Past continuous vs past simple

Hi, there!
Study the past continuous form in this short video. It's in Spanish version.

1. Watch the video. You can "pause", and play the video again in difficult parts.
2. Use the examples in the video to make a diagram with the elements of English past continuous.

Then, watch and study this new video. It's very short and gives examples of the differences between past simple and past continuous.

Please, follow these steps to study this video:

1. Watch the video. Remember that you can "pause", and play the video again.
2. Take notes on the examples, and write your examples.
3. Write questions difficult aspects on the video. We'll discuss them in class.

Revision of English Verb Tenses (II)

Present simple

Use these links to practise the Present simple tense

• Affirmative: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2975
• Negative: http://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_tense/simple_present_negative.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2784
• Wh- questions: http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/whquestions.html

Here you can check the use of the present simple http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/present-simple-word-order.html

Present continuous

Use these links to practise the Present continuous tense

• Affirmative:https://elt.oup.com/student/project3rdedition/level1/unit6/grammar/exercise2?cc=global&selLanguage=en
• Negative:http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form/exercises?form03
• Yes/No questions: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/present_progressive.htm
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-progressive/form/exercises?form05

Here you can check the use of the present continuous http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/search/label/Present%20Continuous

Past Simple

Use these links to practise the past simple tense

• Affirmative: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?04
• Negative: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-4.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-simple-exercise-5.html
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past/exercises?07

Here you can check the use of the past simple http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/past-simple-for-beginners-1-eso.html

Past continuous

Use these links to practise the past continuous tense

• Affirmative: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/past_progressive_statements.htm
• Negative: http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/past_cont/past_cont_neg.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/past_progressive.htm
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive/exercises?07

Here you can check the use of the past continuous http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

Present Perfect

Use these links to practise the Present perfect tense

• Affirmative: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?04
• Negative: http://www.adelescorner.org/grammar/pres_perfect/pres_perfect_neg.html
• Yes/No questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?07
• Wh- questions: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple/exercises?08

Here you can check the use of the present perfect http://teacher-chema.blogspot.com.es/2012/05/form-of-present-perfect.html

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

Los de 4º pueden consultar la teoría sobre el uso del Past Simple y el Past Continuous aquí

• http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro

Podéis hacer ejercicios sobre el Past Simple y el Past Continuous aquí

• Acciones en el pasado que se suceden o que pasaban a la vez: Exercise 1, Exercise 2
• Acciones en el pasado que empezaron y acabaron o que todavía se estaban realizando: Exercise 3, Exercise 4
• Enfatizar que varias acciones estaban sucediendo a la vez: Exercise 5, Exercise 6
• Ejercicios mezclados: Exercise 7, Exercise 8