Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple Past Continuous

When I came, the cruise ship was leaving.

Past Simple

Законченные действия в прошлом , чаще всего с указанием времени и места

Past Continuous

прошедшее длительное

I saw that film yesterday.

  Повторяющие действия в прошлом.

I went to the cinema four times last month.

Действия, протекающие в указанный момент в прошлом.

Последовательные действия в прошлом.

I was watching TV at 9 o’clock last night.

He came in and sat down on the chair.

  Time markers

Одновременно происходящие действия в прошлом.

He was doing his homework while you were listening to music.

YESTERDAY вчера

LAST… прошлый

(last week/month/year)

Time markers

… AGO назад (2 days ago, three weeks ago)

IN 2010

When

At that moment ,

at 2 pm last Friday ,

All day yesterday

while в то время,

when you came когда ты пришел.

Past Simple

+ YOU V ed/ V2

• YOU DID NOT V 1

Past Continuous

Be V ing

? DID I/YOU/WE/THEY V 1 ?

+ I/ HE/SHE/IT WAS V ING

YOU/WE/THEY WERE V ING

- I HE/SHE/IT WAS NOT V ING

YOU/WE/THEY WERE NOT V ING

? WAS I HE/SHE/IT V ING ?

WERE YOU/WE/THEY V ING ?

Present Simple

+I play outside at the weekends.

I do not (=don't) play outside at the weekends.

Do I play outside at the weekends?

You often play outside .

You don’t often play outside.

Do you play outside?

He plays outside in summer.

He doesn’t play outside in summer.

Does he play outside in summer?

Present Continuous

I am playing outside right now.

I am not playing now.

Am I playing now?

You are playing a lot these days.

You aren’t playing much these days.

Are you playing much these days?

He is playing outside at the moment.

He isn’t playing outside at the moment.

Is he playing outside at the moment?

Present Continuous

Anna is studying for an exam.

She is worrying that she will fail.

activities that are happening now

2

They take tennis lessons with a really great teacher.

She is taking a tennis

lesson right now.

Present Continuous

Present Simple

2

A ball can roll.

Present Simple

This ball is rolling .

Present Continuous

2