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PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINIOUS - Coggle Diagram
PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINIOUS
We use the past simple to express that something ended or was completed, and that the period of time in which it occurred has also ended.
(+)
Subj + V + Irre ( 2nd column + C
I went to my grandparents house the other day
Subj + V + Reg (-ed) + C
He traveled to Italy for 6 months
(-)
Subj + didn't + v + c
I didn't go to the grandparents house the other day
He didn't go on a trip to italy
(?)
Did + subj + v + c + ?
Did you go to grandparents house the other day
Did you go on a trip to Italy for 6 months?
KEYWORDS
Yesterday
how long ago?
in 2000
when
just now
The other day
A few days ago
Last week (month, year...)
Yesterday
The present continuous generally refers to situations or actions that are being carried out at the moment
(+)
Subj + V to be in past (was/were) + V inf -ing + C
She was dancing
We were buying
(-)
Subj + V to be in past in negative (wasn't/weren't) + V -ing + C
She wasn't dancing
We weren't buying
(?)
V to be in past (was/were) + subj + V inf -ing + C + ?
Was she dancing?
Were we buying?
KEYWORDS
At the moment
In the meantime
When
Just