GRAMMAR - PET CAMBRIDGE PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST - TENSES 5

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PAST SIMPLE
1) completed action in the past	I visited Amsterdam last week. Jane lived in Canada in 2005.
2) duration in past	I waited for twenty minutes. The children sat at the beach all day.
3) a series of actions in the past	She finished work and drove to the shop. Adam came in, took off his coat and sat down.
4) habits in the past	When I was a child, I visited my aunt every month. He worked every day last month.
PAST CONTINUOUS
1) interrupted actions in progress	While Sue was reading a book, the plane crashed. I was cooking dinner when the bell rang.
2) parallel actions	She was studying while I was talking. Alan was sleeping and Jenna was watching TV.
3) action going on at a certain time	From 5 to 6 I was listening to music. Yesterday at six she was flying to London.
4) repeated actions irritating the speaker (always, constantly, continually)	She was always criticising me. They were constantly arguing about money.