Simple past tense and Simple past continuous tense

The Definition of Past Tense : 

1.       Simple Past Tense is a kind of tense which is used to describe an event or action that happened already in a certain time in  the past

ð The pattern   :  (+) Subject + verb II + complement

                                               (-)  Subject + did not + verb II + complement

                                              (?)  Did + subject + verb I

ð The examples : (+)  I went to Tangkiling yesterday

                                               (-)  I did not go anywhere last night

                                               (?) Did you go last week?

ð Adverbs used : yesterday, lat night, last week, two days ago, e few  minutes ago, last weekend, last month, last year, in 1984, etc.

2.        Past Continuous Tense is a kind of tense that is used to describe an event or an action which was happening in a certain time in the past

ð The pattern :  (+) Subject + was/were +verb-ing+ complement

                                           (-)  Subject + was not/were not+verb-ing+ complement

                                           (?)  was/were+ subject + verb-ing+complement

ð The examples :(+) He was writing a letter at eight  o’clock last night

                                            (-)   He was not writing a letter at seven o’clock last night

                                            (?)  Were you writing a letter at eight last night?

ð Adverbs used : at the time like this yesterday, at seven o’clock  last   night, etc.