Simple Past and Present Progressive Review PPT

Simple Past and Past Progressive

Kazue Suzuki

ISTE 635: Technology for Language Learning and Teaching

Biola University

Q: In which sentence did the game end before the people left?

A. When the basketball game ended, the people were leaving.

B. When the basketball game ended, the people left.

Q: Which sentence tells us that JiEun finished writing an essay?

A. JiEun wrote an essay.

B. JiEun was writing an essay.

Q: In which sentence do we know that the vase fell on the ground?

A. The vase fell.

B. The vase was falling.

Q: Which sentence talks about two actions that were in progress at the same time?

A. While it was raining, we were waiting in the room.

B. When it rained, we waited in the room.

Q: In which sentence was the speech interrupted?

A. When the bell rang, she gave a speech.

B. When the bell rang, she was giving a speech.