SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND PAST CONTINIOUS TENSE

1. SIMPLE PAST TENSEAND PAST CONTINIOUS TENSE

2. THE SIMPLE PAST • The simple past is used to describe actions andevents that are now completed and no longer true in the present. • We use the simple past to indicate exactly when an action or event took place in the past

3. 1. Put the verbs into the correct form. spent was • Last year I ______(spend) my holiday in Ireland.It ______(be) great.I _________ (travel) around by car with 2 friends and we ________ (visit) lots of interesting places.In the evenings we usually _______ (go) to a pub.One night we even _________(learn) some Irish dances.We ______ (be) very lucky with the weather.It ____________(not/rain) a lot.But we ______ (see) some beautiful rainbow. travelled visited went learnt were didn’t rain saw

4. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE • The Past Continuous describes an action that was already happening at a time in the past and was not finished at the time. • It means that the action was in progress at a certain time in the past. Example: At 5 o´clock Mark was playing football with his friends. • It is often used with time expressions as while and as.

5. It is the past form of simple continuous tense • Heislisteningto musicnow. • Hewaslisteningto musicat this time yesterday.

6. Past continuous tense Affirmative Negative

7. Past continuous tense Interrogative

8. NOTE:Verbs of thinkingand feelingusually do not use the Past Continuous but the Past Simple.E.g.: think, know, see, hear, like • We were good friends.We knew each other well. (not “were knowing”) • I was enjoying the party but Chris wanted to go home. (not “was wanting”)

9. Use the past continuous together with the simple past: • I was watching TV. when the phone rang. • What were you doing when the phone rang? (background description – I was watching T.V.) • What happened when you were watching T.V.? (specific event – the phone rang.) now

10. 2. Fill in the gaps with the past continuous of the verbs in brackets. • Mark ____________ (study) when the telephone rang. 2. They _______________ ( not/watch) T.V when Susan arrived. 3. ______ we __________ (shop) when we met Susan? 4. While I ____________ (cross) the street, a car had a puncture. 5. The teacher ____________ (not/talk) when John arrived. 6. The pupils ___________ (play) when the bell rang. 7. Lucy ____________ (study) when someone knocked at the door. was studying weren’t watching Were shopping was crossing wasn’t talking were playing was studying

11. Use the past continuous to describe actions that were happening at the same time: • I was watching TV. whilehe was talking on the phone. now

12. 3.What were they doing at 3 o’clock yesterday? 03.00 Jim Sarah Philip Sally the baby Tom Jack Ann WhilePhilip was playing computer games, Tom was playing basketball at 3 o’clock yesterday. While Sally was cleaning the house, Ann was having a bath. While Sarah was dancing, Jack was listening to music. While Jim was playing the violin, The baby was crying.

13. 4.What were they doing yesterday? 08.00 David Celine 10.00 George Adam 05.00 Mary Bob

14. And now it’s your turn ! What were you doing yesterday

15. Simple Past Past Continuous

16. 5.Fill in the blanks with simple past or past continuous. invited was chatting My friend 1)________ (invite) me to a party.Everyone 2)_____________ (chat) and the DJ 3)___________ (play) great music all night long. I 4)________ (dance) with a tall and very good-looking man. He 5)_______ (be) quite friendly. While we 6)___________ (talk), a beautiful woman with long blond hair 7)________ (ask) him to dance. He 8)________ (say) yes! I 9) ___________(eat) some pizza when suddenly the most good-looking man at the party 10)________ (ask) me to dance. I 11)______ (be) the happiest woman in the world! We 12) ________ (have) a wonderful time that evening. was playing danced was were talking asked said was eating asked was had