Past Simple

Past Continuous
At the end of the lesson I will be able to recognize the differences between past simple and past
continuous
 Past Tenses
Finished actions Progress in the past

A series of events in the Two simultaneous actions

past in the past

Past Simple Past Continuous

• I lived in New York 2 years. • I was writing a letter to my friend from 5

to 6 on Sunday.
He met us at the station.
• They were playing football at 5
yesterday.
• He shut the window, switched off
the light and went upstairs • Mother was cooking dinner while I was
doing my English homework.
 Past Tenses
Past Simple

I lived in New York 2 years.

Past 2015-2017 2018 - Present

Finished action Now I live in London.

Series of actions in
the past
 Past Tenses
Past Simple

He shut up the window, and went downstairs.

Past

Finished action
switched off the light
Series of actions in
the past
 Past Tenses
Past Continuous

WHILE Mum was cooking, I was doing

my homework.

Past

Finished action
Two simultaneous
actions in the past
 Past Tenses
Past Simple Past Continuous

While the action was in progress something happened in the middle and
interrupted it.
Progress in the past
Interrupted action
when suddenly

Past I was cycling in the evening a man stepped on my way.

 Formation
Past Simple Past Continuous

I worked go - went You

We
You cooked come - came
They
were working.
He walked make - made
She opened run - ran
It cleaned write - wrote I
He was working.
We tried buy - bought
She
You shouted teach - taught It
They washed eat - ate
 Formation
Past Simple Past Continuous

You
I We
You They
weren’t working.
He
She didn’t work.
It I
We He wasn’t working.
They She
It
 Formation
Past Simple Past Continuous

you
I we
you
Were they
working?
he
Did she work?
it
we I
they Was he working?
she
it
What happened?

she/clean a window telephone rang

She was cleaning a window, when

the telephone rang.
What happened?

Kate / read a book the dog / come

Kate was reading a book when the

dog came.
 What happened?

Mike / drive a car see / a helicopter

Mike was driving a car when he saw

a helicopter.
What happened?

Dylan / dive when / see / a turtle

Dylan was diving when he saw
a turtle.
 What happened?

While the children / play in the park it / start to rain

While the children were playing in

the park, it started to rain.
 What happened?

Dad / drink coffee Mary / watch TV

Dad was drinking coffee, when Mary

Watched tv.
 What happened?

David / do homework his friends / come

David was doing his homework when

his friends came.
 What happened?

Kate / cycle to work feel / hungry

Kate was cycling t o work when she

felt hungry.
 What happened?

The boys /play table tennis the school bell/ring

My class was playing table tennis

when the school bell rang.
Evaluated task
1. Create a ppt with pictures of your family or of you when you were
younger.
2. At the bottom of the picture write sentences of what were you or
your family doing.
3. The ppt must contain at least 10 pictures and sentences.
4. Sentences must be written in past continuous and past simple with a
short description of the picture.
5. Send this ppt to classroom.
For example:
• In this picture I was drinking
soda when My uncle took me
this picture.
  4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Visual aids The ppt has all the pictures (15 The ppt has almost all the The ppt has some of the The ppt has just few pictures
pictures) required with the pictures (14 to 10 pictures) pictures (10 to 5 pictures) (Less than 5) required with the
specific sentences required with the specific required with the specific specific sentences
sentences sentences

Grammar The sentences are written Almost all the sentences are Some sentences are written Few sentences are written
correctly and there are no written correctly and there is correctly and there are some correctly and there are a lot of
grammatical mistakes (15 few grammatical mistakes (14 grammatical mistakes (10 to 5 grammatical mistakes (Less
correct sentences) to 10 correct sentences) correct sentences) than 5 correct sentences)

Use of gramatical tenses The sentences are used in the Most of the sentences are Some of the sentences are Few of the sentences are used
correct tense. There is one in used in the correct tense. used in the correct tense. in the correct tense. There is
past continuous, and the other There is one in past There is one in past one in past continuous, and
is in past simple. All the continuous, and the other is in continuous, and the other is in the other is in past simple. Few
structures are correctly used past simple. Most of the past simple. Some of the of the structures are correctly
structures are correctly used structures are correctly used used

Task completion The written task achieved all The written task achieves The written task achieves less The written task achieves a few
the instructions, and the almost all the instructions and than the half of the of the instructions given
student achieved all the the student achieved almost all instructions given
expected task the expected task

Timeline The task is delivered on time The task is delivered with 1 day The task is delivered with 2 day The task is delivered with 3 day
of delay of delay of delay
Work in class The student shows progress of The student shows little The student shows a very little The student doesn’t shows
his/her task. She/he shows progress of his/her task. progress of his/her task. progress of his/her task.
autonomy and dedication She/he shows autonomy and She/he doesn’t show She/he doesn’t show
dedication autonomy or dedication autonomy and dedication