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Past Simple and past
Continuous
Form
• the form is the same for all persons
– He left at three o’clock.
– They arrived three weeks ago.
Use
• a finished action in the past
– We met in 2007.
• action that follow each other in a
story
– Mary walked into the room and stopped.
• a past situation or habit
– When I was a child, we lived in a small
house by the sea.
• most regular verbs add –ed to the
base form of the verb ( worked,
wanted, helped .....)
• there are many common irregular
verbs ( go-went, meet-met, see-
saw,.....)
Time expressions
• last night, two days ago, yesterday,
Past continuous
Form
• Was / were + verb + -ing
– They were driving to Paris.
– We weren’t waiting for a long time.
– What were they doing?
Use
• to express activities in progress
before, and probably after, a
particular time in the past
– At 7 0’clock this morning I was having
my breakfast.
• for descriptions
– Jan looked beautiful.She was wearing a green
dress.
• to express an interrupted past activity
– When the phone rang, I was having a shower.
• to express an incomplete activity
– I was reading a book during the flight.
Past simple or
continuous?
• Sometimes both tenses are possible.
The Past Simple focuses on past
actions as complete facts. The Past
Continuous focuses on the duration
of past activities
Compare :
• A: I didn’t see you at the party last night.
• B: No. I stayed at home and watched the
football.
• A: I didn’t see you at the party last night.
• B: No, I was watching the football at
home.
Past Perfect
• perfect means ‘ completed before ‘
• the past perfect refers to an action
in the past that was completed
before another action in the past
Form ( the same for all
persons )
• Had + past participle
• I had seen him before.
• You hadn’t finished work at six
o’clock.
• What had you been before?
Use
• to make clear that one action in the
past happened before another action
in the past
– When I got home, I found that someone
had broken into my apartment and had
stolen my DVD player.
• the past simple tells a story in
chronological order.
– Sue met Pete at university. They were
together for 6 years. They divorced last
month.
• the Past Perfect can be used to tell a
story in a different order.
– Sue and Pete divorced last month.
They’d met at university, and had been
together for six years.
Notice the difference between
these sentences
• When I got to the party, Peter went
home.
• ( = first I arrived,then Peter left )
• When I got to the party, Peter had
gone home.
• ( = first peter left, then I arrived )
Match the sentence with the tense:a)
Past Perfect Simple, b) Past Simple, c)
Past continuous
• I did the week’s grocery shopping on
my home computer.____
• I hadn’t been to that party of town
before._____
• Why were you running down the
street?_____
Choose the correct form of the verb,
Past Simple or Past Continuous
• They fell/were falling in love when
they worked/were working in Rome.
• She read/was reading quietly in her
room when suddenly the lights
went/were going out and heard/ was
hearing a scream.
• Didn’t you meet/Weren’t you meeting
your wife while you lived/were living
in Italy?
• I saw/ was seeing you in the park
yesterday. You sat / were sitting
with your arm round Tom.
Which happened first? Write true
or false
• I drove to the house but Cathy had
left.
• First cathy left, then I arrived. True
• The class had started when I
arrived.
• First I arrived, then the class
started. ______
• We had just finished painting the fence
when it started to rain.
• First we finished painting, then it
rained.______
• She’d been walking home when the storm
began.
• First she started walking,then the storm
began._____
Complete the sentences with the
Past Simple or the Past Perfect
forms of the verbs in brackets.
• I _______ ( not ring ) him because
_______ ( forgot ) his number.
• He ______ ( not pass ) his driving test
when he _______ ( drive ) from San
Francisco to LA!
• He _______ ( not know ) how the cat
_______ ( walk ) 100 km to its old home.
• She only ______ ( hear ) about the
interview three months after she
_______ ( apply ) for the job.
• When he first ______ ( go ) to
Moscow he ______ ( never travel )
abroad before.
Rewrite the sentences
using the passive
• Somebody broke my glasses.
• My glasses ________ .
• He didn’t come because nobody had
invited him.
• He didn’t come because he_______ .
• Somebody had left the lights on.
• The lights___________ .
• Somebod told me about it yesterday.
• I __________ yesterday.
• Did the ambulance take you to
hospital?
• ____ you _____ by ambulance?
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Past Simple and past Continuous (1).ppt

  • 1. Past Simple and past Continuous
  • 2. Form • the form is the same for all persons – He left at three o’clock. – They arrived three weeks ago.
  • 3. Use • a finished action in the past – We met in 2007. • action that follow each other in a story – Mary walked into the room and stopped.
  • 4. • a past situation or habit – When I was a child, we lived in a small house by the sea.
  • 5. • most regular verbs add –ed to the base form of the verb ( worked, wanted, helped .....) • there are many common irregular verbs ( go-went, meet-met, see- saw,.....)
  • 6. Time expressions • last night, two days ago, yesterday,
  • 8. Form • Was / were + verb + -ing – They were driving to Paris. – We weren’t waiting for a long time. – What were they doing?
  • 9. Use • to express activities in progress before, and probably after, a particular time in the past – At 7 0’clock this morning I was having my breakfast.
  • 10. • for descriptions – Jan looked beautiful.She was wearing a green dress. • to express an interrupted past activity – When the phone rang, I was having a shower. • to express an incomplete activity – I was reading a book during the flight.
  • 11. Past simple or continuous? • Sometimes both tenses are possible. The Past Simple focuses on past actions as complete facts. The Past Continuous focuses on the duration of past activities
  • 12. Compare : • A: I didn’t see you at the party last night. • B: No. I stayed at home and watched the football. • A: I didn’t see you at the party last night. • B: No, I was watching the football at home.
  • 14. • perfect means ‘ completed before ‘ • the past perfect refers to an action in the past that was completed before another action in the past
  • 15. Form ( the same for all persons ) • Had + past participle • I had seen him before. • You hadn’t finished work at six o’clock. • What had you been before?
  • 16. Use • to make clear that one action in the past happened before another action in the past – When I got home, I found that someone had broken into my apartment and had stolen my DVD player.
  • 17. • the past simple tells a story in chronological order. – Sue met Pete at university. They were together for 6 years. They divorced last month.
  • 18. • the Past Perfect can be used to tell a story in a different order. – Sue and Pete divorced last month. They’d met at university, and had been together for six years.
  • 19. Notice the difference between these sentences • When I got to the party, Peter went home. • ( = first I arrived,then Peter left ) • When I got to the party, Peter had gone home. • ( = first peter left, then I arrived )
  • 20. Match the sentence with the tense:a) Past Perfect Simple, b) Past Simple, c) Past continuous • I did the week’s grocery shopping on my home computer.____ • I hadn’t been to that party of town before._____ • Why were you running down the street?_____
  • 21. Choose the correct form of the verb, Past Simple or Past Continuous • They fell/were falling in love when they worked/were working in Rome. • She read/was reading quietly in her room when suddenly the lights went/were going out and heard/ was hearing a scream.
  • 22. • Didn’t you meet/Weren’t you meeting your wife while you lived/were living in Italy? • I saw/ was seeing you in the park yesterday. You sat / were sitting with your arm round Tom.
  • 23. Which happened first? Write true or false • I drove to the house but Cathy had left. • First cathy left, then I arrived. True • The class had started when I arrived. • First I arrived, then the class started. ______
  • 24. • We had just finished painting the fence when it started to rain. • First we finished painting, then it rained.______ • She’d been walking home when the storm began. • First she started walking,then the storm began._____
  • 25. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Perfect forms of the verbs in brackets. • I _______ ( not ring ) him because _______ ( forgot ) his number. • He ______ ( not pass ) his driving test when he _______ ( drive ) from San Francisco to LA! • He _______ ( not know ) how the cat _______ ( walk ) 100 km to its old home.
  • 26. • She only ______ ( hear ) about the interview three months after she _______ ( apply ) for the job. • When he first ______ ( go ) to Moscow he ______ ( never travel ) abroad before.
  • 27. Rewrite the sentences using the passive • Somebody broke my glasses. • My glasses ________ . • He didn’t come because nobody had invited him. • He didn’t come because he_______ . • Somebody had left the lights on. • The lights___________ .
  • 28. • Somebod told me about it yesterday. • I __________ yesterday. • Did the ambulance take you to hospital? • ____ you _____ by ambulance?