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PAST SIMPLE

PAST SIMPLE. I walked to college yesterday. She didn’t phone me last week. When did you arrive in this country?.

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PAST SIMPLE

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  1. PAST SIMPLE • I walked to college yesterday. • She didn’t phone me last week. • When did you arrive in this country? • To talk about completed actions in the past. We often mention WHENthe action happened, and use time expressions such as yesterday, last week/year, in 1999, two years ago, when?

  2. FORMS OF THE PAST SIMPLE POSITIVE I/you/he/she/it/we/they finished went NEGATIVE (did not/didn’t + verb) I/you/he/she/it/we/they did not/didn’t finish did not/didn’t go QUESTIONS (did + subject + verb) Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they finish Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they go

  3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.PUT THE VERB INTO THE CORRECT PAST SIMPLE FORM, POSITIVE, NEGATIVE OR QUESTION It was warm, so I ___ (take) off my coat. The film wasn’t very good. I ___ (enjoy) it very much. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ___ (disturb) her. I was very tired, so I ___ (leave) the party early. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ___ (sleep) very well. The window was open and a bird ___ (fly) into the room. The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ___ (cost) very much. I was in a hurry, so I ___ (have) time to phone you. It was hard carrying the bags. They ___ (be) heavy. What ___ (you/do) at the weekend? Where ___ (you/go) last night?

  4. PAST CONTINUOUS • It wasn’t raining at the time. • What were you doing at 6 o’clock yesterday? • I was walking down the street when I met an old friend. • While I was cleaning the floors, the children were washing the windows. • for actions and situations that were in progress at a particular time in the past • to describe something in progress when the second action happened • for two actions that were both in progress at the same time

  5. FORMS OF THE PAST CONTINUOUS POSITIVE (was/were + -ing) I/he/she/it was walking you/we/they were walking NEGATIVE (was not/wasn’t/were not/weren’t + -ing) I/he/she/it was not/wasn’t walking you/we/they were not/weren’t walking QUESTIONS (was/were … + -ing?) Was I/he/she/it walking Were you/we/they walking

  6. PUT THE VERBS INTO THE CORRECT FORM, PAST CONTINUOUS OR PAST SIMPLE Jenny ___ (wait) for me when I ___ (arrive). What ___ (you/do) at this time yesterday? ___ (you/go) out last night? How fast ___ (you/drive) when the accident ___ (happen)? Sam ___ (take) a photograph of me while I ___ (not/look). We were in a very difficult position. We ___ (not/know) what to do. I ___ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ___ (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ___ (follow) me. I was so scared and I ___ (start) to run. When I was young, I ___ (want) to be a pilot. Last night I ___ (drop) a plate when I ___ (do) the washing up. Fortunately it ___ (not/break).

  7. USED TO • I used to play tennis a lot, but I don’t play very often now. • This building is now a furniture shop. It used to be a cinema. • PAST HABIT = it happened regularly in the past, but no longer happens • PAST STATE = things that were true, but are not true any more

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  9. Complete the sentences with use(d) to + a suitable verb • Diane doesn’t travel much now. She _____ a lot, but she prefers to stay at home these days. • Liz _____ a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a car. • We came to live in London a few years ago. We _____ in Leads. • I rarely eat ice-cream now, but I _____ it when I was a child. • Jim _____ my best friend, but we aren’t good friends any longer. • It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work now that the new road is open. It _____ me more than an hour. • There _____ a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long time ago • When you lived in New York, _____ to the theatre very often?

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