English — Grammar: Past Simple vs Past Continuous — When to Use Each, Signal Words and Exercises — 2nd Year Middle School — Algerian Curriculum

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Past Simple

Completed actions: I visited my grandmother yesterday. Sequence: He woke up, had breakfast, went to school. Signal words: yesterday, last week, ago.

Past Continuous

Actions in progress at a specific time: At 8pm I was watching TV. Interrupted actions: I was sleeping when the phone rang. Signal words: while, when.

Exercises

Complete: 1. I (watch) TV when the lights (go out). 2. They (play) football at 3pm yesterday.

For more, read Past Simple Tense and Past Continuous Tense.

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