TQ U1 L4 True/False Past Simple and Continuous G ...

Regular verbs in the Past Simple tense end in -ed.

We use the Past Continuous to show two actions happening at the same time in the past.

The expression "at 7 PM yesterday" is used with the Past Continuous to show a specific time an action was in progress.

Time expressions like "yesterday" and "last week" are mostly used with the Past Continuous.

The Past Continuous is used to describe a habit or routine in the past.

The Past Continuous tense is formed using "was/were" + the verb ending in -ing.

Time expressions such as "while" and "as" are commonly used with the Past Continuous.

"In 2005" is an example of a time expression often used with the Past Simple.

We use the Past Continuous tense to describe an action that took place in the past for a period of time.

The Past Continuous describes an action that was in progress at a specific moment in the past.

We use the Past Simple tense for longer actions that were interrupted.

The Past Simple and Past Continuous are never used in the same sentence.

The Past Simple is used to describe completed actions in the past.

We use irregular verb forms in questions in the Past Simple tense.

To form a question in the Past Continuous we move the "to be' verb before the subject.