Past Simple and Past Continuous Tenses (English)

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```plaintext • Subtopic: Past Simple Tense The past simple shows us that an action was in the past, not in the present. Regular past simple verbs have -ed at the end, such as "open" - "opened," while irregular verbs have a different form, for example, "go" - "went." We make the negative with "didn't" and the infinitive verb. Example: My parents called and gave me permission; they didn't say no. • Subtopic: Past Continuous Tense The past continuous shows us that the action was already in progress at a certain time in the past. We form the past continuous tense with the verb "to be" in the past (was/were) and the -ing form of the action verb. Example: What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying. • Subtopic: Using Past Simple and Past Continuous Together When we use these two tenses together, it shows us that the past simple action happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress. Example: While I was studying, I suddenly felt sleepy. ```