Let's begin by completing the sentences in number one with the verbs in parentheses using either the simple past or the past continuous:
1. She saw the spider while she was shopping some fruits.
2. His cell phone rang while he was driving.
3. Nate arrived late when his boss made a speech.
4. They were playing soccer when it started to rain.
5. We were having a party when we took this photo.
6. We heard the score when we were in Florida.
Now, let's complete the story with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. arrived
2. looked
3. didn't see
4. held
5. weren't waiting
6. didn't know
7. was
8. decided
9. went
10. looked
11. were waiting
12. caught
13. stopped
14. got off
15. walked
16. gave
17. was talking
18. ran
19. was carrying
20. read
21. was waiting
22. thought
23. were
24. said
The simple past tense and the past continuous tense are often used together to describe an action that took place while another action was still in progress.
For example: I saw you while I was driving down the street.
The action in progress is "driving down the street." While that action was taking place, another action happened: "saw you".
The structure of the past continuous tense is:
subject + to be (past form) + verb with -ing
The simple past form of regular verbs consists of adding -d, -ed, or -ied to the verb. Examples: dance - danced; look - looked; cry - cried.
If the verb is irregular, it will have its own form. Examples: catch - caught; say - said; run - ran.
In the negative form, we use the auxiliary "didn't". The main verb remains in the base form. Example: She didn't run away from me.
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