Past Simple

• 1. Regular verbs : + ED

• 2.Irregular verbs: see list

• 3. Negative form:

didn’t + infinitive

• 4. Question:

did+subject+infinitive?

How do we use the Past Simple?

1. Finished actions in the past. E.g. She ate a cake

yesterday.

2. Habitual actions in the past. E.g. They practised football

every day.

3. Actions that take place one after the other

E.g. I left school and I met my friends.

Past Continuous

Positive

Was / were + VERB + ING

Negative

Wasn’t / weren’t + VERB + ING

Question

Was / were + subject + VERB + ING?

How do we use the Past Continuous?1. Action in progress at a specific time in the past. E.g. You were surfing the net at 9 o’clock.

2. Two or more actions in progress at the same time in the past.

E.g. Sam was playing tennis while Gina was chatting to Rebecca.

3. One action was in progress when it was interrupted by another one.

E.g. I was listening to music when my girlfriend called me.

How do we use them?

PAST SIMPLE1. Finished actions in

the past2. Habitual actions in

the past3. Actions that happen

one after the other in the past

PAST CONTINUOUS1. Actions in progress

at a specific time in the past

2. Two or more actions at the same time in the past

3. One action was in progress when another interrupted it