SPEAKING

PAST SIMPLE / PAST CONTINUOUS

PAST SIMPLE

regular verbs:  -ed

irregular verbs: study here

Affirmative

She worked in London last year

I bought some food yesterday


Negative

I didn´t work in London last year

I didn´t buy any food yesterday


Questions

Where did you work last year?

Did you buy any food yesterday?


You can practise here


PAST CONTINUOUS

was (I, he, she, it)

were (you, we, they)

was / were + Verb -ing


1.Action in progress at a specific moment

Susan was studying at 6.30

2.Interrupted actions:   - the longer action: continuous

                                               - the shorter action: simple

We were playing when it started to rain

While  she was studying, the telephone rang


You can practise here

Present simple / Present continuous

PRESENT SIMPLE

I watch a soap opera every day

She usually writes an e-mail to her friends

I don´t visit my cousins very often

She doesn´t play computer games in the morning

Where do you live?

What music does she listen to?


You can practise here


PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am watching a film now

She is writing an e-mail at the moment

I am not working now

She isn´t talking on the phone at the moment

What are you doing now?

Is she having breakfast?