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Past (Continuous (Time expressions (Last...at, All the yesterdays, In that…
Past
Continuous
Use
Actions in the past that take place at a particular time
Wh questions
Time expressions
Last...at
All the yesterdays
In that moment
Form
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Subject+wasn't/weren't+verb+ing
I wasn't eating
?
Was/were+subject+verb+ing
Was I eating?
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Subject+was/were+verb+ing
I was eating
Simple
Use
Actions started an finished in the past
Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a story)
With the Past Continuous to refer to a short action that interrupts a longer one
Time expressions
Ago
Yesterday
Last
Form
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Subject+didn't+infinitive verb
I didn't talk
?
Did+subject+infinitive verb
Did I talk?
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Subject+verb+ed or irregular
I talked
When and while
When and while
When
For introduce a second action
I was talking on the phone when you arrived home
While
Things happening in the same time
I was talking on the phone while you were cooking