Past Continuous and Simple Past
Grade 10th Grade · ELA · 60 min
What's Included
Learning Objective
I can use the past continuous and simple past tenses correctly to describe events that happened in the past.
Warm-Up Video
Learn English | Let's Talk - Free English Lessons · 10:04
Past Simple and Past Continuous Tense - English Grammar Lesson | Learn English With Michelle
Guided Notes
3 key concepts
- 1
The past simple tense often uses the -ed form of a verb to describe a completed action, while the past continuous uses was/were + verb-ing to describe an action in progress.
- 2
When describing an action that was interrupted by another action in the past, use the past continuous for the action in progress and the past simple for the interrupting action.
- 3
Verbs like 'want' and 'know' are typically used in the past simple tense rather than the past continuous to describe states or single actions.
Practice Questions
12 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer & Fill in the blank
Exit Ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Complete the sentence using the correct form (past continuous or simple past) of the verbs in parentheses: I (walk) to school when it (start) to rain.”
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