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 Blanks

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 Blanks

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 Blanks

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.