Matching Pairs Matching Definitions: Simple Past VS Past ContinuousOnline version 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. by Juan Sebastián Herrera 1 Irregular Verbs 2 Simple Past 3 Past Continuous 4 Regular Verbs It is is a verb tense used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific moment in the past. Form: It is a verb tense used to describe actions or states that were completed at a specific time in the past. 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.