Past Simple Past Simple and and

Past ContinuousPast Continuous

Past Simple FormPast Simple Form

++I/He/She/ItI/He/She/It

We/You/TheyWe/You/They

work . work .

?? DidDidI/He/She/ItI/He/She/It

We/You/TheyWe/You/They

work?work?

--I/He/She/ItI/He/She/It

We/You/TheyWe/You/They

work.work.

ed

didn’tdidn’t

Do You Know These Past Do You Know These Past Forms?Forms?

become came

choose chose

fly

find

fight

feel

fall

eat

drive

flew

found

fought

felt

fell

ate

drove

became

dream

draw

do

cut

cost

dreamt

drew

did

cut

cost

come

break broke

brought

begin began

be was

bring

build built

buy bought

catch caught drink drank forget forgot

Do You Know These Past Do You Know These Past Forms?Forms?

give led

know knew

ride

read

put

pay

meet

mean

make

rode

read

put

paid

met

meant

made

gave

lie

let

lend

leave

learn

lay

let

lent

left

learnt

lead

have had

heard

go went

get got

hear

hit hit

hold held

keep kept lose lost run ran

Do You Know These Do You Know These Past Forms?Past Forms?

see spoke

sleep slept

wear

wake

understand

throw

think

tell

teach

wore

woke

understood

threw

thought

told

taught

saw

swim

steal

stand

spend

spell

swam

stole

stood

spent

spelt

speak

send sent

showed

sell sold

say said

show

shut shut

sing sang

sit sat take took win won

(1(1) We use Past Simple to talk about) We use Past Simple to talk about past past

historichistoric

events and facts events and facts

(2) We use Past Simple to talk (2) We use Past Simple to talk about:about:

completed actions in the pastcompleted actions in the past

She woke up at 7:30 this morning.She woke up at 7:30 this morning.

What did you do:What did you do:

- At home this morning?At home this morning?

- At your last birthday party?At your last birthday party?

- On your last vacation?On your last vacation?

Complete the sentences about yourself:Complete the sentences about yourself:

(3) We use Past Simple to talk (3) We use Past Simple to talk about:about:

past permanent actionspast permanent actions

Jenny worked as Jenny worked as

a secretary for 5 years. a secretary for 5 years.

Past Simple time wordsPast Simple time words

We normally use such time references as: We normally use such time references as:

Yesterday Yesterday Last Last weekendweekend

A week A week agoago

Last Last TuesdayTuesday When I When I

was …was …

Last Last monthmonth The other The other

dayday

In 1998In 1998 On march On march the 3the 3dd

Past Continuous FormPast Continuous Form

++I/He/She/ItI/He/She/It

We/You/TheyWe/You/They

work . work .

??I/He/She/ItI/He/She/It

We/You/TheyWe/You/They

work ?work ?

--I/He/She/ItI/He/She/It

We/You/TheyWe/You/They

work .work .

ing

ing

ing

was

were

Was

wasn’t

Were

weren’t

(1) We use Past Continuous to say:(1) We use Past Continuous to say:

that somebody was in the middle of that somebody was in the middle of doing something at a certain time.doing something at a certain time.

I started doingI started doing I finished doingI finished doing

I was doing

I was playing golf at 17.00 yesterdayI was playing golf at 17.00 yesterday

Past Continuous: rule 1Past Continuous: rule 1We often use such time references as:We often use such time references as:

At 5 o’clock yesterday /At 5 o’clock yesterday /

from 07.00 till 08.00 etc.from 07.00 till 08.00 etc.

Past Continuous: rule 1Past Continuous: rule 1

Tim was Tim was talking on the talking on the phone at phone at 13.30 13.30 yesterday.yesterday.

Past Continuous : rule 1Past Continuous : rule 1What were What were

they doing at they doing at 11.50 11.50 yesterday?yesterday?

What was she What was she doing at 11.50 doing at 11.50 yesterday?yesterday?

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

(2) We use Past Continuous for:(2) We use Past Continuous for:

general description of a background general description of a background

situation. situation.

The sun was shining but a cold wind was The sun was shining but a cold wind was blowing. A lot of people were hurrying to blowing. A lot of people were hurrying to catch a bus.catch a bus.

Describe what was happening when you Describe what was happening when you left home this morning.left home this morning.

Past Simple and Past Past Simple and Past Continuous Continuous

We use Past Continuous to say that We use Past Continuous to say that something (something (a short actiona short action) happened in ) happened in the middle of something else the middle of something else (a longer (a longer action)action)

I was playing a computer gamewas playing a computer game when my boss came in.

Match the picture and its description:Match the picture and its description:

Comment on the picture. Use past Comment on the picture. Use past continuous.continuous.

Past Simple and Past Past Simple and Past Continuous Continuous

We use Past Continuous to say that two We use Past Continuous to say that two or more longer actions were happening at or more longer actions were happening at the same timethe same time

I was readingwas reading while Sarah was watchingwas watching TV.

Describe the pictureDescribe the picture

Past Simple and Past Past Simple and Past Continuous Continuous

We use Past Simple to say that one thing We use Past Simple to say that one thing ((a shorter actiona shorter action) happened right after ) happened right after anotheranother

I got up, put on my jacket and went out.