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    Past Simple Past Continuous: Was Waiting Arrived

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    The document summarizes the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how to form each tense and when to use them. The past simple is used for completed actions, while the past continuous describes actions that were ongoing at a specific time in the past. It includes an exercise for learners to practice forming sentences using both tenses correctly.

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    PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

    Form: we add “ed” to all regular verbs, Form: was/were + verb + ing
    Irregular verbs must be learnt by heart. The Past Continuous means that at a time in the past
    we were in the middle of an action.
    We use the Past Simple for something in the past
    which is finished.  We were playing tennis at 4 p.m. yesterday.
     They were eating when we arrived.
     He played tennis yesterday.
     The children went to the park this morning. We use: wasn’t/weren’t + verb + ing for negatives:

    We use “did” to make questions and “didn’t” for  John wasn’t reading a book when we arrived.
    negatives. The verb stays in the base form.
     Did you see Bob yesterday? We use: was/were + subject + verb + ing for
     They didn’t come to the party on Sunday. questions:
     Was she making dinner when you got home?

    Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs

    1. was waiting
    He _______________ arrived
    (wait) for half an hour before they _________ (arrive).
    2. Where _____________
    was he (he/go) when you _________
    saw (see) him?
    3. He ____________
    phoned (phone) me to say they would be late.
    4. She _____________
    was talking (talk) to John on the phone when I _________
    walked (walk) in.
    5. She know
    _________________ (she/know) they ____________
    coming (come) to the party?
    6. How many people ___________
    were sitting (sit) in the waiting room when you __________
    arrived
    (arrive)?
    7. I __________
    met (meet) them in the street while I _____________
    shopping (shop).
    8. The postman ___________
    arrived (arrive) while I _________
    leaving (leave) the house.
    9. The children ______________
    were making didn’t hear
    (make) so much noise that I __________
    (not/hear) the phone ring.
    10. We ____________
    were walking (walk) down by the river when it _________
    started (start) to rain.
    11. The storm ____________
    started (start) while we __________
    were driving (drive) back from
    London.
    12. They ________
    met (meet) when they _________________
    were working (work) in Paris.
    13. What time ______________
    did she arrive (she/arrive) last night?
    14. He _________
    broke was playing (play) football on
    (break) his foot while he ___________
    Saturday.
    15. didn’t like
    I ___________ (not/like) to disturb her because she _____________
    was studying (study).
    16. cut
    I ______ was chopping
    (cut) my finger while I ______________ (chop) vegetables.
    17. The plane ____________
    left (leave) over an hour late.
    18. I _____________
    was driving (drive) fast when I was flashed by the speed camera.
    19. What ________________(you/do)
    were you doing at 8 p.m. yesterday?
    20. My parents _____(go)
    went were staying (stay) in Paris.
    to several concerts while they __________

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