GRAMMAR FOR CAMBRIDGE FIRST - PAST CONTINUOUS - SIMPLE

Past Simple vs Past Continuous 1

Match the sentences with their functions. The tiles in the right-hand column are sortable. ANSWERS

1)	(PS) completed action in the past	actions completed at a definite point in time in the past
2)	(PS) habits and states in the past	habits which stopped in the past
3)	(PC) + (PC) parallel actions	to indicate that two actions were happening at the same time
4)	(PC) + (PS) interrupted action in the past	used to indicate a long action that was interrupted
5)	(PS) + (PS) + (PS) completed actions	a series of actions in the past that happened chronologically
6)	(PC) repeated actions in the past	repeated past actions which annoyed the speaker
7)	(PS) duration in the past	used with a duration which starts and stops in the past
8)	(PC) actions in progress at a specific point	to refer to actions in progress at a specific point in time
9)	(PS) past facts or generalizations	to describe past facts or generalizations no longer true
10)	(PC) gradual development in the past	to express change and gradual development in the past