Grammar Review: Past Simple vs Continuous

Review of Tenses 1

Present simple (I work / He works. --  Do you work? / Does he work? -- We don't work / She doesn't work) is used for activities we do: always, usually, often, sometimes, seldom, never, etc
Present Continuous (I am working / Are you working? / They aren't working) is used for activities which are happening:  now, at the moment, these days, this week/month/year/weekend, tomorrow
Past simple (I played / Did he play? / She didn't play) is used for activities we did in the past. They are finished and completed (yesterday, last Monday/week/month/year, when..., in 2000, etc)
Past Continuous (I was playing / Was he playing? / They weren't playing) is used for activities which were happening when something else happened. (yesterday at 8 o'clock, at that moment, while, as...)

Grammar: Past Simple vs Continuous

Verb Tenses

You must correctly select 

present simple / continuous,

past simple / continuous

or future

Past vs Present Tense

1 - What are you doing now? (Present Continuous)

I am walking to school now. / Are you driving to school now? / No, I'm not.

2 - What do you do every day? (Present Simple)

I walk to school every day. / Do you drive to school? / No, I don't.

3 - What did you do yesterday? (Past Simple)

I walked to school yesterday. / Did you drive yesterday? / No, I didn't.

Grammar: Past Continuous

PAST CONTINUOUS
Affirmative  P	Negative   O	Short Negative   O	Question  ?
I was playing	I was not playing	I wasn’t playing	Was I playing?
You were playing	You were not playing	You weren’t playing	Were you playing?
He was playing	He was not playing	He wasn’t playing	Was he playing?
She was playing	She was not playing	She wasn’t playing	Was she playing?
It was playing	It was not playing	It wasn’t playing	Was It playing?
We were playing	We were not playing	We weren’t playing	Were we playing?
You were playing	You were not playing	You weren’t playing	Were you playing?
They were playing	They were not playing	They weren’t playing	Were they playing?

Time Words

while, as, that (that day/ month / year...), at 10:00 yesterday

What were you doing at 10:00 o'clock yesterday?

At 10:00 o'clock yesterday I was studying.

While I was studying my mother was cooking.

My dad was working in the garden.

While  my sister was cleaning her room my brother was playing the guitar.

While  my dad was working in the garden, it started to rain.

While it was raining my dog was playing in the rain.