The past continuous and simple past tense (Level: A2)

What is simple past tense?

• An action is happening right now, or when it happens regularly

• Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred

• Things that happened or completed action in the past

• Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future

What is past continuous tense

• Unfinished action or event that will be in progress at a given point in the future

• Action that is happening right now, or when it happens regularly

• Action or things that happened or completed in the past

• Actions or events in a time before now, which began in the past and were still going on when another event occurred

What tense is used in the following sentence?:
 She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.

• Simple past
• Past continuous

What tense is used in the following sentence?:
Dad was cooking dinner while mom was cleaning the house. 

• Simple past
• Past continuous

My friend .............me while I .....................the homework

• was phoning / was doing
• phoned / was doing
• phoned / did
• were phoning / were doing

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.3.1E

Adela ..........  while the other girls .............  .

• is dancing  /  are dancing
• was dancing / was singing
• was dancing / were singing
• were dancing / were singing

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1D

Sam _______ a picture of me, while I _______ .

• took, wasn't looking
• had taken, had looked
• took, looked
• had taken, looked

 The Titanic (cross)................... the Atlantic when it (hit)...................... an iceberg. 

• was crossing / hit
• was crossing / was hitting
• crossed / hit
• was crossing / hitted

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B

CCSS.L.8.1C

When I .........................,my brother ..................TV.

• was getting home / was watching TV
• got home / was watching TV
• was getting home / watched TV
• got home / watched TV

My friend .............me while I .....................the homework

• was phoning / was doing
• phoned / was doing
• phoned / did
• were phoning / were doing