English grammar: Past simple and past continuous.

Question 1

Only one of the following sentences features the past continuous:

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Sue was thinking about changing schools.

Question 2

The important things about its verb forms are

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that there are about 180 irregular verbs, e.g. run-ran-run., to use 'did' for questions and negation., to add '-ed' at the verb., there is no 3rd person singular '-s', that's present only.

Question 3

We use the past continuous to say

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what was going on when sth. else happened., what what was going on at some point in the past., what was going on while sth. else was also going on.

Question 4

Signal words for the past simple are

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back then, that day, last Tuesday., in 2010, four weeks ago, last night.

Question 5

Spot the mistakes:

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He were dreaming about the holidays when the teach woke him., While I was play Clash of Clans, my phone died.

Question 6

We use the past simple to talk about

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states, likes, dislikes at a certain point in the past., what happened at a specific point in the past, e.g. in 2014.

Question 7

'I was doing my homework when a comet crashed into the garden.'

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The past continuous is the ongoing, interrupted action.

Question 8

'I was waiting for the bus when Jamie texted me.'

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The past simple describes the sudden, interrupting action.

Question 9

The following verbs are irregular:

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to think, to say., to lie (down, on your bed), to sing.

Question 10

Spot the mistakes:

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She didn't answered me at all., She wented home before me., She not answered me at all.

Question 11

Which of these sentences use the past simple?

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Her muffins tasted rather bad., My dog looked as if someone had taken away his favorite toy., Did you enjoy talking to her?

Question 12

Signal words for the past continuous are

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not always reliable, but when and while are good hints.

Question 13

Another term for the past continuous is

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past progressive.

Question 14

Questions in the past continuous look like this:

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Was he really thinking about his gf when he sold the house?, Weren't the dogs sleeping when the burglar broke in?

Question 15

We form the past continuous with

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the past form of 'to be' and the -ing form of the verb.

Question 16

Tick the correct -ing forms of the following verbs:

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to stare --> staring, to begin --> beginning, to cry --> crying

Question 17

Only two of the following text samples feature the past simple:

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While I was talking on the phone, my dog ran into my room., My grandfather died before I was born.

English grammar: Past simple and past continuous.

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English grammar: Past simple and past continuous.

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