Relier Pairs Matching Definitions: Simple Past VS Past ContinuousVersion en ligne Let's review the two types of verb tense that are commonly used to talk about past actions: the simple past and the past progressive. par Juan Sebastián Herrera 1 Regular Verbs 2 Past Continuous 3 Simple Past 4 Irregular Verbs It is is a verb tense used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past. Form: Are verbs that do NOT follow the standard -ed pattern when forming their past tense and past participle. They change in unpredictable ways. Are verbs that follow a standard pattern (-ed / -ied/ -d) when forming their past tense and past participle. It is a verb tense used to describe actions or states that were completed at a specific time in the past.