Past simple tense

PAST SIMPLE QUESTIONS

Was and were are the past of:

• Do or does

• Wh questions

• Verb to be

• Quantifiers

When should we NOT use was and were?

• When we have actions or verbs

• When we have (ING)

• With pronouns

• With collocations

We use did for:

• Interrogative and present simple sentences

• Affirmative and negative sentences

• Was and were sentences

• Interrogative and negative sentences

The correct structure for interrogative sentences using did is:

• Subject + verb in past + complement

• Auxiliar verb + subject + verb in past + complement

• Subject + auxiliar verb + NOT + infinitive verb + complement

• Verb in participle + subject + complement

Write a past simple sentence using (DID) could be:( negative or interrogative).

Complete the following sentences in the past tense:

1. I________playing in the park with my friends

2. They _________at the beach

3. _______you sold four pair of shoes yesterday?

4. You _________________(understand) the lesson easily

• Were / was / were / understanded

• Was / did / were / understood

• Was / were / did / understood

• Am / went / did / undestand

• None is correct

PAST CONTINUOUS QUESTIONS:

1. When we can use past continuous?

• When we complete an action in the past

• When we are doing an action right now

• When we aren't using verbs

• When the action was happening in a specific moment in the past

Which of these sentences are NOT in past continuous

• He is taking photos of his dog at the zoo

• I was dancing salsa at the disco while my sister was sleeping

• They were at the cinema last night

• Were you eating candies when I entered the room?

When the phone ________(ring) I was _______________(sleep)

• sound / reaiding

• rung / sleeping

• rang / sleeping

• ringing / slept

Please organize the following sentence:

(past continuous)

five o'clock? / What / you / were / doing / yesterday at