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Past Simple - Coggle Diagram
Past Simple
Time expressions
Last
Yesterday
Ago
When
In
Structure
Affirmative: subject+verb in past simple+time expressions
Negative: subject+didn't+verb in present+time expressions
Questions: did+subject+verb in present+time expressions
Examples
Afirmative: I went to the cinema last week
Negative: I didn't play football yesterday
Question: Did you go to Paris last year?
Use
Finished actions or situations in the past.
Talking about a thing that happened after another
Differences
Past continuos
Structure
Afirmative: subject+was/were+verb+ing
Negative: subject+was/were+not+verb+ing
Questions: was/were+subject+verb+ing
Use
Talk about activities in progress at a moment in the past
Describe scenes in a story or description
Talk about an activity in progress in the past that was interrupted by another activity
Time expressions
All day
The whole day
While
As
Examples
Afirmative: He was traveling to Venice
Negative: He was not going to my house
Question: Was she studying history?