Past simple and past continuous - 6 Minute Grammar

How well do you know English grammar? Here we teach you two commonly confused grammar points - the past simple and the past continuous!
👉 We use the English PAST SIMPLE TENSE for something that happened and finished in the past. We use it when we say or know the time when something happened.
👉 We use the PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE for something that happened in the past but was not finished at a particular time. This can be an exact time in the past (12 o’clock, etc.) or the time when another thing happened.

☺️Watch the video to learn how to use both!☺️

You'll find a quiz on our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/...

0:00 Introductions
0:07 Past Simple & the Past Continuous
4:31 Quiz


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