GRAMMAR BANK

PAST SIMPLE PATTERN:
+ Affirmative sentences:
- regular verb + ed
- irregular verb (see 2nd column in irregular verbs list)
- Negative sentences: didn´t + infinitive verb
? Questions: did + subject + infinitive verb

PAST CONTINUOUS PATTERN:
+ affirmative sentences: was/were + v-ing
- negative sentences: wasn´t / weren´t + v-ing
? questions: was/were + subject + v-ing

PAST SIMPLE VS PAST CONTINUOUS
1. The ______________________ expresses past actions as simple facts.
2. The ______________________ gives past activities time and duration. The activity can be interrupted.
3. In stories, the _______________________ can desbribe the scene. The ____________________ tells the action.