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Simple Past - Past Continous

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1 Past Simple

Usage :
We use the Past Simple to talk about events that took place at a particular time in the past.

Verb to be :
Affirmative:
He ,she ,it ,I , singular Was She was a teacher
We ,they , you , plural Were They were friends
Negative
He ,she ,it ,I , singular Wasn’t She wasn’t a teacher
We ,they , you , plural Weren't They weren't friends
Interrogative
Was He ,she ,it ,singular ….. ? Was she a teacher ?
Were We ,they , you , plural ….? Were they friends ?

Main verbs :
Affirmative:
V1+ ed , regular verbs play – played
He ,she ,it ,I , singular V1+ d, verbs ending in -e move – moved
We ,they , you , plural V1+ ied, verbs ending in a consonant + -y cry – cried
V2 , irregular verbs buy – bought
Negative
He didn’t play
He ,she ,it ,I , singular
didn't + v1 He didn’t cry
We ,they , you , plural
He didn’t buy
Interrogative
Did He ,she ,it ,singular + v1 ….. ? Did he play ?
Wh - question + did We ,they , you , plural + v1….? Why did he play ?

Note:
verbs ending in one vowel + one consonant: double the consonant + -ed, e.g. stop –
stopped.
Common time expressions:
1-Yesterday
2-last night/ week/Monday
3-when I was,
4-two weeks ago,
5-in 2010,
6-one day

Exercises: Make the past simple.


1- I _____________( be ) at the cinema last night.

2- We _______________(buy) a new car last weekend.

3- where_______________ ( we / be) last night ?

4- Where_________________ (you/teach) before you came here?

5- she________________ ( not / be) my wife in 2005.

6- They _________________ (not / meet) yesterday.

7- He _________________ (try) to lift the box yesterday but he couldn't.


2 past continuous
Usage :
We use the Past Continuous:

1. to describe a background scene in a story:


Nada was having breakfast at her hotel. She was sitting at the table and drinking tea.

2. to talk about an action that was in progress when another action took place, or at
a particular time in the past. For the shorter action, we use the Past Simple:
While he was climbing in the mountains, he broke his leg.

3. to talk about two or more actions happening at the same time:


While I was sunbathing, the children were building a sandcastle.

4. when we want to stress that something lasted long, or too long:


He was watching TV all evening – what a waste of time!

Affirmative:
He ,she ,it ,I , singular Was + ving She was laughing
We ,they , you , plural Were + ving They were laughing
Negative
He ,she ,it ,I , singular Wasn’t + ving She wasn’t laughing
We ,they , you , plural Weren't + ving They weren't laughing
Interrogative
Was He ,she ,it ,singular + ving ….. ? Was she laughing?
Were We ,they , you , plural + ving ….? Were they laughing ?

Common time expressions: (When, while, as)


1- We use when, while or as with the Past Continuous to connect two actions happening
at the same time:
 While/When/As we were driving along the coast, it started to rain.
 It started to rain while/when/as we were driving along the coast.

2- With the Past Simple clause, we can only use when or as:
 We were driving along the coast when/as it started to rain.
 When/As it started to rain, we were driving along the coast.
Exercises: Make the past continuous
1- (they / take the exam?)

2- (when / he / work there?)

3- (you / make dinner?)

4- (they / drink coffee when you arrived?)

5- (when / we / sleep?)

6- (they / study last night)

7- (we / talk when the accident happened)

8- (he / not / exercise enough)

9- (I / talk too much?)

10- (it / not / snow)

11- Mr.Thompson ______________ (drive) very fast when he hit a tree.

12- Jack ______________ (milk) the cows when a stranger came into the barn.

13- Susan ______________ (see) the burglar while he was rushing into his car.

14- My uncle ______________ (listen) to the radio when the earthquake happened.

15- The old lady was trying to cross the street when a boy ______________ (offer) help.

16- All the children ______________ (sleep) when their father opened the front door.

17- While Mr. Smith ______________ (fix) the television , he fell asleep.

18- Tina was playing with her dolls when her brother _____________ (finish) his homework.

19- I was working on the Science project when you ______________ (come) into the room.

20- The children ______________ (play) tennis when their grandmother called them for lunch.

21- Jack and Steven ______________ (have dinner) when the heard a strange noise.

22- My brother was tidying the bookcase while I ______________ (make) the beds.

23- What ______________ (you do) when your father came home from work?

24- Who ______________ (speak) while the teacher was introducing the new subject?

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