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The Past Continuous Rules, Exercises and Quizzes

Posted by Jack Askew on Friday, October 2, 2009, In : Grammar

The Past Continuous is used to talk about what was happening at a special time in the past. It is also know as the Past Progressive. You will be able to see the forms, the use and there is also a link to test your knowledge of the Past Continuous.

Affirmative	Negative
I/he/she/it was playing	I/he/she/it was not playing I/he/she/it wasn’t playing
You/we/they were playing	You/we/they were not playing You/we/they weren’t playing

Question

Was I/he/she/it playing?

Were you...

The Past Simple Tense - Rules, Exercises and Quizzes

Posted by Jack Askew on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, In : Grammar

The past simple is a tense that gets omitted in English conversation by English language learners. "Yesterday I go (instead of went) to the supermarket" is an example of a very common mistake. This post will explain the rules and usage of the past tense along with some phrases and exercises that will help you remember the correct form.

The Rules

Verbs Ending in..	How to make Simple Past	Examples
e	ADD "d"	Wave --> Waved Live --> Lived
one vowel + 1 consonant (not y or w)	Double t...

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Showing Tag: " past" (Show all posts)

The Past Continuous Rules, Exercises and Quizzes

The Past Simple Tense - Rules, Exercises and Quizzes

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