What did you do
yesterday?
I went fishing.
I went shopping.
I went camping.
I went fishing.
I went for a walk in the park.
I walked the dog.
I played football.
I walked the dog.
I bought a ticket.
I bought new clothes.
I watched TV.
I bought a ticket.
The simple past refers
to a completed action at
one particular time in
the past.
I walked home.
They lived in London.
We tried to turn the car around.
Thunder clapped.
Lighting flashed.
Regular: verb + ed = past tense
• The past progressive refers to an
action in progress during a
particular time in the past. It is
formed with was/ were + –ing
form of the verb.
I was playing video games all afternoon.
Where were you? We were waiting for hours!
I was running back to the hotel.
The wind was blowing.
The waves were crashing over our canoe
one action in progress
interrupted by another past
action.
one action in progress
interrupted by another past
action.
• I was practicing the piano when the
electricity went out.
• They were walking their dog when lighting
struck a tree next to them.
• I was swimming when it began to rain.
• We were fishing when it suddenly got
very windy.
• While I was taking a shower, the
telephone rang.
• While Dan and David were playing
basketball, it began to rain.
• While I was running, I fell and broke my
ankle.
• While we were driving, it got very cold
and snowy.
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
While Kate was reading a book, 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
While dad was drinking coffee, Mary
was watching 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
The boys were playing table tennis
when the school bell rang.
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