1. VY_32_INOVACE_GLUMBIKOVA:GRAMAT.17
Past tenses,
simple or continuous ?

2. Explanation with animated pictures focused on the use
Past simple or Past continuous?
Explanation with animated pictures
focused on the use
of Past continuous tense.
Short Power Point game to check
the knowledge and a final story to be
completed with correct past form
of the verbs and finished by students.
Mgr. Soňa Glumbíková

3. Type 1 While he was working outside, it started to rain.
Past simple or Past continuous?
While he was working outside,
it started to rain.
Past continuous tells us the background information.
Past simple tells us about a shorter action
or interruption.

4. While she was jumping the rope,
Type 1
Past simple or Past continuous?
While she was jumping the rope,
a dog appeared.

5. Past simple or Past continuous?
Type 2
Past simple or Past continuous?
While she was washing their dog Rex,
her husband was walking
their second dog Max.
Two things were happening at the same time,
we use past continuous in both the sentences.

6. While they were dancing, their grandma was driving to visit them.
Type 2
Past simple or Past continuous?
While they were dancing,
their grandma was driving to visit them.

7. He was building the wall whole day. to emphasise the activity.
Type 3
Past simple or Past continuous?
He was building the wall whole day.
We use past continuous
to emphasise the activity.

8. He was playing the match.
Type 3
Past simple or Past continuous?
He was playing the match.

9. Type 4 He was playing the bass at 7 p.m.
Past simple or Past continuous?
He was playing the bass at 7 p.m.
We use past continuous
to talk about the things which were happening
at or around fixed time.

10. Type 4
Past simple or Past continuous?
He was vacuuming at 3 p.m.

11. Past simple or Past continuous?
Type 1
Use the words and write a correct sentence.
Then click on the correct “Type“ and check.
Type 2
She/ sunbathe, the cat / eat sausages.
She was sunbathing while the cat was eating sausages.
Type 3
Type 4

12. Past simple or Past continuous?
Type 1
Use the words and write a correct sentence.
Then click on the correct “Type“ and check.
Type 2
He / plant / rice, the storm / begin.
He was planting rice when the storm began.
Type 3
Type 4

13. Past simple or Past continuous?
Type 1
Use the words and write a correct sentence.
Then click on the correct “Type“ and check.
Type 2
She/ shop/ at the market at 7 a.m.
She was shopping at the market at 7a.m.
Type 3
Type 4

14. Past simple or Past continuous?
Type 1
Use the words and write a correct sentence.
Then click on the correct “Type“ and check.
Type 2
He/ repair his car/ all the day.
He was repairing his car all the day.
Type 3
Type 4

15. Put the verb in brackets into the correct past tense.
Past simple or Past continuous?
Put the verb in brackets into the correct past tense.
Ten people (sit) around the table.
It (rain) outside.
Suddenly the door (open) and
a woman (enter) the room.
She (wear) dark green trousers.
Everyone (stare) at her but she (not say)
anything.
She slowly (go) to the table and (put)
an envelope on it.
They just (stare) at her as she left the room.
Solution is on the next slide.

16. Put the verb in brackets into the correct past tense.
Past simple or Past continuous?
Put the verb in brackets into the correct past tense.
Ten people were sitting around the table.
It was raining outside.
Suddenly the door opened and a woman entered
the room.
She was wearing dark green trousers.
Everyone stared at her but she didn't say anything.
She slowly went to the table and put an envelope on it.
They were just staring at her as she left the room.
Finish the story
(Who was the woman? Who were the other people?What was
in the envelope?What were the people doing after opening
the envelope? What was the woman doing after leaving the room?

17. WELL DONE! Past simple or Past continuous? LINK:
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