Simple Past vs. Past Progressive

What auxiliary verb is used in simple past sentences?

• Am, is, are

• Was, were

• Do, does

• None of the above

Which sentences are written in the past progressive tense?

• The girl was running from the dog

• Alejandro was asleep.

• My dog is barking really loud

• My sisters were baking a huge cake.

How many past tenses are there in total?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 5

The present progressive uses the ____ form of the verb

Which sentences are written in the simple past form?

• I was looking through my window.

• The student fell asleep in my class.

• Laura was getting tired of the instructor mentioning her.

• The class laughed.

What form(s) of the verbs are used in simple past?

• -ed form

• -ing form

• Exceptions for irregular verbs

• base form

Write a sentence in the past progressive tense.

Choose the sentence that is not written in the simple past tense.

• The boy sang his favorite song.

• I was acting very rude.

• My dog ran away from home.

• You ate.

Choose the sentence that is not written in the past progressive tense.

• My mom was frying tostones.

• I was dying of hunger

• The bird flew for 4 hours.

• The student were thinking I was crazy.

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