They went on a picnic yesterday

+ V ed-d(reg)/2nd column(irr) + did not+ V (base form). (didnt) Did + + V (base form)? Yes, did No, didnt =Subject Uses
Finished actions in the past.
Last month, I didnt go to the cinema with my sister.

They were dancing all night

+ was/were + {V} + ing + was not /were not +{V} +ing (wasnt) (werent) Was/Were + + {V} + ing? Yes, was/were No, wasnt/werent =Subject Uses
Past actions in progress.
When I went out, it was raining

Interrupted actions in progress

I was having a shower when the phone rang

To talk about something that happened regularly in the past

When I was a teenager I went to English classes twice a week.

Actions in progress at the same time in the past.

While I was watching TV my brother was reading a book.

A series of actions in the past.

She cooked dinner, made the beds and watered the plants.

Timeline:

Timeline:

Time phrases When, While..

Lorena was sleeping when Xavi was having a shower. Tim and Peter were doing their homework while Anne was chatting to her friends.

Time phrases
Yesterday two days ago last week/year/month in April in 1985

when I was younger

Yolanda Gimnez Ballesteros - 2013