Past Simple and Past Continuous – (Adult version) Learn English Grammar

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when we talk about moments in the past

when we talk about moments in the past we can use many different forms an

we can use many different forms an

we can use many different forms an example of the most common form is the

example of the most common form is the

example of the most common form is the past simple for example I went to New

past simple for example I went to New

past simple for example I went to New York last week the form we used here is

York last week the form we used here is

York last week the form we used here is subject verb in past or verb too and the

subject verb in past or verb too and the

subject verb in past or verb too and the object but when we tell a story about

object but when we tell a story about

object but when we tell a story about the past we probably won’t only use the

the past we probably won’t only use the

the past we probably won’t only use the past simple for example I was talking to

past simple for example I was talking to

past simple for example I was talking to my friend for this I used past

my friend for this I used past

my friend for this I used past continuous and the form is subject B in

continuous and the form is subject B in

continuous and the form is subject B in the past so was or were depending on the

the past so was or were depending on the

the past so was or were depending on the subject and the verb with ing which is

subject and the verb with ing which is

subject and the verb with ing which is called Jarrett and the object okay now

called Jarrett and the object okay now

called Jarrett and the object okay now you’re going to watch your story before

you’re going to watch your story before

you’re going to watch your story before you watch get a pen and paper you’re

you watch get a pen and paper you’re

you watch get a pen and paper you’re going to write the actions that you see

going to write the actions that you see

going to write the actions that you see in either past simple or past continuous

in either past simple or past continuous

in either past simple or past continuous oh my god something crazy happened last

oh my god something crazy happened last

oh my god something crazy happened last night

so now you’re going to watch again with

so now you’re going to watch again with the answers oh my god something crazy

the answers oh my god something crazy

the answers oh my god something crazy happened last night so I was having sex

happened last night so I was having sex

happened last night so I was having sex with my girlfriend and then suddenly the

with my girlfriend and then suddenly the

with my girlfriend and then suddenly the cat jumped on the bed so he stopped and

cat jumped on the bed so he stopped and

cat jumped on the bed so he stopped and looked it was staring at us and meowing

looked it was staring at us and meowing

looked it was staring at us and meowing at us it was really strange I had to

at us it was really strange I had to

at us it was really strange I had to stop I had to shoot it in the face it

stop I had to shoot it in the face it

stop I had to shoot it in the face it was just so strange

if you got everything correct well done

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okay let’s look at each action of the

okay let’s look at each action of the story

story

story imagine this timeline represents the

imagine this timeline represents the

imagine this timeline represents the time of the story the first action is

time of the story the first action is

time of the story the first action is have sex the duration of this action is

have sex the duration of this action is

have sex the duration of this action is quite long and lasts the whole of the

quite long and lasts the whole of the

quite long and lasts the whole of the story for that reason because it’s the

story for that reason because it’s the

story for that reason because it’s the background action happening all the time

background action happening all the time

background action happening all the time in the story we’ll say it in past

in the story we’ll say it in past

in the story we’ll say it in past continuous so I was having sex our next

continuous so I was having sex our next

continuous so I was having sex our next action is the cat jump it happened once

action is the cat jump it happened once

action is the cat jump it happened once very short time in the middle of the

very short time in the middle of the

very short time in the middle of the having sex so we say it in past simple

having sex so we say it in past simple

having sex so we say it in past simple the cat jumped on the bed our next

the cat jumped on the bed our next

the cat jumped on the bed our next action exactly the same reason the stop

action exactly the same reason the stop

action exactly the same reason the stop so we will just say we stopped the next

so we will just say we stopped the next

so we will just say we stopped the next action exactly the same notice you have

action exactly the same notice you have

action exactly the same notice you have passed simple past simple and this one

passed simple past simple and this one

passed simple past simple and this one we looked also past simple to list past

we looked also past simple to list past

we looked also past simple to list past simple actions will show the order of

simple actions will show the order of

simple actions will show the order of events the next action is the cat stare

events the next action is the cat stare

events the next action is the cat stare the cat stare lasted a long time he

the cat stare lasted a long time he

the cat stare lasted a long time he wants to put emphasis on a long time for

wants to put emphasis on a long time for

wants to put emphasis on a long time for that reason he said the cat was staring

that reason he said the cat was staring

that reason he said the cat was staring at us so here’s another reason for past

at us so here’s another reason for past

at us so here’s another reason for past continuous it puts emphasis on a long

continuous it puts emphasis on a long

continuous it puts emphasis on a long time the next action was the cat meow

time the next action was the cat meow

time the next action was the cat meow this happened a few times many many

this happened a few times many many

this happened a few times many many times and this is also another reason to

times and this is also another reason to

times and this is also another reason to use past continuous the cat was meowing

use past continuous the cat was meowing

use past continuous the cat was meowing something happens many many times

something happens many many times

something happens many many times continuous puts emphasis on that

continuous puts emphasis on that

continuous puts emphasis on that so we have a few reasons to use past

so we have a few reasons to use past

so we have a few reasons to use past simple and past continuous with past

simple and past continuous with past

simple and past continuous with past continuous background actions I was

continuous background actions I was

continuous background actions I was having sex repeated actions

having sex repeated actions

having sex repeated actions the cat was meowing for long actions the

the cat was meowing for long actions the

the cat was meowing for long actions the cat was staring for a long time past

cat was staring for a long time past

cat was staring for a long time past simple basically the important actions

simple basically the important actions

simple basically the important actions in the story but they’re short actions

in the story but they’re short actions

in the story but they’re short actions and usually only happen once okey-dokey

and usually only happen once okey-dokey

and usually only happen once okey-dokey now you’re going to watch another

now you’re going to watch another

now you’re going to watch another cartoon in this story notice when we use

cartoon in this story notice when we use

cartoon in this story notice when we use past simple and when we use past

past simple and when we use past

past simple and when we use past continuous but also the reasons why we

continuous but also the reasons why we

continuous but also the reasons why we use each form November 1938 it was

use each form November 1938 it was

use each form November 1938 it was raining and I was hungry she looked at

raining and I was hungry she looked at

raining and I was hungry she looked at me and said nice night isn’t it she was

me and said nice night isn’t it she was

me and said nice night isn’t it she was smoking a cigarette knee tapping her

smoking a cigarette knee tapping her

smoking a cigarette knee tapping her fingers on the table she was talking to

fingers on the table she was talking to

fingers on the table she was talking to me but I couldn’t hear anything I wasn’t

me but I couldn’t hear anything I wasn’t

me but I couldn’t hear anything I wasn’t thinking about anything other than the

thinking about anything other than the

thinking about anything other than the woman just outside she was holding some

woman just outside she was holding some

woman just outside she was holding some hay in her hand

hay in her hand

hay in her hand I answered the waitress jelly

time for a test in these situations

time for a test in these situations should we write past simple or past

should we write past simple or past

should we write past simple or past continuous write your answers and follow

continuous write your answers and follow

continuous write your answers and follow the link after the video to check