Past Simple and Past Continuous

Question 1

Past Simple Uses

Answer 1

1. Habits and routines in the past
2. Official programmes in the past
3. Permanent statements in the past

Also used in stories with Past Continuous

Question 2

Past Simple expressions

Answer 2

Yesterday, last week/month/year, …ago, often, rarely, sometimes, usually, always, never, in winter/summer/spring…, at 5 AM, at 1 PM, then…

Question 3

Past Continuous Uses

Answer 3

1. actions taking place at a certain moment of speaking (that were in full progress)
2. personal programmes in the past
3. actions taking place around a certain moment in the past
4. temporary actions in the past
5. changing situations in the past
6. expressing annoyance

Question 4

Past Continuous expressions

Answer 4

while, as…, during…, that week/year/day/month, that night, the next day, the day before