Past Simple

Form

Verb + -ed / irregular verbs

Uses

1. A completed action in the past
   • They developed this device last year.
   • I didn’t go online yesterday.
   • Did she buy that tablet last week?
2. Consecutive actions
   • He turned on the computer and went online.

Time Expressions

Yesterday, last week / year, two days ago, in 2004, in the 15th century, when, then

Past Continuous

Form

Was / Were + verb + -ing

Uses

1. An action in progress in the past
   • At midnight, I was watching a video.
2. An action in progress interrupted by another action
   • She Sigue leyendo →