4 ESO Unit 2 Past Simple Past Continuous

4 ESO Unit 2 Past Simple Past Continuous

Multiple Choice

There is no difference between REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs in the affirmative form of the Past Simple.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blank

To form the affirmative form of REGULAR VERBS in the affirmative forms of the Past Simple, we have to add...

Multiple Choice

Irregular verbs follow a rule, you just have to add ED.

• TRUE

• FALSE

PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE

To form the Past Simple in Negative form we use DIDN'T + INFINITIVE

e.g. He didn't go to school last week.

They didn't work in September.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence in Past Simple.

• They didn't found their keys.

• We didn't write a letter.

• She didn't sent an email.

• I didn't went to chool.

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence iwith the correct negative form of the Past Simple.

We ___________ (hear) the news.

Multiple Choice

There is no difference between regular and irregular verbs in the interrogative form of the Past Simple.

• TRUE

• FALSE

PAST SIMPLE INTERROGATIVE

(WH) + DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE

e.g. Where did you go?

Did you listen to music?

When do we use the Past Simple?

• We use the Past Simple to talk about an action that started and finished in the past.

• We use expressions like YESTERDAY, AGO, LAST week, year, etc.

• We use PAST SIMPLE + PAST SIMPLE to talk about actions that happened one after the other. e.g. I got up and had a shower.

Multiple Choice

We form the Past Continuous with ARE / IS / AM + VERB+ING

• TRUE

• FALSE

PAST CONTINUOUS +

WAS / WERE + VERB+ING

e.g. They were running in the park when I saw them.

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence using the affirmative form of the Past Continuous.

My sister ____________ (read) a book when I arrived home.

PAST CONTINUOUS -

WASN'T / WEREN'T + VERB+ING

e.g. They weren't dancing.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence in Past Continuous.

• She weren't listening to music

• I weren't reading a book.

• We wasn't sending an email.

• I wasn't waiting for the bus.

PAST CONTINUOUS INTERROGATIVE

(WH) + WAS / WERE + SUBJECT + VERB+ING

e.g. Where were you staying?

Were you staying in a nice hotel?

When do we use the Past Continuous?

• We use the Past Continuous to talk about two past actions that happened at the same time.

• The action that lasts longer is expressed in Past Continuous. The action that takes less time is expressed in Past Simple.

• When the phone rang I was listening to music.

When do we use the Past Continuous?

• WHEN + PAST SIMPLE

• WHILE + PAST CONTINUOUS

• While I was having a shower someone knocked on the door.

• I was having a shower when someone knocked on the door.

When do we use the Past Continuous?

• We can also use Past Continuous + Past Continuous to talk about two long actions that happen at the same time.

• While I was having a shower my sister was talking on the phone.