Past Simple - Past Continuous.Read the text below. Underline the verbs in the past simple and circle the verbs in the past continuous. Which past simple verbs are regular? Which are irregular? How do we form the negative and interrogative of the past simple and past continuous? Weather Blamed for Boating Accident Two teenagers are recovering in hospital after their boat sank on Friday afternoon. When they left to go sailing on Friday morning, the sun was shining and the sea was calm, but all that was about to change as the boys had forgotten to check the weather reports the night before. As they were sailing in deep water a mile from the beach, the weather suddenly changed. The sky was turning grey and it was becoming windy when the boys realised they should perhaps get back to the shore. However, a huge wave pushed their boat onto some rocks. The boat sank immediately and the boys fell into the water. The boys had been sitting on the rocks all afternoon, so they were cold and tired. When the boys hadn't come home for dinner, their parents called the coastguard. They had been searching for a while when they heard somebody screaming. The boys had seen the rescue boat and immediately started shouting. After the boys had got into the rescue boat, they were happy to be safe and promised to always check the weather before they took the boat out again.​