past simple and continuous

Past simple and past continuous

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Uses

-A completed action in the past

-a series of completed actions in the past

Uses

-An incomplete action in progress at a specific time in the past

-An incomplete action interrupted by another action

-Two incomplete actions in progress at the same time in the past

Affirmative

-I/you finished

-He/she/it finished

-we/you/they finished

Negative

-i/you didn´t finish

-He/she/it didn´t finish

-we/they/you didn´t finish

Interrogative

-Did i/you finish

-Did he/she/it finish

-Did we/they/you finish

-Subject+verb ed or irregular

-Subject+didn´t+ base form

-Did+subject+base form

Negative

-i/he/she/it wasn´t writing

we/you/they weren´t writing

Affirmative

-i/he/she/it was writing

-We/you7they were writing

Interrogative

-Was I/he/she/it writing

were We/you/they writing

-Subject+was/were+verb ending in ing

-Subject wasn´t/weren´t+verb ending in ing

WAS/WERE+Subject+verb ending in ing

e----ed

vocal+y----add ed

consonant+y-------I+ed--CARRY-CARRIED

PREFER---PREFERRED