Remember there are some verbs that can´t be used in the continuous forms, for example know, believe, want, understand, like, love, prefer, remember, belong.. I was tired.[r]
(1) We use the Past Simple to talk about a complete action: I did my homework yesterday.
Paul wrote a letter to his girlfriend last Sunday.
We use the Past Simple to say that one thing happened after another.
I was going home when I met Ted So I stopped and we had a short conversation about our work.
We often use the Past Simple and the Past Continuous together to talk about an action that took place while another was in progress.
They were playing football when it started to rain. I saw Jane while I was waiting for the bus.
We use the Past Continuous to talk about an action that was in progress in the past.
We were having dinner when Paul phoned.
She was surfing the Internet when her mother arrived. They were walking home when they saw the accident.
Remember there are some verbs that can´t be used in the continuous forms, for example know, believe, want, understand, like, love, prefer, remember, belong
Iwas tired I wanted to go to bed (Not I was wanting)
Did you understand the exercise? (Not Were you understanding) Did you remember to buy the book? (Not were you remembering)
8:00 –had breakfast 8:30- went to school 11:00- had a sandwich 2:00- took bus back home 2:30- had lunch
4:00- did homework 6:00- watched TV 7:00-had dinner 8:30- brushed teeth 8:45- went to bed
8:00 –got up 8:30- had a shower 9:00- took bus to school 12:00- played football 2:30- mother drove him home 3:00- had lunch
4:30- went to piano lessons 7:00-did homework 8:30- watched TV 11:00- went to bed
8:00 –woke up 8:30- got dressed 11:00- did an exam 2:00- phoned a friend 2:30- walked home 4:00- studied maths 6:00- listened to music 7:00-wrote a composition 8:15- tidied his room 8:30- surfed the Internet
Answer the following questions:
What time did Helen go to school?
What was Mike doing at 8:35?
Who woke up at 8:00?
Did Helen go to school later than Mike?
Was Mike at school at 9?
What was Fred doing at 11?
How did Helen go back home?
Was Mike in class at 12:00?
Who did Fred phone at 2:00?
What time did Helen have lunch?
Did Mike take the bus back home?
Who finished classes earlier than Fred?
What did Helen after lunch?
Where did Mike go in the afternoon?
Which subject did Fred study after lunch?
What was Helen doing at 7:30?
What did Mike when Helen was having dinner?
Were Mike and Fred doing their homework at 7:15?
What did Helen when Mike was watching TV?
What was Fred doing while Mike was watching TV?
What did Mike when Helen went to bed?
What was Mike doing while Fred was surfing the
Internet?
Looking at the information in the boxes
complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous:
Mike had a shower while Helen (go) to
school
Fred _ (wake) up while Helen was having
breakfast
Helen had a sandwich while Fred _ (do)
an exam
Fred _ (get) dressed while Mike was
having a shower
When Helen took the bus home, Mike _
(talk) to a friend on the phone
While Helen and Mike were having lunch, Fred
(walk) home
Helen did her homework while Fred _
(study) maths
While Fred was listening to music Helen _
(watch) TV
When Helen was having dinner, Mike _
(do) his homework and Fred _ (write) a composition
Mike was watching TV while Helen
(brush) her teeth Helen
Mike
Fred Look at the following information