... action
of the past
continuous.
Eg. I was watching
television when my
friend arrived.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The pastcontinuous
and the pastsimple
are often used
together.
The pastsimple
interrupts ... same time in the past.
Eg. Mark was reading a book and
Tony was watching television.
BE CAREFUL!!!!
The pastcontinuous
and the pastsimple
are often used
together.
The pastsimple
interrupts ... Put the verbs in brackets into the pastcontinuous or simple past:
1. Lisa _____________ (comb) her hair while she ____________(listen to) the news...
...
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………….……………………………………
10. decide ……………… ……………… 20. make ………………
………………
II. Regular and irregular verbs of pastsimple tense:
V1 V2/ V-ed Meanings V1 V2/ V-ed Meanings
1. come 8. demonstrate
2. do 9. watch
3. ... He went home, opened the door and (comes - came- will come) in.
VI. Give the correct form of simplepast tense:
1. Our guest (arrive) last week.
…… ……………………………………………
2. Mr. Green (graduate) from ... - d -
IV. Fill in the gaps with a suitable word provided to make the sentences meaningful, use
past form:
go - be - return - cut - can - have - buy - cook
I thought that cooking…………… a useful...
... question forms.
When Did
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
leave yesterday?
Try this pastsimple quiz.
Past Simple Quiz
1. Tom ……………………(buy) a new house last month.
2. When ………………………(they/arrive)...
...
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
TOPIC 2: OUR PAST
PERIOD 8: PRESENT SIMPLE, PASTSIMPLE AND PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
A. Theory:
1. Present simple and past simple:
Tenses Affirmation Negation Interrogation
Present
simple
S + am/ ... morning/ afternoon/ evenin g- On Mondays/ at weekends
In spring/ summer/ autumn/ once a week
Past
simple
S + was/ were
S + V
2
/ V– ed
S + wasn’t/ weren’t
S + didn’t + V
1
Was/ Were + S + ... ____________ in the west.
5. It (be) ____________ often hot in Summer.
II. Put the verbs in the pastsimple tense
1. We (be) ____________ at school on time yesterday.
2. The Browns (visit) ____________...
... early because;I was hungry.
Why________________________?
Exercises:Complete the sentences with the past tense form of the verbs in the parenthesis
1.Mr and Mrs. Price__________(come) to visit us...
... we (have / not) time to talk then.
Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple
Exercise 2
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple) .
1. A: I (cycle / just) 50 km. ...
10. B: I (be / not) to Australia yet.
Simple Past or Present Perfect Simple
Exercise 3
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple) .
1. A: (you / be / ever) to London? ... Sentences
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple) .
10
Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple past or present perfect simple) .
1. He (leave / just) his house....
... She / It was not
We / You / They were not
I / We / You / They
did not + have
He / She / It
SIMPLE PAST
THÌ QUÁ KHỨ ĐƠN
I/ FORMATION: (CÔNG THỨC)
THỂ KHẲNG ĐỊNH
THỂ KHẲNG ĐỊNH
1/ Động...
...
the simple past:
yesterday, last ______,
past dates (in 1990), _____ ago, etc.
Simple Past vs.
Past Continuous
Using both tenses together:
Sometimes we use both the simple
past and the past ... the
page to Verbs. Click on activities for
Simple Past and Past Continuous.
These activities give excellent
explanation and practice.
We can use 2 verbs in past
continuous to say that two ... how to make the
simple past and past
continuous:
The Past Continuous:
Don’t forget that VERB BE is part of
this structure.
I, He, She, It WAS
You, We, They WERE
Simple Past (Negative)
For...