Past Simple vs Past Continuous
by
cintia2014
Last updated 6 years ago
Discipline:
World Languages Subject:
English


Do you remember the irregular verbs?
Past Simple vs Past Continuous
Past Simple
These are the rules to form the simple past (affirmative form) of regular verbs.1) We add “ed” at the end of the verb in infinive form.–> visit – visited 2) If the verb finishes with “e”, we just add “d”–> live – lived 3) If the verb finishes with consonant + vowel + consonant and the vowel is accented, we must duplicate the last consonant, and then add “ed”–> stop – stopped 4) If the verb finishes with a consonant + "y", we must change this “y” for “i”, and then add “ed”–> study – studied5) If there isn’t a consonant before "y", we apply the general rule (add “ed”)–> play – played
Look!
Past Continuous
The past continuous of any verb is composed of two parts : the past tense of the verb to be (was/were), and the base of the main verb +ing.AffirmativeI/He/She/It was working.You/We/They were working.NegativeI/He/She/It wasn't working.You/We/They weren't working.InterrogativeWas I/He/She/It working?Were You/We/They working?
teachernoemi 5 years ago
Well done, Cintia!