past simple and continuous.ppt

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FORM (I)Afrmative

Regular verbs: S + V + ED

play – playedwalk - walked

Irregular verbs: V form 2 (see list of irregular

verbs)write – wrote

read – read

be- was (I, he, she, it)/ were (you, we, they)


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FORM (II)Negative:

S + DID NOT (DIDN’T) + V

I didn’t play

He didn’t walk

We didn’t write

You didn’t read

I wasn’t/ we weren’t


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FORM (III)Interrogative:

DID + S + V ?

Did you play?

Did she walk?

Did they write?

Did we read?

Was he? / Were you?


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Spelling with -ED

(regular verbs)1.erbs in e, add only –D:

2.erbs in !ons" + # , !han"e # in i when addin"

-#D$ carry - carried, study - studied, fry -fried, try - tried

3.erbs in vo$el + # do not su%er any !han"eswhen addin" –#D$ play-played

4.erbs in ! re!ei&e % when addin" –#D$ pani!-

pani!ked

5.erbs in l double l in 'ritish spellin" in*eri!an spellin" there is no !han"e$ tra&el-tra&elled ('r+ #n"+)/ tra&eled (*+ #n"+)


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Spelling with -ED

(regular verbs)6.onosyllabi! &erbs, endin" in !onsonant +

vo$el + !onsonant , double t&e 'nal !onsonant

when addin" #D$stop - stopped, plan -planned, rob - robbed, beg - begged

7.'isyllabi! &erbs, with the stress on these!ond syllable, endin" in !onsonant + vo$el

+ !onsonant , double t&e 'nal !onsonant whenaddin" #D$ reFER-reerred preFER - preferred,regRET - regretted


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.sa"e1.An action that started and finished at a specific time in the

past. Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the

specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

Examples

I saw a movie yesterday.

Last year, I traveled to apan.

!id you have dinner last night"

She washed her car two hours ago.


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2.Listing a series of completed actions in the past. These

actions happen #st, $nd, %rd, &th, and so on.

#a*ples$

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

He arrived from the airport at 8!!, checked into the hotel at "!!, and

met the others at #!!!.

!id $ou add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the eggs%


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3.!uration which starts and stops in the past. A duration is a

longer action often indicated by e'pressions such as( for two

years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.

#a*ples$

I lived in &ra'il for two $ears.

Ruti studied (apanese for fi)e $ears. *he$ sat at the beach all da$.

*he$ did not stay at the part$ the entire time.

+e talked on the phone for thirt$ minutes.


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4.A habit which stopped in the past. It can have the same

meaning as )used to.* To make it clear that we are talking

about a habit, we often add e'pressions such as( always,

often, usually, never, when I was a child, when I was

younger, etc.

Examples I studied +rench when I was a child.

e played the violin.

e didn-t play the piano.

!id you play a musical instrument when you were a kid"

She worked at the movie theater after school.


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. /ast facts or generali0ations which are no longer true. As in

1S2 & above, this use of the Simple /ast is 3uite similar to

the e'pression )used to.4

#a*ples$

he was sh$ as a child, but now she is )er$ outgoing.

He didn-t like tomatoes before.

!id $ou live in *eas when $ou were a kid%

eople paid much more to make cell phone calls in the past.


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5. I+ sentences type II. In the main clause we use present

conditional 6would 7 89 and in the conditional phrase we use

past simple.#a*ples$

I I &a a lot o *oney, I would share it with you+

You would "et a hi"her "rade i you paid *ore attention+

I I were you, I would handle those !he*i!al substan!es

*ore !areully+


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1i*e #pressions


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1he 2ast 3ontinous 1ense


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FORM (I) *rmative:

S + S,ERE + V + IN-

I was playin"

He was readin"

We were writin"

1hey were walkin"

4e*e*ber the rules on the spellin" o &erbs whenaddin" –I56!


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FORM (II)Negative:

S + S NOT (SN’T), ERE NOT (EREN’T) + V+IN-

I wasn’t readin"

7he wasn’t playin"

1hey weren’t dan!in" You weren’t "ettin"


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FORM (III)Interrogative:

S,ERE + S + V + IN-

Were you writin"?

Was he readin"?

Were they dan!in"?


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.sa"e1.Unfnished or incomplete a!ti"n in the past

that was interrupte# b$ an"ther event "r a!ti"n:

"I was having a beautiul drea* when the alar* !lo!kran"+8

%& '" express a !hange " min#:

"I was going to spend the day at the bea!h but I9&ede!ided to "o on an e!ursion instead."


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.sa"e3.An a!ti"n in pr"gress at a !ertain time in

the past:

He $as .la#ing ootball on this ti*e yesterday.

4.ith 'wonder'+ t" ma,e a ver$ p"lite

reuest:

"I was wondering i you !ould baby-sit or *etoni"ht."


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.sa"e5.'w" "r m"re a!ti"ns happening at the

same time (in the past)

“While she $as .re.aring dinner, he $as

$as&ing the dishes.”

6.'" #es!ribe the ba!,gr"un# in a st"r$written in the past tense

" 1he sun was shining and the birds weresinging as the elephant !a*e out o the :un"le+ 1he other ani*als were relaxing in the shade o

the trees..."


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4##'#4!2ast 3ontinuous is in!o*patible with the

&erbs not nor*ally used in the pro"ressi&eor* (&erbs o per!eption, &erbs o opinion,&erbs o !o"nition, &erbs epressin" eelin"s,attitudes, &olition, per*anent situations,

possession and *odal &erbs)!


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1i*e #pressionsAs we were playin", it started to rain+

hile we were playin", it started to snow+'his time $ester#a$ we were playin" basketball+

All last night they were tra&elin" throu"hnatolia+We were ha&in"dinner between se&en an# ei"ht $ester#a$

eveningIt was rainin" at n""n $ester#a$+I was not &isitin" the *useu* at ten $ester#a$+ Iwas &isitin" the !astle then.


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.ast /"ntinu"us 'ense

vs& Simple .ast 'ense2ast !ontinuous tense - l"ng a!tion

7i*ple past tense - sh"rt a!tion that

happens in the mi##le o the lon" a!tion.

hen/ while

I $as $at!&ing 1 when you tele.&one.

hile I $as $al%ing past the !ar, it e/.loe.


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#er!ises1(What do( when I call( you last night?..

2(I sit( in a cafe when you call(...3(7usie (wat!h) a ;l* when she (hear) the noise.

4( Yesterday I ("o) to the library, net I (ha&e) aswi*, later I (*eet)


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11(>n holiday we (&isit) 4o*e, (see) the ati!an,and (spend) a ew days at the bea!h....

12(Why (stand) on a !hair when I (!o*e) into the

roo*?..13(When I (lea&e) the house, it (snow)...

14(He (work) in a bank when he (*eet) his wie

15(y ather at @ k*/h when a poli!e*an hi*+

(rive) (sto.)..16(What the *ana"er (do) at $@@ p* yesterday?

17(When Donny (enter) the roo*, e&eryone (talk).

18( 1he !lient really (walk out) while 1roy

(present)the proposal?19( 1he thie&es (hide) in the kit!hen when the poli!e

(!o*e) in.

20(While we (do) the eperi*ent, we (break) so*e

test tubes.


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Aast ni"ht, while I was doin" *y ho*ework, n"ela (!all)+ 7hesaid she (!all) *e on her !ell phone ro* her biolo"y !lassroo*at .3A+ I asked her i she (wait) or !lass, but she said that the

proessor was at the ront o the hall le!turin" while she (talk) to*e+ I !ouldn9t belie&e she (*ake) a phone !all durin" thele!ture+ I asked what was "oin" on+7he said her biolo"y proessor was so borin" that se&eral o thestudents (sleep, a!tually) in !lass+ 7o*e o the students(talk) about their plans or the weekend and the student net toher (draw) a pi!ture o a horse+ While we were talkin", I(hear) her proessor yell, 8iss, are you *akin" a phone !all?87uddenly, the line went dead+ I (han") up the phone and wentto the kit!hen to *ake dinner+ s I (!ut) &e"etables or a salad,the phone ran" on!e a"ain+ It (be) n"ela, but this ti*e she

wasn9t sittin" in !lass.

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