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PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE AND PAST CONTINUOUS
My sister read three books last week
My sister was reading when I last saw her
PAST SIMPLE
REGULARI played tennis yesterdayShe studied with me
IRREGULARWe ate a wonderful apple pieThey did some homework
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORMS OF THE PAST SIMPLE
Sheila studied here Did Sheila study here?
Sheila did not study here
Where did Sheila study?
CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THESE SENTENCES
1. He didn’t helped his mother2. Where you go this summer?3. How long did you studied in Germany?4. I seed you yesterday5. We eated a lot of fruit last night6. I loved not the landscapes of Mexico7. Who did tell you it was my birthday?8. Were Mary here last night?
CORRECT THE MISTAKES IN THESE SENTENCES ANSWERS
SPELLING OF THE REGULAR PAST FORMS
General rule: Add –ED to the verb BOIL
If it finishes in –E, add – D LIVE DATE
Consonant + Y: IES TRY CRY
–L –P : double the consonant TRAVEL - WORSHIP -
Vowel+ consonant (expect W or Y) double the consonant TAP - COMMIT -
BOILED
LIVED
DATED
TRIED
CRIED
TRAVELLED
WORSHIPPED
TAPPED
COMMITTED
WRITE THE PAST FORMS OF THESE REGULAR VERBS stay rain help carry want play smoke walk
study cry love wash stop ask look open live travel clip bury complete dance cook
+ ed C+y ied +d Double consonant
WRITE THE PAST FORMS OF THESE REGULAR VERBS ANSWER KEY
+ ed C+y ied +d Double consonant
RainedHelpedWantedPlayedWalkedWashedAskedLookedOpened cooked
CarriedstudiedCriedburied
stayed smokedlovedlived Completeddanced
StoppedtravelledClipped
PRONUNCIATION OF –ED ENDINGS
ED as /id/ after D and TDecided admittedED as /t/ afterStopped watched marked pushed ED as /d/ after any other soundStayed named staged
CLASSIFY THESE VERBS DEPENDING ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF THEIR ED ENDING
acted complicated denied discussed watched cleaned kissed missed punished ended cried decided expected hated jumped liked moved offered visited wanted believed dated robbed
/Id/ /d/ /t/
CLASSIFY THESE VERBS DEPENDING ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF THEIR ED ENDING
/Id/ /d/ /t/
ActedComplicatedEndedDecidedExpected HatedVisitedWanteddated
DeniedCleanedCriedMovedOffered believed robbed
Discussedwatched KissedMissed PunishedJumpedLiked
PAST CONTIINUOUSWas / were + verbo con –ING He was playing golf Was he playing golf?He wasn’t playing golfThey were studying Were they studying?They weren’t studying
WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PAST CONTINUOUS USING THE VERBS IN BRACKETS
1) Julie _____________(sleep) when I saw her 2) You _________________(study) at three o'clock3) Luke______________________ (read) when I phoned 4) I ______________(work) while my sister
_____________(make) dinner5) They _______________(eat) chocolate at the party6) John _______________(play) tennis all the evening7) We____________________ (watch) TV at three
o’clock8) He _______________(use) the internet before he
went to bed
was sleeping
were studying
was reading
was workingwas making
were eating
Was playing
were watching
was using
PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS?
Past simple Past continuous
For a finished actionHe finished his homework at 8
For different actions in a sequenceHe slipped, fell over and broke his arm
For “short” actions and verbs that suggest something momentary fall/ say/ see, etc and stative verbs He dropped the jar and it broke
For an action that was in the middle of happeningHe was doing his homework when I phoned him at 8
For two or more actions which were happening at the same timeHe was singing while he was playing the guitar
For “long” actions, often interrupted by short onesHe was talking to me when the bomb exploded
WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
1) What (do) when I (call) you last night?
2) I (sit) in a cafe when you (call)
3) When you (arrive) at the party, who (be) there?
4) Susie (watch) a film when she (hear) the noise.
5) Yesterday I (go) to the library, next I (have) a swim, later I (meet) Julie for coffee
6) We (play) tennis when John (hurt) his ankle.
7) What (they/do) at 10pm last night - it was really noisy.
8) He (take) a shower when the telephone (ring).
WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
1) What WERE YOU DOING when I CALLED you last night?
2) I WAS SITTING in a cafe when you CALLED3) When ARRIVED at the party, who WAS there? 4) Susie WAS WATCHING a film when she HEARD
the noise. 5) Yesterday I WENT to the library, next I HAD a
swim, later I MET Julie for coffee6) We WERE PLAYING tennis when John HURT his
ankle. 7) What WERE THEY DOING at 10pm last night - it
was really noisy. 8) He WAS TAKING a shower when the telephone
RANG.
WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS
1) He (sleep) when the phone (ring)
2) We (eat) dinner at 8pm last night (we started eating at 7:30)
3) Yesterday I (go) to the Post Office, (buy) some fruit at the supermarket and (read) a book in the park in the afternoon
4) We (watch) when we (hear) a loud noise
5) Julie (be) in the garden when Laurence (arrive)
6) A: What (you/do) at 3pm yesterday? B: I (clean) my house.
7) Last year I (visit) Paris and Rome.
8) I (visit) Paris when I met my husband
WRITE SENTENCES IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR CONTINUOUS1) He WAS SLEEPING when the RANG2) We WERE EATING dinner at 8pm last night (we
started eating at 7:30)3) Yesterday I WENT to the Post Office, BOUGHT
some fruit at the supermarket and READ a book in the park in the afternoon
4) We WERE WATCHING TV when we HEARD a loud noise
5) Julie WAS in the garden when Laurence ARRIVED6) A: What WERE YOU DOING at 3pm yesterday? B:
I WAS CLEANING my house.7) Last year I VISITED Paris and Rome.8) I WAS VISITING Paris when I met my husband
COMPLETE THE TEXT WITH PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINOUS FORMS OF THESE VERBS HANG - VISIT -TAKE - TALK -NOTICE -HAPPEN -COME – EXPLAIN- GO -END - FALL - THINK THANK -BREAK
Let me tell you about what _____________ to me last week while I ________my aunt who lives by the sea. One afternoon, I _____________her dog for a walk by the sea when I ____________While she _____________there, the branch suddenly ________________about what to do when a man _____________ along the cliff path I _______________ what had happened, and while he _______________for help I ________________to the girl. In the end, everything ___________ happily. The girl was rescued and her family _____________me by giving me a branch of flowers.
ANSWERS
Let me tell you about what happened to me last week while I was visiting my aunt who lives by the sea. One afternoon, I was taking her dog for a walk by the sea when I noticed While she was hanging there, the branch suddenly broke and she fell over the edge. I was thinking about what to do when a man came along the cliff path I explained what had happened, and while he was going for help I was talking to the girl
In the end, everything ended happily. The girl was rescued and her family thanked me by giving me a branch of flowers.
WRITE QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED WITH THE INFORMATION UNDERLINED
1. Yes, I did. I remembered grandma’s birthdayDid you remember grandma’s birthday?2. No, he wasn’t, he was sleeping when I arrivedWas John studying when you arrived?3. While I was cleaning, she was studyingWhat was she doing while you were cleaning?4. Lots of people went to the partyWho went to the party?5. It was raining very heavily when we leftHow was it raining when you left?6. We didn’t realise that it was late because we
were having a lot of funWhy didn’t you realise it was late?