Past Simple Past Continuous Timeline

Often the past continuous is mixed with the past simple to show what was happening when something happened.

Past simple past continuous timeline. Timeline created by orlando 11. Duration from the past until now. It is also called the past progressive tense. I went to school.

The past continuous refers to the longer event and the simple past to the event that interrupted it. Past continuous we can use to talk about past events. An action still continuing from the past to the present. Past continuous uses use 1 interrupted action in the past.

Subject past simple of the verb to have past participle time expessions already after before by the time as soon as when. It s a compound tense. The interruption is usually a shorter action in the simple past. I was washing the car when it rained.

Find explanations on the past simple timeline form uses below. Past perfect is located before the past simple. Has have been present participle past simple. Past simple uses are to talk about actions that started and finished in the past.

An action that happened at a specific point in the past. A series of completed actions. Simple past actions that happened at a specific time in the past whether known or implicit. Past facts or generalizations.

Verb ed or irregular verbs. Simple past past continuous past perfect i wish simple past. The past simple shows us that an action was in the past not in the present. We ll explore the past continuous timeline form uses and examples below.

The past continuous tense is used to express that an action was on going in the past and if it was interrupted by another action. A timeline created with timetoast s interactive timeline maker. Completed action in the past. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.

Use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in the past was interrupted. Past simple we can use to discuss actions and states we see you in the past dec 9 1971. I was driving to work when i crashed my car or. As i was driving to work i crashed my car.

Yesterday i had prepared my books before going to school the verb is composed of. Habits in the past. The past continuous and the past simple help us to show how two past actions or situations are connected. Regular past simple verbs have ed at the end e g.

It also expresses that two on going situations were happening at the same time in the past. Past continuous timeline created by plmnko. The past simple timeline is for actions in the past. It is also used to talk about past habits and repeated actions.

An action that happened in the past.