PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

1. PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS

• I was sleeping when you arrived.

1st. I was sleeping (long action)

2nd. You arrived (short action)

–---------------------------------------> One action interrupts the other.

• You arrived while I was sleeping. = While I was sleeping, you arrived.

WHILE + past continuous WHEN + past simple or past continuous

• She phoned while we were having lunch.
• When he got home, they weren't watching TV.
• What was she doing when she fell off the ladder?

2. PAST SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE

• When he arrived, he had dinner and he went to bed.
• I didn't watch TV when I finished my homework.

–--------------------------------------> One action happens after the other

3. PAST CONTINUOUS AND PAST CONTINUOUS

• She was studying while I was reading.
• When the teacher was speaking, you weren't listening.

–---------------------------------------> Both actions happen at the same time. No interruption.

Speaking exam. 2nd term.

   Dear students,

   In the speaking exam you have to talk about this topic. The questions may help you:

    Last weekend

-  How was your weekend?

-  Did you enjoy the weekend?

-  What did you do on Friday?

-  Did you do your homework?

-  Did you study for your English exam?

-  What did you do on Saturday?

-  Where did you go?

-  Who did you go with?

-  Did you meet your friends?

-  Did you go out at night?

-  What did you do on Sunday?

-  What time did you get up?

-  Where did you have lunch?

-  What time did you go to bed?

    Use the past simple to talk about your weekend. 

    Come on! If you prepare the answers to these questions the exam is very easy.

    Cati.

    

Solutions to the photocopies

Dear students,

Here you can find the answers to the activities  of the photocopies we did in class.

Remember the contents of next week exam:

   - past continuous

   - past simple

   - present simple and present continuous

   - reading

   - listening

Answers:

Remember it's the last grammar exam of the second term.

Cati.