The document explains the usage and formation of past simple and past continuous tenses in English, providing examples with both regular and irregular verbs. It outlines how to form affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences, as well as when to use these tenses in relation to past actions. Additionally, it includes exercises for practice to reinforce understanding of these grammatical concepts.

1. PAST TENSE
PAST SIMPLE

2. EXAMPLE-regular verbs
 Work
1.I worked 1.We worked
2.You worked 2.You worked
3. He 3. They worked
She worked
It

3. Negative form
1. I didn’t work
2. You didn’t work
3. He
She didn’t work
It
1.We didn’t work
2.You didn’t work
3.They didn’t work

4. Interrogative form ( ? )
1. Did I work ?
2. Did you work ?
3. Did he work ?
she
it
1. Did we work ?
2. Did you work ?
3. Did they work ?

5. Irregular verbs
 Speak
1. I spoke 1. We spoke
2.You spoke 2. You spoke
3. He 3. They spoke
She spoke
It

6. Negative form
1. I didn’t speak
2. You didn’t speak
3. He
She didn’t speak
It
1.We didn’t speak
2.You didn’t speak
3.They didn’t speak

7. Interrogative form ( ? )
1. Did I speak ?
2. Did You speak ?
3. Did he speak ?
she
it
1. Did we speak ?
2. Did you speak ?
3. Did they speak ?

8. Rules
 When the verb ends in –e,the past simple is
formed by adding -d ( care-cared ).
 When the verb ends in a consonant + -y, and
adding –ied ( study- studied ).

9. The Past Simple is used:
 To talk about an action that took place in the
past:
 He got up, paid the bill and left.
 I didn’t read the letter, I just gave it to Lee.
 What did you say?

10.  To talk about a state continued for some time,
but that is now finished:
 I went to school in Scotland.
 Did she really work there for ten years ?
 To talk about actions that happened regularly
in the past:
 I often played tennis with her.
 They never went to the cinema when they
lived in the country.

11.  Yesterday, two days ago, last week, last
month, last year, in 2005, …

12. A) My sister / tidy / her room / yesterday morning.
B) We / live / in New York / in 1997.
C) Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.
D) I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.
E) John / stay / at Mary’s house / last summer.
F) You / start / school / ten years ago.
G) The film / end / very late / last weekend.
H) Sue and Pat / talk / on the phone / yesterday.

13. • My sister .............................. (tidy) her bedroom yesterday
morning.
• We ................................ (phone) our cousins last week.
• The girls ............................... (play) on the computer last night.
• I ....................................... (travel) to Paris three months ago.
• John ................................. (stay) at his granny’s house last
summer.
• The film ........................... (end) very late yesterday.
• My family .......................... (live) in New York in 1995.
• You .............................. (clean) your teeth three times yesterday.

14. WHEN DO WE USE THE PAST CONTINOUS?
Past Present Future

15. WE USED THE PAST CONTINUOUS IN THE PAST.
Past Present Future

18. YESTERDAY
I was listening to music.
My mother was making dinner.
My father was reading a book.
My brothers were watching a movie.

19. FORM
I was speaking on the phone.
We were swimming in the river.
I/ he/ she/ it + …………+ ………… + ing
You/ we/ they+ …………+ ………… + ing

20. FORM
I was speaking on the phone.
We were swimming in the river.
I/ he/ she/ it + was + verb + ing
You/ we/ they+ were+ verb + ing

21. FORM
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I was playing I was not playing Was I playing?
You were playing You were not playing Were you playing?
He was playing He wasn't playing Was he playing?
We were playing We weren't playing Were we playing?
They were playing They weren't playing Were they playing?

22. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
You ……….. studying when she called.
She ………… playing basketball last week.
They ………… singing together.

23. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES
1) Julie ..................(sleep) at three o'clock.
2)You .................(study) at three o'clock.
3) Luke .............. (read) at three o’clock.
4) I .................(work) at three o’clock.
5) They .................(eat) chocolate at three o’clock.

24. PAST CONTINUOUSVS SIMPLE PAST

25. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Past
Past Present
Present
Future
Future
8:00
8:00 10:00
10:00
09:00
09:00
I was watching TV when my sister knocked on the door.
Long action:
Long action: From 8 to 10
From 8 to 10 Short action:
Short action: at 9:00
at 9:00

26. THE PAST CONTINUOUS
Past
Past Present
Present
Future
Future
8:00
8:00 10:00
10:00
09:00
09:00
Long action:
Long action: From 8 to 10
From 8 to 10 Short action:
Short action: at 9:00
at 9:00

27. PUTTHEVERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE
CORRECT FORM
While I …………….(sleep), the phone ………… (ring)
While I …………….(sleep), the phone ………… (ring)

28. PUTTHEVERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE
CORRECT FORM
While I
While I was sleeping
was sleeping, the phone
, the phone rang.
rang.

29. PUTTHEVERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE
CORRECT FORM
The thief…………….(steal) her clothes, when
The thief…………….(steal) her clothes, when
she …………..(swim).
she …………..(swim).

30. PUTTHEVERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE
CORRECT FORM
The thief
The thief stole
stole her clothes, when she
her clothes, when she was
was
swimming.
swimming.

31. PUTTHEVERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS IN THE
CORRECT FORM
Ahmed
Ahmed …………
………… (break)
(break) his leg, when he
his leg, when he
………………
……………… (
(play
play) basketball.
) basketball.