2. PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Subj + was/ were Subj + verb + ed
They were friends They worked yesterday
Subj + wasn’t / weren’t Subj + didn’t + verb ( base form)
they weren’t friends They didn’t work yesterday
Was / were + subj + ….? Did + subj + verb ( base form)
Were they friends? Did they work yesterday?
3. USES
• To express completed actions in the past
_ I saw a ghost last Friday
• To describe a series of complete actions in the past
_ I finished work, went to the beach and found a nice place to swim.
• To express habits in the past
_ When I was young, I broke my leg.
10. PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Subj + was / were + verb –ing
She was cooking all the morning
Subj + wasn’t / weren’t + verb – ing
She wasn’t cooking all the morning
Was / were + subj + verb – ing + ………+?
Was she cooking all the morning?