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We generally use the past continuous to talk about actions and states in progress (happening) around a particular time in the past. It can emphasise that the action or state continued for a period of time in the past

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We generally use the past continuous to talk about actions and states in progress (happening) around a particular time in the past. It can emphasise that the action or state continued for a period of time in the past

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The past perfect tense is for talking about something that happened before something else in the past.

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The past perfect tense is for talking about something that happened before something else in the past.

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To talk about something that started in the past and continued up to another action or time in the past.
To talk about unreal or imaginary situations in the past

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When one event is more important than another in the past, we can use the past continuous for the background event (the less important event) and the past simple for the main event:

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When one event is more important than another in the past, we can use the past continuous for the background event (the less important event) and the past simple for the main event:

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[background event]

Lisa was cycling to school when

[main event]

she saw the accident.

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actions that happens before a specific time in the past

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actions that happens before a specific time in the past

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We can use the past continuous to talk about repeated background events in the past. It can suggest that the situation was temporary or subject to change:

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We can use the past continuous to talk about repeated background events in the past. It can suggest that the situation was temporary or subject to change:

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She was feeding her neighbours’ cat every morning while they were on holiday. Then one morning, it was gone.

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Subject + to be(in the past: was or were) + gerund :verb (ing) + complement

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Subject + to be(in the past: was or were) + gerund :verb (ing) + complement

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Was he sleeping when she came home?
Where they sleeping?

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S + had + Verb past participle + Complement

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S + had + Verb past participle + Complement

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They had studied Portuguese before they went to Brazil

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They had studied Portuguese before they went to Brazil

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You hadn´t woken up early

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The simple past expresses actions or situations that occurred in the past and that have already finished.

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Had you visited the Empire State?

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(+) Subject + Verb with ED (irregular verbs) + Complement
(-) Subject + did not + Verb (base form) + Complement
(?) Did + Subject + Verb(base form) + Complement

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example:

I washed the car yesterday in the morning.

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To form the simple past of regular verbs you have to add -ed or -d to the basic form of the verb.

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For example: To express interrupted action in the past. "I was driving to work when i crashed my car."

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For example: To express interrupted action in the past. "I was driving to work when i crashed my car."

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To describe repetition and irritation. "He was always complaining in class."

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I talked to my best friend last night.

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To express habits in the past

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(?) Did she work yesterday?
(-) He did not run on monday
(+) They played together in highschool