Past continuous uses, examples... Past simple uses, examples... Past continuous & Past simple together

1. PAST CONTINUOUS
vs
PAST SIMPLE

2. Past continuous
I
HE/SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
WAS + -ING
VERBS ENDING IN E = ING
LOVELOVING
VERBS ENDING IN Y= YING
FLYFLYING
1 SYLABLE CVC= WE DOUBLE C
CHATCHATTING
WERE
+ -ING

3. PAST CONTINUOUS USES
We use the Past Continuous to talk about a
specific situation in the past and images…
• AFFIRMATIVE
She was writing a message to her friend.
This morning we were laughing a lot.
• NEGATIVE
I wasn’t watching TV last night.
You weren’t going home after school.
SB+WAS/WERE+ ING+ COMPLEMENT
SB+WASN’T/WEREN’T+ ING+ COMPLEMENT

4. Past continuous uses
We use the Past Continuous to talk about a
specific situation in the past and images…
• INTERROGATIVE
Was your sister meeting with her friend?
Were your parents listening to music last night?
INVERSION
WAS/WERE + SB + -ING + COMP.

5. At the beach…
• Tina was brushing her hair before the date.
• Ian, Jana and Sarah were playing with the ball.
• Tom was reading the newspaper.

6. PAST SIMPLE
• USES:
We use the past simple to talk about past
finished actions.
• PAST EXPRESSIONS:
Last week, last summer, last year, last month...
Ago at the end
• EXAMPLES:
I WENT TO A PARTY LAST FRIDAY
HE PLAYED FOOTBALL THIS MORNING
YOUR SISTER TRAVELLED TO HAWAI 3 YEARS AGO
FINISHED
ACTIONS

7. FORMS OF SIMPLE PAST
• AFFIRMATIVE: SB. + VERB IN PAST + COMP.
• I FORGOT MY PENCILCASE AT HOME TODAY (IRREGULAR)
• THE FILM ENDED VERY EARLY (REGULAR)
• NEGATIVE
• INTERROGATIVE
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
DID/ DIDN’T

8. QUESTION
• QASI=
(QUESTION WORD) + AUX. (DID) + SB + INF
• WHERE DID YOU DANCE LAST SATURDAY?
• WHEN DID YOU MEET YOUR COUSIN?
• NEGATIVE
SB + DIDN’T + INF. + COMP.
• WE DIDN’T SEE OUR FRIEND SARAH AT SCHOOL.
• THEY DIDN’T PHONE US

9. Past simple & Past Continuous
together
• Past Continuous = long action
• Past Simple = interrupted/short action
• WHEN + PAST SIMPLE
• WHILE + PAST CONTINUOUS
• I WAS WATCHING TV WHEN MY MUM CAME.
• YOU ENTERED WHILE WE WERE TALKING.
INTERRUPTED ACTIONS

10. While = long action
• While I was cooking cupcakes, my father was
reading a book.
• My friend was doing homework when I was
studying.
• She was crying while his brother was laughing.
PARALLEL ACTIONS

11. THANKS FOR
YOUR
ATTENTION
By Gemma