Past Simple vs.Past Continuous

Past Simple vs. Past Continuous

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Past Simple

Past Continuous

V+ed / V2

… did + not +V1…

Did …..V1…..?

Was / were + Ving

…… .was / were + not +Ving

Was / Were ……Ving?

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Past Simple

Past Continuous

Peter visit ed London last month.

He got up, dress ed and went out.

Peter was visit ing his

Granny when the rain

started.

He was hav ing breakfast

while his little sister was sleep ing .

cooked

He ……….. last Sunday.

He..……………..at this time yesterday.

He....………… the piano at 7 o’clock last night.

He ………..at the concert a week ago.

They..…………....basketball when he came.

They ……… basketball in the yard.

was cooking

was playing

played

were playing

played