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The past simple is the verb tense that is used in the English language to narrate events that occurred at a specific time in the past. It corresponds in its meaning approximately to the Spanish simple perfect preterite.

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Past progressive is used to describe an action that began in the past, continued over a period of time, and ultimately ended in the past. It is equivalent to the imperfect or the progressive imperfect.

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We use the past simple [past simple], in the affirmative, to confirm situations that occurred and ended or were repeated in the past. The past simple is created by adding -ed to the end of the verb. When we use the simple past affirmative, we start with the subject followed by the verb in the past tense. For example: - "Yesterday they worked on an important project." = The sentence is affirmative in the past simple, so we add -ed to the end of the verb work (worked). The simple past tense of regular verbs is formed differently depending on the verb ending used. For example: - Suffix -y: "I try". ⇒ "I tried". = We change -y to i and add -ed. - Suffix -e: «I dance». ⇒ "I danced". = we add only -d. - Suffix with accented vowel + consonant (except -w and -y): «I plan». ⇒ "I planned it." = We double the consonant and add -ed.
"NEGATIVE"
To form a negative phrase in the past simple, you must use this order, subject, no (or its abbreviated form did not) and infinitive without a. For example: you went to Japan last year. (You didn't go to Japan last year).
 "INTERROGATIVE"
Interrogative. To ask questions it is necessary to use the auxiliary did + the subject (I, you, he, she, that, we, them) + the verb in the infinitive + the complement: Did you see the thief's face? (Did you see the thief's face?) Did you visit your grandparents last week? (Did you visit your grandparents last week?)

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To form the PAST PROGRESSIVE the auxiliary verb "to be" and the gerund (infinitive + "-ing") of the verb are used. The auxiliary verb "to be" is in the simple past, but keep in mind that "to be" is an irregular verb. Auxiliary Subject (to be) Gerund, I, He, She, It was talking, eating, learning, doing, going...You, We, They were talking, eating, learning, doing, going...Structure Subject + auxiliary verb ("to be") + gerund.

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To form the past continuous the auxiliary verb "to be" and the verb + ing are used. The auxiliary verb "to be" is in the past simple, but note that "to be" is an irregular verb.

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Negative sentences in past continuous tense are formed by writing was not or were not before the verb ending -ing. Was is used for the first person of the singular (I) and for the third persons of the singular (He, She, It). And were is used for other people (You, We, They).

I was not working (Yo no estaba trabajando)

You were not working (Tú no estabas trabajando)

He was not working (Él no estaba trabajando)

She was not working (Ella no estaba trabajando)

It was not working (Eso no estaba trabajando)

You were not working (Usted no estaba trabajando)

We were not working (Nosotros no estábamos trabajando)

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The Past Progressive is a form of the verb that shows that the action was in progress at a given time or in a given period in the past. For example: Yesterday at 7 o'clock Judi was washing the dishes. (Yesterday at 7 a.m. Judi was washing the dishes.)
The structure of past continuous tense is:
[SUBJECT] + was/were + [VERB with ending -ing (gerund)]
[SUBJECT] + was/were not + [VERB with the ending -ing ( gerund)]
was/were + [SUBJECT]+ [VERB with the ending -ing ( gerund)]

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To ask questions in past continuous tense, the verb to be is written in the simple past tense (was and were), then the subject (personal pronoun) is written, and then the main verb with the ending -ing, this ending corresponds to the gerund in Spanish. The question mark is only written at the end:

Was I working…? (¿Yo estaba trabajando?)

Were you working…? (¿Tú estabas trabajando?)

Was he working…? (¿Él estaba trabajando?)

Was she working…? (¿Ella estaba trabajando?)

Was it working…? (¿Eso estaba trabajando?)

Were you working…? (¿Usted estaba trabajando?)

Were we working…? (¿Nosotros estábamos trabajando?)

Were they working…? (¿Ellos estaban trabajando?)

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the past simple is the verb tense that is used in the English language to narrate events that occurred at a specific time in the past. It corresponds in its meaning approximately to the Spanish simple perfect preterite.

How to use auxiliary verbs: "questions" in the past simple
In the past simple, the auxiliary to form the questions is did. Did is used regardless of the person, it is there simply to indicate that it is a question and in the past tense.
You went to the cinema? = Did you go to the cinema?
Did you sleep well? = Did you sleep well?

"Negatives" in the past simple with didn’t
The past simple uses the auxiliary didn’t plus the infinitive verb to form negations.
She didn’t tell me about it.
I didn’t see him yesterday.
We didn’t go to Florida, we went to California.

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       positive questions

Did you watch Dark last night?

Yes I did

Did you make a party with 50 people?

No, I didn’t

Did you wear a face mask?

Yes, I did

Did you go to the university?

No, I didn’t

Did you rent another apartment?

No, I didn’t

Did Sasha really die?

Yes, she did

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¿No trabajaste?
Didn’t you work?

¿No vinieron?
Didn’t they come?

¿Por qué él no habló contigo?
Why didn’t he speak with you?

¿Por qué     él no habló                contigo?
Why           didn’t he speak      with you?

No trabajé.
I didn’t work.

No vinieron.
They didn’t come.

Él no habló conmigo.
He didn’t speak with me.

No llovió ayer.
It didn’t rain yesterday.