Lesson 15: Past Continuous and Past Simple
In this lesson, you will learn how to use and distinguish between the Past Continuous and Past Simple tenses in English.
About this lesson
In this lesson, you will dive into the world of past tenses in English. We will take a detailed look at how the Past Continuous and Past Simple are formed and when they are used — especially when they appear together in the same sentence. You will learn how to describe actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past, as well as short, completed actions. Get ready to build more complex sentences and tell compelling stories!
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Recognise and form the Past Continuous Tense.
- Recognise and form the Past Simple Tense.
- Use the Past Continuous correctly to describe ongoing actions in the past.
- Use the Past Simple to describe completed actions in the past.
- Combine the Past Continuous and Past Simple in a single sentence to talk about interrupted actions.
Lesson vocabulary
- Studying — Учене / Учеше She was studying all afternoon yesterday.
- Working — Работещ / Работеше They were working late last night.
- Watching — Гледане / Гледаше What were you watching on TV?
- Cooking — Готвене / Готвеше My mother was cooking dinner when I arrived.
- Reading — Четене / Четеше He was reading a book in the park.
- Sleeping — Спане / Спеше The baby was sleeping peacefully.
- Walking — Ходене / Ходеше We were walking in the rain.
- Driving — Шофиране / Шофираше He was driving home when he saw an accident.
- Ringing — Звънене / Звънеше The phone was ringing constantly.
- Called — Обади се / Извика She called me yesterday evening.
- Saw — Видя I saw him at the supermarket.
- Arrived — Пристигна They arrived an hour ago.