PAST SIMPLE
AFFIRMATIVE
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NEGATIVE
did not / didn’t
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INTERROGATIVE
Did
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R
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ed
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She played the piano.
She ate pizza.
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She didn’t play the piano.
She didn’t eat pizza.
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Did she play the piano?
Did she eat pizza?
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I
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list
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USE
An event that finished in the past.
SPELLING
watch......................watched
live..........................lived
study......................studied
stop........................stopped
| PAST CONTINUOUS |
Subject + to be (past simple) + verb ing
She was playing tennis at five o'clock.
She wasn't playing tennis at five o'clock.
Was she playing tennis at five o`clock?
USE
Actions in progress at a particular time in the past.
PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS
I ate fish yesterday. (completed action)
She was studying maths yesterday. (continuous action)
She was studying maths yesterday. (continuous action)
She was cooking dinner when the telephone rang.
(ongoing action) (interrupting action)
