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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Guide

The document compares the past simple and past continuous tenses. [1] The past simple is used for completed actions while the past continuous emphasizes ongoing actions that may or may not have been completed. [2] The past simple is used for repeated actions, facts, or narration over time, while the past continuous can describe actions happening simultaneously or actions interrupted by other events. [3] Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each tense.

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Past Simple vs. Past Continuous Guide

The document compares the past simple and past continuous tenses. [1] The past simple is used for completed actions while the past continuous emphasizes ongoing actions that may or may not have been completed. [2] The past simple is used for repeated actions, facts, or narration over time, while the past continuous can describe actions happening simultaneously or actions interrupted by other events. [3] Examples are provided to illustrate the different uses of each tense.

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Past simple

vs
Past continuous
Comparison

P. Simple P. Continous
Talks about a past Talks about a past
action that's action that we don't
punctual know if it ended

Started and ended in Started and we don't


the past know for sure if it ended
or how did it end
Uses of the P.simple
The past simple is used to talk about The past simple is used for
an specific action that began and narrations or actions that occured
ended in the past (it's commnly used over a long period of time in the
with adverbs of frequency) (1) past (4)

The
1 past simple is used to talk about a Wem use past simple to speak about
series of actions that occured in the facts or things in the past in general
past (2) (5)
We2 used past simple to talk about
repeated actions or habits in the past
(3)
Examples of P.simple

(1) - Tom Stayed at home last night (5) - The Aztec lived in Mexico

(2) - I received good news and (4) - I worked for many years in a
immediately called my husband museum

(3) - We always traveled to Cancun for


vacation when we were young
Uses for P.Continuous
(1) The past continuous is used for an action in progress in the
past that was interrupted

(2) We use the past continuous to talk about actions or events


that happened at a specific time in the past

(3) The past continuous is used for two actions that were
occurring simultaneously in the past
Uses for P.Continuous
(1) Jose called while I was watching the news
He was walking to work when he fell

(2) Paula wasn't living in Spain in 2005


We were still working at 10 o´clock last night

(3) My son was reading while I was cooking


They were talking wery loudly while we were trying to watch the
movie
Differecences
1)
Past simple describes actions that are finished
and past continuous doesn't no specific wheter
the actions ended or not , it just emphasizes
that they were developing

2)
To talk about something that happens often,
we use Past simple. However, we can use Past
simple, to emphasize that the actions had a
place in time.
Differecences
3)
In narrations or stories we use Past continous
to describe or ambient an action
Differences Ex:
1) He travelled around the world.
I was travelling around the world.

2) She visited her parents every day.


When I was ill he was visiting me twice a day.

3)He was walking quickly. He was not wearing his glasses. Suddenly he fell...
The Prime Minister died while he was sitting at his desk.
Soes todo mi gente

Gracias

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