Used to Past Simple Past Continuous

I played guitar for my dad when he was here.

Which tense is the verb on?

• past simple

• past continuous

• modal of can + past

We use the Simple Past/ Past Simple to talk about:

• Actions or events in the past

• Actions or events in the recent past

• Actions or events in the present

The Past continuous is used to talk about:

• An activity which started before and continued until an event in the past

• An activity that ended in the past

• An activity that took place along time ago

We use the Simple Past/ Past Simple also to talk about:

• actions or events which happened one after another

• things which happened for a long time in the past

• things that had a duration in the past

The Past continuous is also used to talk about:

• an activity which started before and continued after an event in the past

• an activity which now and continued after an event in the present

• an activity in the past

We also use used to to talk about situations which are not true now like:

• I used to be a doctor. Now I am a chef!

• I used my phone yesterday to tal to my mom.

• I have been using this bathroom for the last 3 years.

Complete with past simple, past continuous or used to

"I mean, really, on family holidays we always ________ (go) to the same campsite and lie on the same beach and things" (habit)

We also use used to to talk about habits in the past that do not happen anymore.

• I used to play voleyball, now I only go to the gym.

• I'm used to this new sneakers, they are quite confortable.

• I used to be a doctor, now I am retired.

Complete with past simple, past continuous or used to:

"My dad ________ (be) a climber before he fell from a moutain and broke his knee"

Complete with past simple, past continuous or used to:

Still, there was an upside because we __________ (go) round yet another museum