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?