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-Past Simple
-Past Continuous
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-Used to/ Get used to/ Be used to
PAST SIMPLE
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PAST SIMPLE
DEFINITION: The Past Simple tense is the tense that we use to speak about
actions that happened in the past (and they are finished!).
Structure
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PAST SIMPLE
The Past Simple Uses:
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PAST SIMPLE
Irregular verbs:
Irregular past= think / thought; make / made
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PAST SIMPLE
1. Why Irregular verbs are irregular??
Irregular means “not continuous” and is the opposite to “Regular”
RULE # 1
MEMORIZE THE LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS
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PAST SIMPLE
Exercise. Complete this table with their past forms and their past participles
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PAST SIMPLE
Exercise. Change the sentences into Simple Past:
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5. Does he travel to China?
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PAST SIMPLE
2. I ……….(buy) a present for my husband but I ………. (think) he ……….(not like) it.
3. I ……….(have) long hair when I ……….(be) a little child, but now my hair ……….(be)
very short.
7. Alex ……….(can) play the piano when she was 12; now she ………. (can) play both the
piano and the violin.
PAST CONTINUOUS
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PAST CONTINUOUS
Definition
The Past Continuous is used to describe actions that occurred in the past and continued over time.
These actions can be interrupted by a past simple, or they may happen simultaneously to other
actions
Structure
Subject + verb to be (past tense) + gerund (-ing)
Interrogative: Were you watching the game at the Stadium? I was there too! 13
PAST CONTINUOUS
Uses:
Examples:
I was studying when she called.
While I was studying, she called.
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PAST CONTINUOUS
REMEMBER
Examples:
Jane was being at my house when you arrived. Not Correct
Jane was at my house when you arrived. Correct
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PAST CONTINUOUS
You were
He was
She was
It was
We were
You were
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They were
PAST CONTINUOUS
Exercise. Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past
Continuous):
1. The flight attendant …………. (welcome) the passengers and …………. (ask) them to buckle their
seatbelts.
2. The TV …………. (break) during the game so we …………. (have) to listen to the end on the radio.
3. The children …………. (swim) while the parents …………. (talk) by the poolside.
4. The doctor …………. (come) in, …………. (look) at the wound and …………. (tell) us it wasn´t
serious.
5. While one team …………. (prepare) for the final match, the other team …………. (participate)
in interviews.
6. While we …………. (sit) on the bench the dogs …………. (run) about.
7. Patrick …………. (turn) off the music and …………. (begin) to study.
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PAST CONTINUOUS
Exercise. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (Simple Past or
Past Continuous):
1. When Sam …………. (go) to Greece, he …………. (visit) the most beautiful beaches.
3. I …………. (not /hear) what they …………. (fight) about at the party last night.
4. When she …………. (wash) her car, she …………. (discover) the scratch.
5. While the boy …………. (play), his mother …………. (talk) on the phone.
6. He …………. (drink) some beer and then he …………. (eat) a few chips.
8. When my neighbour …………. (bake) a cake she …………. (burn) her hand.
9. She …………. (get) in the car, …………. (put) her key in the ignition, and …………. 19
(start) the engine.
Exercise. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
2. While Tom __________ (play) the piano, his mother __________ (do) the washing-up.
3. He __________ (drink) some juice and then he __________ (eat) a few chips.
5. When my father __________ (work) in the garden, an old friend __________ (pass) by to see him.
6. She __________ (go) to school, __________ (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
7. When it __________ (start) to rain, our dog __________ (want) to come inside.
8. When Jane __________ (do) a language course in Ireland, she __________ (visit) Blarney Castle.
Exercise. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or past progressive).
2. While Tom __________ (play) the piano, his mother __________ (do) the washing-up.
3. He __________ (drink) some juice and then he __________ (eat) a few chips.
5. When my father __________ (work) in the garden, an old friend __________ (pass) by to see him.
6. She __________ (go) to school, __________ (take) out her textbook and (begin) to learn.
7. When it __________ (start) to rain, our dog __________ (want) to come inside.
8. When Jane __________ (do) a language course in Ireland, she __________ (visit) Blarney Castle.
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Used to/ Get Used to/ Be Used to
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Used to/ Get Used to/ Be Used to
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Used to/ Get Used to/ Be Used to
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Used to/ Get Used to/ Be Used to
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Used to/ Get Used to/ Be Used to
- The family always spent their holidays climbing in the mountains. Used
• The family’s holidays.................…………..........… climbing in the mountains.
- When I was a child, we would go to the local park every Saturday afternoon. Used
• When I was a child, .................…………....................the park every Saturday.
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