9th and 11th grades

1. PAST SIMPLE
V/S
PAST CONTINUOUS
AND EXERCISES
2016

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The Past Simple
We use Past Simple to talk about:
* Completed states or actions in the past.
(The action started and finished in the past)
* Repeated or habitual actions in the past.
Eg. We moved to Chicago in 1999. (completed)
I ate a lot of peaches when I was at school.
(repeated)

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The Past Simple Formulas
The affirmative sentence:
(+) Person + past verb + complement
I went to school last month.
We played the bass last night.
You talked to me by phone.
They studied English..

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The past verbs can be divided in regular or
irregular forms.
For regular verbs, we usually form the past tense
adding a final -ed.
Eg. She asked a lot of questions.
Our parents loved to listen us.
I accepted his marriage proposition.
The past verbs: Regular

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However, some regular verbs that end in -e only
have to be added a final -d.
Eg. Move Moved
For two-syllable verbs that end in -y, change the -y
to -ied.
Eg. Study Studied
For short verbs that end in one vowel + one
consonant, double the consonant:
Eg. Stop Stopped
The past verbs: Regular

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How we pronounce -ed

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Irregular verbs can be divided in three different
ways.
*Same writing and pronunciation
Let – Let /let/ - /let/
* Same writing, different pronunciation
Read – Read /ri:d/ - /red/
* Different writing and pronunciation
Think - Thought /θ ŋk/ɪ - /θ t/ɒ
The past verbs: Irregular

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The Past Simple Formulas
(-) Person + Didn't + Infinitive + Complement
Verb
I visit my parents last year.
You didn't eat the main course.
She want to talk with him.
We did not believe in your word.
They walk the dogs last Thursday.

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The Past Simple Formulas
(yes / no ?)
Did + Person + Infinitive + Complement + ?
Verb
I eat alone?
We drink water? Yes, we did.
Did You study French? No, we didn't.
They jump high?
He work so hard?

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The Past Simple Formulas
(Wh?)
Wh + Did + Person + Infinitive + Complement + ?
Verb
What did you read there? I read an English magazine.
Where did she play the bass? She played it at home.

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The Past Continuous
We use the Past Continuous to talk about:
* Actions in progress in the past when something
else happened.
* Backgroud events.
* Temporary past actions.
The main verb formula is
was / were + verbing

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The Past Continuous Formulas
(+) Person + was / were + verbing + complement
You swimming last night.
We were talking about our dates.
They eating peanuts when I arrived.
I writing in an essay.
He was taking some pictures.
She driving an Audy.
It playing with a mouse.

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The Past Continuous Formulas
(-) Person + was/were + not+ verbing + complement
You were not making cake last year.
We weren't choosing the new curtains.
They drinking any lemonade.
I hanging out with my friends.
He was not singing old fashion songs.
She wasn't leaving the house so early.
It jumping around me.

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The Past Continuous Formulas
(yes / no ?)
Was / Were + Person + verbing + complement + ?
Was I having a meeting at the moment?
she listening to the radio?
Were they watching the soccer match?
Yes, I was. No, I was not.
she was. she wasn't.
they were. they weren't.

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The Past Continuous Formulas
(Wh ?)
Wh + was / were + Person + verbing + complement + ?
What were you riding? I was riding a bike.
When was he bringing the school notebooks?
He's bringing them when I woke up this morning.
Why were they spending so much money?
Because they were saving a lot during the last years.

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While, As and When
* While, As and When are used to connect two
actions happening at the same time.
* While and As go before the past continuous to
give a background activity.
Eg.
While /As she was waiting for him, it started to rain.

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While, As and When
* When goes before a past simple to give a single
action that interrupted the background activity.
Eg.
When I saw her, she was standing in the lobby.
* If you star with While, As or When, you need to use
a comma after the first sentence. But if they are in
the middle, you don't have to use a comma.
Eg.
As I was playing soccer, my mom called me for lunch.
My mom called me for lunch as I was playing soccer.

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Exercise 1: Supply correct past tense of the given verbs..
1. They _______________ (not / wait) for her when she
_______________ (arrive).
2. It _______________ (rain) so we _______________
(not /go out).
3. How long_______________ (live / he) in Chicago?
4. While my classmates ___________ (dance), I
_______________ (drink) some soft drinks.
5. _____________ (want / they) to stay together forever?

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Exercise 1: Supply correct past tense of the given verbs..
1. They weren't waiting (not / wait) for her when she
arrived (arrive).
2. It was raining (rain) so we didn't go out
(not /go out).
3. How long was he living (live / he) in Chicago?
4. While my classmates were dancing (dance), I drank
(drink) some soft drinks.
5. Did they want (want / they) to stay together forever?

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Material created and selected by
Danitza Lazcano Flores
Teacher of English
Master in Education
and
Educational Counselor