Past
Simple
Past Simple (Past Indefinite) - Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.
Use
of Past Simple:
1.
action
in the past taking place once, never or several times
2.
actions
in the past taking place one after the other
3.
action
in the past taking place in the middle of another action
4.
if
sentences type II (If I talked, …)
AFFIRMATIVE
I/he/she/it/we/you/they
1. He visited his parents every weekend. + Ved OR: Irregular Verb
2.
He came in and took of his coat.
NEGAVITE
I/he/she/it/we/you/they +
did + «not» + verb
1. I did not see him yesterday.
2. We did not work hard last week.
QUESTION
Did + I/he/she/it/we/you/they + verb
1. Did Tim work hard?
2. Did you eat ice-cream?
We use Past Simple with the following prepositions:
|
(3 weeks) ago |
in (1990) |
on (Tuesday) |
|
during |
last (December) |
yesterday |
EXERCISES
Сomlete these sentenses
with one of the following verbs in the correct form.
1.
Last
year I (go) __________ to England on holiday.
2. It
(be) __________ fantastic.
3.
I
(visit) __________ lots of interesting places. I
(be) __________ with two friends of mine .
4.
In
the mornings we (walk) __________ in the streets of
London.
5.
In
the evenings we (go) __________ to pubs.
6.
The
weather (be) __________ strangely fine.
7.
It
(not / rain) __________ a lot.
8.
But
we (see) __________ some beautiful rainbows.
9.
Where
(spend / you) __________ your last holiday?
Past Continuous
The past continuous is to talk about something that
was happening around a particular time in the past.
Use of Past Continuous:
1.
puts
emphasis on the course of an action in the past
2.
two
actions happening at the same time (in the past)
3.
action
going on at a certain time in the past
AFFIRMATIVE
Was/Were + Ving
1.
In 1994 he was working in a small town in Poland.
2.
I was walking home, whistling happily, when I saw two masked men run out of
the bank.
NEGAVITE
Was/Were + not +Ving
1.
I was not having a
party on Sunday last week.
2.
She was not telling boring
stories all the time.
QUESTION
Was/Were +I/he/she/it +Ving
We/you/they
1.
Was it raining or snowing in the morning?
2.
Was Kate or Tom playing here in the evening?
EXERCISES
Put the verbs into the correct
form (past continuous).
1.
When
I phoned my friends, they (play) __________ monopoly.
2.
Yesterday
at six I (prepare) __________ dinner.
3.
The
kids (play) __________ in the garden when it suddenly began to
rain.
4.
I
(practice) __________ the guitar when he came home.
5.
We
(not / cycle) __________ all day.
6.
While
Alan (work) __________ in his room, his friends (swim) __________ in
the pool.
7.
I
tried to tell them the truth but they (not / listen ) __________ .
8.
What
(you / do) __________ yesterday?
9.
Most
of the time we (sit) __________ in the park.
10.
I
(listen) __________ to the radio while my sister (watch) __________ TV.
11.
When
I arrived, They (play) __________ cards.
12.
We
(study) __________ English yesterday at 4:00 pm .
Fill in the blanks with
the simple past or past continuous form of the verbs.
1.
James __________ [enter]
the classroom while the teacher __________ [explain] the
tenses.
2.
We __________ [wait]
for Jane, when suddenly Louis __________ [come] around the
corner.
3.
I __________ [cycle]
through the park, when I __________ [hear] a strange noise.
4.
I __________ [fall]
asleep while I __________ [watch] TV last night.
5.
He __________ [pass]
her a message when the teacher __________ [not look).
6.
When
my uncle __________ [work] in the garden, an old friend __________
[pass] by to see him.
7.
Robert __________ [fall]
off the ladder when he __________ [pick] cherries.
8.
While
we __________ [drive] to Florence the car __________ [break]
down.
9.
When
the girls __________ [arrive), the boys __________ [swim).
10.
While
the parents __________ [have] breakfast, their children __________
[take] the bus to school.
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