SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS

We use past continuos

• For an action that happened in a concrete moment of the past

• For an action that was happening during a time in the past

• For an action that will happen in the past

• non of the these ones.

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

We use the past simple for....

• For an action that started and ended in a concrete moment of the past

• For all the action in the past

• none of these options

• For an action that happened during a long time in the past

Hello Anna, what _______ (you / do) when I called you last night?

• do you do

• did you do

• didn't do

• were you doing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

While they were watching TV, their kids ________(sleep)

• sleeped

• slept

• was sleeping

• were sleeping

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

I was listening to the radio when you ________(call) me.

• called

• calt

• were calling

• was calling

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.8.3A

When he opened the window, it __________ (snow).

• was snowed

• was snowing

• were snowing

• snowed

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

She met them at the station while she _________ (wait) for her train.

• was waiting

• were waiting

• waited

• wanted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1D

How many people ___________(stand) in front of the company when she arrived?

• were standing

• was standing

• standed

• stantsted

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

She missed the bus because she __________ (argue) with one of her friends.

• were arguing

• was arguing

• argued

• arguered

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

I couldn’t answer your call because I __________(drive)

• were driving

• drived

• drove

• was driving

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E