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Past Simple Vs.
Past Continuous / Progressive

English 3
Autoridades
Dra. Margarita Teresa de Jesús García Gasca M. en D. Antonio Pérez Martínez
Rectora Coordinador del Plantel Pedro Escobedo
Dr. Javier Ávila Morales C.P. Gloria Inés Rendón García
Secretario Académico Coordinadora del Plantel Pinal de Amoles
M. en E.D. Jaime Nieves Medrano M. en A. Óscar Uriel Cárdenas Rosas
Director de la Escuela de Bachilleres Coordinador del Plantel Bicentenario
M. en C. Rita Ochoa Cruz M. en LIT. José Cupertino Ramírez Zúñiga
Secretaria Académica de la EBA Coordinador del Plantel Amazcala
M. en C. Lucero Canto Guerrero Ing. Juan Fernando Rocha Mier
Coordinadora del Plantel Sur Coordinador del Plantel Concá
M. en C. Edgar Ulloa Hernández M. en A. Hugo Enrique Suárez Camacho
Coordinador del Plantel Norte Coordinador del Plantel Jalpan
Dra. Cypatly Rojas Miranda
Mtra. María de la Luz Ruiz Maqueda
Coordinadora del Plantel San Juan del Río
Coordinadora del Plantel Amealco
Lic. María Patricia Pérez Velázquez
M. en A. José Antonio Cárdenas Rosas
Coordinadora del Plantel Colón
Coordinador del Bachillerato Semiescolarizado
Autores
Gabriela Patricia Cinta Collado
Diana Margarita Juárez Jurado
Claudia Reyes Bravo

• We are starting our Third Partial term, it has been very fast!!!
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for new and interesting
topics of our English III
course
Structure and Uses of Past simple and Past continuous
Look at these uses,
remember them so that
you know in which cases
you must use each tense.
In this chart we can see the
structure of both tenses, that will
help us out to know the
difference between both
structures.
Uses of When and While
When with past continuous and past simple
We use "when" with the past continuous and past simple:
*to describe an action that was in progress (using past continuous) when another action happened (using past
simple):
"I was studying Chemistry at university when I learnt to play tennis."
*to describe a continuous action that was already in progress (using past continuous) and was interrupted by a
shorter action (using past simple):
"I was going to eat when I heard the dog barking."
or
"When I heard the dog barking, I was going to eat."
The action of eating was already in progress and was interrupted when the dog barked.
*"What were you doing when your mother called you?“ This question asks about the action that was interrupted
when your mother called.
*"I was leaving the house.“ The answer means that before your mom called, you were already in the process of
leaving the house.
"while"
We use "while" with the past continuous to describe a continuous action that was in progress at the same time as
another action, using either the past simple or past continuous:
"She read the article while I was doing the gardening."

or "While I was doing the gardening, she read the article."
"She was reading the article while I was doing the gardening."
or "While I was doing the gardening, she was reading the article."
"What were you doing while the telephone rang?" This question asks about your action at the same time as the
telephone rang (suggesting that you were doing something else instead of answering the telephone).
Time expressions past simple and past continuous
Remember that you can use the
adverbs of frequency in the past
simple. They refer to past habits
Usually
Sometimes
Never
Rarely
Seldom
Often
Always
Reading exercises
Exercise 1. Choose the best option.
1. 3.
A.This car park is for
A.Order the cinema tickets
people who use the
B.Collect the tickets
shop.
C.Meet after work to go to
B.No parking here
the cinema.
C.Anyone can park
here
4.
2. A.The café is where the
A.The lift is only for employees builders eat
B.Ask someone if you need help B.
with the lift Students will be told when the
C.The lift isn’t working café is open
C.The café will still be open
while building work is being
done.
Exercise 2. Go to this page and read about Gatesbridge’s
new Marriwether Mall
A2 Reading Topics: Shopping (examenglish.com)

Take a picture of your score
When you finish go to the box where it says A2 Reading

topics and select Accommodation, here is the link too!
A2 Reading Topics: Accommodation (examenglish.com)

Don’t forget to take the image of your score
Practice
Part 1
Exercise 1: Go to this page and read the explanation, after it, answer grammar test 1 and
grammar test 2 When you finish, take a screen shot of your activities
Past continuous and past simple | Grammar - Beginner to pre-intermediate | British Council
Exercise 2: Answer these listening exercise

https://es.liveworksheets.com/pb1253949cl
When you finish answering the exercise click on “terminado” you will see a screen, click
where it says “comprobar mis respuestas” take a screen shot of your grade with your name
on it and include it in your activities
Part 2
Exercise 1, complete using past simple or past continuous
1.When he was younger, he _____________ his skateboard every day. (ride)
2. He _______ a mountain when the snow storm began. (climb)
Who ____ you ______ to when I saw you at the party last night? (speak)
I ______ in London when _________my passport. (travel / lose)

Exercise 2, complete using past simple or past continuous. Select the best option
1.She couldn’t answer the phone while she ___ to someone at the door
A. were talked, B.were talking C. was talking D. was talked
2.They must have woken up early. They ____ breakfast when I came downstairs.
A. was make B.made C.was made D. were making
3. “What did you do after you heard the noise?” “I ___ outside the window”
A. looked B.was looking C.were looking D.did look
4.What ____ when I interrupted you?

A. did you watch B.was you watching C.you were watching D. were you watching
5.”What time did you leave school?” “We _____ at 3 pm”

A. was leaving B.left C.were leaving D. leave
Part 3
Exercise 1 Complete with past simple and past continuous
1) We _________ basketball when the fire _________. (play/start)

2) She ________any French when he was in Canada three year ago. (not/learn)
3) Joe _______off the ladder while he _______ the kitchen. (fall/paint)
4) Yesterday at 5 pm I ________my English essay. (still/do)
5) Who ______the delicious breakfast the day before yesterday? (cook)
6) The other day I ________a nice T-shirt in the shop window. (see)
7) We _________dinner between six and seven yesterday evening. (have)
8) While my mother _________a paper my father ________a meal. (read/prepare)
9) What ___________when you saw the accident happened? (you/do)
10) Ford Company _________60,000 cars in 2007. (make)
Exercise 2. Complete the exercise using time expressions for past simple and continuous
Time expressions ( Past Simple vs Past Continuous) - Ordenar por grupo (wordwall.net)
Answer the exercises of Ordenar por grupo, verdadero o falso and abre la caja.
When you finish, take a picture of your results in each of the exercises.
Yeiii!!!!
We have finished this
week’s work!!
It was very useful and
productive.
Now you know how to
use Past simple and Past
Continuous /
progressive.
Good Work!!!
References
• English Grammar Online. Present Progressive- Introduction. Disponible en:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive
• Evans, V., Dooley, J. (2009). Upload 3 US Student Book and Workbook. USA:
Express Publishing.
• Fool’s Garden. (1995). Lemon Tree [song]. Dish of the Day.
• Milner, M. (2010). World English 1. USA: Heinle Cengage Learning.

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Past Simple Vs.

Past Continuous / Progressive

Gabriela Patricia Cinta Collado

Diana Margarita Juárez Jurado

Claudia Reyes Bravo

Well, let’s hit the road

"She read the article while I was doing the gardening."

A2 Reading Topics: Shopping (examenglish.com)

When you finish go to the box where it says A2 Reading

A2 Reading Topics: Accommodation (examenglish.com)

Exercise 2: Answer these listening exercise

1.When he was younger, he _____________ his skateboard every day. (ride)

2. He _______ a mountain when the snow storm began. (climb)

I ______ in London when _________my passport. (travel / lose)

4.What ____ when I interrupted you?

5.”What time did you leave school?” “We _____ at 3 pm”

1) We _________ basketball when the fire _________. (play/start)

• English Grammar Online. Present Progressive- Introduction. Disponible en:

• Fool’s Garden. (1995). Lemon Tree [song]. Dish of the Day.

• Milner, M. (2010). World English 1. USA: Heinle Cengage Learning.

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