.
    3. To describe an interrupted past action.

    Exa mples
    When he arrived, I was studying the quarterly reports.
    past simple past continuous

    on the time diagram

    past now future

    I was working all day yesterda


    y.
    past simple past continuous

    on the time diagram

    past now future


    I was working all day yesterda
    y.

    yesterda
    y
    past now future

    I worked all day yesterda


    y.
    past simple past continuous

    on the time diagram

    past now future


    1. I was working all day
    yesterda y.

    yesterda y
    past now future
    2. I worked all day yesterda
    y.
    While (1) emphasizes the continuity of the action, (2) only indicates
    that the action took place yesterday.
    past simple past continuous

    on the time diagram

    past now future

    8.30 p.m.

    I was watching TV at 8.30 last


    night.
    past simple past continuous

    on the time diagram


    8.30 p.m.

    past now future

    3. I was watching TV at 8.30 last


    night.

    8.30 p.m.

    past now future

    4. I watched TV at 8.30 last


    night.
    Wherea s 3. indicates that the action sta rted before and continued after a certa in point
    in time, 4. indicates that the action happened (sta rted) at 8.30
    past simple past continuous

    on the time diagram

    I was browsing through your report ...

    past now future

    when he knocked at my office door.

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