Simple or Continuous?
We use the past __________
Simple or Continuous
to talk about completed events in the past:
I woke up this morning at 8 o’clock.
Where did you go yesterday?
We use the past __________
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to talk about unfinished activities that are in progress at a particular time in the past:
I was sleeping at 7 o’clock this morning.
He wasn’t working at 6 o’clock.
We use the past simple with the past
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to talk about a finished action that happened while another activity was in progress:
I was sleeping when you called me.
Were you having lunch when I arrived?
Remember that some verbs are NEVER used with the past
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These are called state verbs, e.g. love, like, know, need, want, hate, understand, etc.
I liked her very much. (NOT I was liking her.)
PAST SIMPLE REVISION
Past simple (regular verbs)
Study the past forms of the verb ‘work’.
Short answers
Yes, I did. / Yes, you did. / Yes, he did ...
No, I didn’t. / No, you didn’t. / No, he didn’t ...
REGULAR VERBS IN THE PAST TENSE ARE FORMED BY ADDING -ED:
CALL >> CALLED
LIKE >> LIKED
WANT >> WANTED
WORK >> WORKED
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE -ED SOUND IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLES
Watch the video if you are not sure:
IRREGULAR VERBS
For a list of irregular verb forms, go to the website below or scan the QR code:
THE PAST CONTINUOUS IS FORMED FROM THE PAST TENSE OF BE WITH THE -ING FORM OF THE VERB