past continuous or past simple

We use the past continuous to talk about an action that started in the past but not finished at the time of another action or event. Eg. I was sleeping when you phoned To describe two or more long actions which were happening at the same time in the past. Eg. Mark was reading a book and Tony was watching television. We use the past continuous to talk about an action that started in the past but not finished at the time of another action or event. Eg. I was sleeping when you phoned To describe two or more long actions which were happening at the same time in the past. Eg. Mark was reading a book and Tony was watching television. BE CAREFUL!!!! The past continuous and the past simple are often used together. The past simple interrupts the action of the past continuous. Eg. I was watching television when my friend arrived. BE CAREFUL!!!! The past continuous and the past simple are often used together. The past simple interrupts the action of the past continuous. Eg. I was watching television when my friend arrived. The past continuous is formed: Affirmative with was/were + infinitive verb + -ing. Negative with wasn’t/weren’t + infinitive verb + -ing Interrogative Was/ were + pronoun/name + infinite verb + -ing The past continuous is formed: Affirmative with was/were + infinitive verb + -ing. Negative with wasn’t/weren’t + infinitive verb + -ing Interrogative Was/ were + pronoun/name + infinite verb + -ing Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or simple past: 1. Lisa _____________ (comb) her hair while she ____________(listen to) the news on the radio. 2. The children ______________(watch)television while Homer _________(eat) a doughnut. 3. Marge Simpson ___________(wash) the dog while Bart ______________(do) my homework. 4. It was sunny when Marge ___________ (hang out)her washing. 5. Homer _____________ (look) out of the window while Bart _________ (read) a book. 6. This morning, Homer ____________ (go) to work and Lisa _____________ (wait)for Lisa. 7. Millhouse_____________ (stand) at the bus stop and he _____________ (talk) to Bart. 8. Homer Simpson ____________ (wash) his car while the dog __________(run) across the road. 9. Bart’s father cut himself while he ________________ (shave). 10. Lisa ______________ (brush) her teeth while Marge _______________ (put on) her make up. Last Week at 5pm, the Simpsons were doing something in particular. Make sentences to find out what they were doing: 1. Lisa/saxophone/play 2. Marge/cake/make 3. Sleep/Bart 4. The Simpsons/watch/television 5. Homer/shower/have 6. Marge and Homer/dance Make sentences with the past continuous and number the pictures: Get married, ride, hug, drink, carry, chase, make, play (2),read, eat, roller skate, have, 1. Marge and Homer______________. 2. Barney___________________a beer at the pub. 3. Lisa ________________her saxophone. 4. Homer _____________________ his guitar. 5. Bart ______________his book and Lisa________________some books 6. Homer _______________a sandwich while Marge_______________. 7. Lisa _________________ her pony and Marge_____________Maggie. 8. Homer ________________a shower while Marge_____________the children What were the Simpsons doing last Saturday? Listen, make, watch, sit, put, talk, play, dance Last Saturday the Simpsons were at home. Homer _____________ on the sofa and he ________________ television. Marge _____________a special cake in the kitchen for Lisa’s birthday. She ____________it into the oven when the phone rang. It was her friend. While she ____________, Homer came in to get something to drink. Bart was upstairs in his bedroom. He______________ with his video games. Lisa and Maggie ______________to music in Lisa’s room and they _______________and laughing. . together. The past simple interrupts the action of the past continuous. Eg. I was watching television when my friend arrived. BE CAREFUL!!!! The past continuous. CAREFUL!!!! The past continuous and the past simple are often used together. The past simple interrupts the action of the past continuous. Eg. I was watching television