Past Simple /Past Continuous

Past Simple / Past Continuous

Affirmative/Negative/Interrogative

Past Simple Formation

I,you,he,she,it,we,they + verb + ed,ied,d

He cooked dinner

Past Simple Formation

I,you,he,she,we,they + Irregular Verb ( 2nd column )

She rode her bike

Past Simple Negative

I,you,he,she,it,we,they + did + not + verb

I didn't cook dinner yesterday. My dad did.

Past Simple Negative ( irregular verbs )

I,you,he,she,it,we,they +did + not+ verb ( 1st column )

My brother didn't ride his bike yesterday. My sister did

Past Simple Questions

Did + I,you,he,she,it,we,you,they + verb

Did your dad cook dinner yesterday?

Yes, he did / No, he didn't

Past Simple Questions ( Irregular verbs )

Did + I,you,he,she,it,we,they + verb ( 1st column)

Did your sister ride her bike yesterday?

Yes,she did / No, she didn't

Past Simple / Time Expressions

• yesterday

• two years ago

• last night

• last summer

• in 2010

• when I was little

• last year

Past Continuous Formation

I,he,she,it + was+ verb + ing

We,you,they + were + verb + ing

He was feeding the dog at 12 o'clock yesterday

They were looking at each other at 12 o'clock yesterday

Past Continuous Negative

I ,he,she,it + was + not + verb + ing

We,you,they + were + not + verb + ing

You were not doing puzzles at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Jenny was.

Past Continuous Questions

Was+ I,he,she,it + verb + ing ?

Were + you,we,they + verb + ing ?

Was he riding his bike this time last Saturday?

No, he wasn't . He was fixing it.

Past Continuous Questions

Were they watering the plants this time yesterday afternoon?

Yes, they were

Past Continuous / Time expressions

• this time yesterday

• at 6 o' clock last Saturday

• while + Past Continuous

• When + Past Simple

Multiple Select

Choose the key words for the Past Simple

• two days ago

• this time yesterday

• since

• for

• last week

Multiple Select

Choose the key words for the Past Continuous

• this time last week

• at 8 o' clock yesterday

• a few months ago

• last night

• when I saw him