2+Unit+2+SimplePastPast+Cont

PAST CONTINUOUS and SIMPLE PAST
= __Simple Past Tense__ = =walked= || =I didn’t walk= || =Did I walk?= || =walked= || =You didn’t walk= || =Did you walk?= || =walked= || =He didn’t walk= || =Did he walk?= || =walked= || =We didn’t walk= || =Did we walk?= || =walked= || =You didn’t walk= || =Did you walk?= || =walked= || =They didn’t walk= || =Did they walk?= || = __THe Past Continuous Tense__ = = = = 1) __2 equally long actions: Past Continuous__ = = While Rita was singing, Paul was playing the guitar = = While mother was sleeping, father was washing the plates = = = = 2) __ 1 long action ( Past Continuous)and a short action(Simple Past) __= = She was sleeping when the phone rang = = I was walking along the road, when I saw a cat = = = = 3 ) __Short consecutive actions (SimpLE Past)__ = = He stopped in front of the door, took out his key, and opened the door.. = = He came home, went t o the kitchen and drank a glass of water =
 * =**Affirmative**= || =**Negative**= || =**Interrogative**= ||
 * =**I**=
 * =**You**=
 * =**He,she,it**=
 * =**We**=
 * =**You**=
 * =**They**=
 * =**Affirmative**= || =**Negative**= || =**Interrogative**= ||
 * =**I** was playing= || =I was not playing= || =Was I playing?= ||
 * =**You** were playing= || =You were not playing= || =Were you playing?= ||
 * =**He, she, it** was playing= || =She wasn't playing= || =Was she playing?= ||
 * =**We** were playing= || =We weren't playing= || =Were we playing?= ||
 * =**You** were playing= || =You weren't playing= || =Were you playing?= ||
 * =**They** were playing= || =They weren't playing= || =Were they playing?= ||

=__ Verbs normally not used in the continuous tense __= =__** Abstract Verbs **__= =** to be, to want, to cost, to seem, to need, to care, to contain, to owe, to exist...,believe, understand, know, **= =__ Possession Verbs __=
 * to possess, to own, to belong.. . **

__** Emotion Verbs **__
**to like, to love, to hate, to dislike, to fear, to envy, to mind..**.

Exercises on Simple Past and PastContinuous
[] http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro/exercises http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/pastsimplecont2.htm http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g39-past-continuous-gap-fill.php [] [] http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/pastprog.php http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/pastSimpCont.htm http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/pastsimpcont4.htm http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-8801.php

= = =__Higher Level__= http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/pastsimpcont5.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/pastsimpcont7.htm http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/single/pastcont4.htm = =

[|http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_cont/past_cont_3.html] [|**past simple-continous Theory**] [|**past simple and continuous.(2)**] [|**past simple and continuous.(4)**] [|**past simple and continuous.(5)**] [|**past simple or continuous?****(6)**] // **new-03-04** // [|**past simple and continuous (7)**] // **new-05-06** // [|**past simple and continuous -audio gloss 1**] // **new-08.** //
 * one after another or at the same time: [|Exercise 1], [|Exercise 2]
 * new or already in progress: [|Exercise 3], [|Exercise 4]
 * just mentioning or emphasising progress: [|Exercise 5], [|Exercise 6]
 * mixed exercises: [|Exercise 7], [|Exercise 8]
 * [|past simple and continuous.(1)]**
 * [|past simple and continuous.(3)]**
 * [|past simple and continuous (listening 1)][[image:http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/grammarindex_archivos/sound.gif width="19" height="15" link="http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/presperfaff.htm"]]**
 * [|past simple and continuous (listening 2 )][[image:http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/grammarindex_archivos/sound.gif width="19" height="15" link="http://baladre.info/english/sedaviwebfront/presperfaff.htm"]]**

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 * new or already in progress: [|Exercise 3], [|Exercise 4]
 * just mentioning or emphasising progress: [|Exercise 5], [|Exercise 6]

http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz-center/sppp4.htm
 * mixed exercises: [|Exercise 7], [|Exercise 8]