Past Simple and Past Continuous Past Simple Form

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Past Simple Form I/He/She/It + ? - work ed. We/You/They Did I/He/She/It work? We/You/They I/He/She/It We/You/They didn’t work.

Do You Know These Past Forms? be was choose chose drive drove become became come came eat ate begin began cost fall fell break broke cut feel felt bring brought do did fight fought draw drew build built buy bought catch caught dreamt drink drank find found fly flew forget forgot

Do You Know These Past Forms? get got know knew make made give gave lead led meant go went learnt meet met have had leave left pay paid heard lent put hit let read hold held lie lay ride rode keep kept lose lost run ran

Do You Know These Past Forms? say said sleep see saw speak spoke sell sold sent spell slept spelt spend spent teach taught tell told think thought throw threw showed stand stood shut steal stole wake woke sing sang swim swam wear wore sit sat take took win won understand understood

(1) We use Past Simple to talk about past historic events and facts

(2) We use Past Simple to talk about: n completed actions in the past She woke up at 7: 30 this morning. What did you do: - At home this morning? - At your last birthday party? - On your last vacation?

Complete the sentences about yourself:

(3) We use Past Simple to talk about: n past permanent actions Jenny worked as a secretary for 5 years.

Past Simple time words We normally use such time references as: Yesterday Last Tuesday In 1998 Last weekend When I was Last month … On march the 3 d A week ago The other day

Past Continuous Form + ? - I/He/She/It was We/You/They were Was I/He/She/It Were We/You/They I/He/She/It We/You/They work ing ? work ing wasn’t weren’t . ing .

(1) We use Past Continuous to say: that somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain time. n I was doing I started doing I finished doing I was playing golf at 17. 00 yesterday

Past Continuous: rule 1 n. We often use such time references as: At 5 o’clock yesterday / from 07. 00 till 08. 00 etc.

Past Continuous: rule 1 Tim was talking on the phone at 13. 30 yesterday.

Past Continuous : rule 1 What were they doing at 11. 50 yesterday?

n What was she doing at 11. 50 yesterday?

Think of what they were doing: from ten till eleven?

(2) We use Past Continuous for: n general description of a background situation. The sun was shining but a cold wind was blowing. A lot of people were hurrying to catch a bus. Describe what was happening when you left home this morning.

Past Simple and Past Continuous n We use Past Continuous to say that something (a short action) happened in the middle of something else (a longer action) I was playing a computer game when my boss came in.

Match the picture and its description:

Comment on the picture. Use past continuous.

Past Simple and Past Continuous n We use Past Continuous to say that two or more longer actions were happening at the same time I was reading while Sarah was watching TV.

Describe the picture

Past Simple and Past Continuous n We use Past Simple to say that one thing (a shorter action) happened right after another I got up, put on my jacket and went out.