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Past Simple vs Past Continuous (updated)

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Form

Simple Past

Past Progressive

Exceptions when adding 'ed' :

when the final letter is e, only add d.
Example: love - loved

after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled
Example: admit - admitted

final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English)
Example: travel - travelled

after a consonant, final y becomes i. (but: not after a vowel)
Example: worry - he worried
but: play - he played

Exceptions when adding 'ing' :

See also explanations on Simple Past and Past Progressive

Use

After another or at the same time?

Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after another or at the same time?

New action or already in progress?

If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past Progressive for the action already in progress.

Only mentioning or emphasising progress?

Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for short actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an action was taking place at a certain time?

Certain Verbs

The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Past (not in the progressive form).

Signal words

Exercises on Simple Past and Past Progressive

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Gegenüberstellung von Simple Past - Past Progressive

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THE PAST (Past Simple and Past Continuous) - 1

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Anwer the questions. Pay attention to the tense (Past Simple or Past Continuous) and write the answer in the same tense.