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SimplePast – Past Progressive

Form

Simple Past	Past Progressive
irregular verbs: see 2nd column of irregular verbs I spoke regular verbs: verb + ed I worked	past form of 'be' + ing form of verb I was speaking you were speaking he / she / it was speaking we were speaking they were speaking

Exceptions

Exceptions when adding 'ed' :	Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
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)	silent e is dropped (but: does not apply for -ee) Example: come - coming but: agree - agreeing after a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Example: sit - sitting final l is always doubled in British English (not in American English) Example: travel - travelling final ie becomes y.

Use

After another or at the same time?

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

Simple Past	Past Progressive
after another She came home, switched on the computer and checked her e-mails.	at the same time Simon was playing on the computer while his brother was watchin TV.

New action or already in progress?

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

Simple Past	Past Progressive
new action My mobile rang (when I was sitting in a meeting.)	action already in progress While I was sitting in a meeting, (my mobile suddenly rang.)

Only mentioning or emphasising progress?

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

Simple Past	Past Progressive
just mentioning Colin played football yesterday.	emphasising progress Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was playing football.

Certain Verbs

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

• state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
  

Example: We wereon holiday.

• possession: belong, have
  

Example: Sam hada cat.

• senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
  

Example: He feltthe cold.

• feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
  

Example: Jane loved pizza.

• brain work: believe, know, think, understand
  

Example: I didnot understand him.

• introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
  

Example: “I am watching TV,“ he saidSignalwords

Simple Past	Past Progressive
first then If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)	when while as long as

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