UNIT 2

PAST CONTINUOUS
STATE AND ACTIONS VERBS
PAST CONTINUOUS VS PAST SIMPLE
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The past continuous is used for actions that were happening at a specific time in the past .
• Grammar
• Grammar:
 AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

EXAMPLES:
• I was talking .
• I was eating .
• They were learning .
 NEGATIVE SENTENCES

EXAMPLES:
• I wasn’t talking .
• He wasn't eating .
• They weren't learning .
 INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

EXAMPLES:
• Were you talking ?
• Was he eating ?
• Were they learning ?
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ACTIONS VERBS VERBS VERBS

• Action verbs can have simple and • State verbs usually do not have continuous
continuous forms. forms.

• An action verb refers to a movement or a • A status verb describes a quality, a situation

change or even a property.
• know, believe, love, hate, remember,
• write, work, break, kick, cook, drink, etc.
assume, understand, want, desire, etc.
• do
• be and have.
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• EXAMPLES: • EXAMPLES:
• The kids run through the park.-Los • I believe in fairies. — Creo en las
niños corren por el parque. hadas.
• The dog wags his tail.-El perro menea
• I love music. — Me encanta la
la cola.
música.
• The carpenter is building a bench.-
• I am tall. — Soy alto
El carpintero está fabricando un banco.
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• the continuous past does not specify whether the actions ended or not, but emphasizes
that they were in development
• However, we can use the past continuous to emphasize that the action took place
temporarily.
• In stories or stories the past continuous is used to describe or set an action.
PAST CONTINUOUS
 PAST SIMPLE

• The simple past describes finished actions.

• For simultaneous actions:
If the actions are consecutive, the verbs will go in the past simple.
• To talk about habitual actions, the simple past is usually used.
PAST SIMPLE
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• The verbs ending in -e simply add a -d .

• The monosyllable verbs ending in a vowel followed by a single consonant or the

accentuated verb verbs in the last syllable, duplicate the final consonant by adding -ed .
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• Verbs ending in -l preceded by a single vowel duplicate the final -l in British English.

• Verbs ending in -and preceded by consonant change -y to -i and add -ed .

• However, if they are preceded by a vowel they follow the general rule of adding -ed . For