Where were you born?

I was born in Sao Paulo.

I wasn t born in Seattle.

Where were your parents

born?

They were your born in Hong

Kong.

They weren t born in the U.S.

I

HE

SHE

IT

WAS

YOU

WE

THEY

WERE

Completed actions that took place at a defenite time in the

past. The time either mentioned or implied.

Did you hurt yourself?

Yes, I did

What did you do?

I called for help.

PAST CONTINUOS

Use the past continuos to set the background for a

story or tell about events in progress in the past. Use

the simple past for completed actions in the past.

I was talking to a woman, and I missed my stop. I wasn t

paying attention.

We were trying to look cool, and we walked into a glass

door. We weren t looking.

Were you skiing with a friend?

No, I wasn t. I was by myself.

What were you doing (When

you fell)?

I was talking on my cell phone.