Past Simple + Past Continuous Basics
Use the negative form of Past Continuous for an ongoing action and Past Simple for a completed action that interrupted it.
Subject + was/were + n’t/ not + verb‑ing + when + subject + past simple verb.
Example:
He wasn’t sleeping when the alarm rang.
He was not sleeping when the alarm rang.
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The Future with "Going to”
Positive Sentences
The Future with "Going to”
Negative Sentences
The Future with "Going to”
Question Sentences
The Future with “will”
Positive Sentences
The Future with “will”
Negative Sentences
The Future with “will”
Question Sentences
Zero Conditional
First Conditional
Present Perfect
Positive Sentences
Past Simple + Past Continuous
Positive Sentences
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