Suj + +

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Verb + -ed ( Regular)

Verb 2nd column (Irregular)

♦ Monosyllabic ending in 1 vowel+1 conson, double conson Stop—stopped♦ 2 syllables & stress in the 2nd, double consonant Permit—permitted♦ V ending in conson + y i + ed Study—studied Vowel + y + ed play - played

I played

I sang

Suj + didn´t + verb ( Reg) I didn´t play( Irreg) I didn´t sing

Did+ Suj + verb ? ( Reg) Did you play?

( Irreg) Did you sing?

USE Past and finished actions

We discovered a cemetery yesterday My aunt saw a ghost when she was a child The old lady died in 1945 They entered the secret corridor last week/ month/year

past states The old lady lived in this house in 1868 I was very frightened when I saw that film After the film they felt very frightened

Time expressions☻Yesterday , ☻in 1970☻Last week / month/ year..☻Two days /weeks ago☻in the 20th century☻when ☻for ☻during

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http://www.autoenglish.org/questions/pastquspal/pastquspal.html

Click on the links below. Here you will find some easy exercises to practice the Past Simple tense

Suj + +-?

Past to beWas / were

V monosilabic ending 1 vowel + 1 cons., double cons. Run—running swim—swimmingV 2 syllables and stress in2nd, double conson. Begin—beginningVerbs ending in l , double l Travel—travellingVerbs ending in -ie , y + ing Die—dying

I was playing You were singing

Suj + past to be + V-ing I wasn´t playingYou weren´t singing

Past to be + Suj + verb ? Was I playing?Were you singing?

+ V - ing

Wasn´t / weren´t

Was / were

Remember I , He , She , It

Was/ wasn´t Were/weren´t

You, we, they

Study – studying

Play - playing

To talk about an action which was happening at a specific moment in the past.

I was talking to Anna on the phone at two o´clock

To refer to a past action which was interrupted for a particular reason.

I was walking home when I saw the strange woman

Time expressions☻while ☻as

Write the sentences in the correct order

1. Driving / we / next to / Loch Ness / were

2. Creature / near / water / was / walking / a / the

3. Was / the / in / a / water / swimming / creature

4. For five minutes / watching / the / we / creature / were

5. Neck / long / moving / was / its

Click on the link below for more practice

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Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in the box

Cook sit write watch do look make

At nine o´clock last night….My sister and I were sitting in the living room

1. I ………………………………….. a programme about haunted houses

2. Mum and dad ………………………………… in the kitchen

3. Our dogs ………………………………….strange noises

4. They ………………………………………at the full moon

5. My sister …………………………………….her homework

6. She …………………………………….a ghost story! Click on the link below for more practice

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was watching

were cooking

were making

were looking

was doing

was writing

The beast of BodminComplete the text. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in the box.

Play eat cycle not move not study watch

Cornwall is a peaceful and quiet area in the south of England. But a lot of people think that a big catis living in the area. Its name is the Beast of Bodmin.

David: I saw the beast last night! I _______________________ football in my

garden when I saw it under a tree. It __________________________ but then it ran

away.

Megan: My brother and I __________________________ home. An enormous

black cat ran in front of our bikes. It had yellow eyes. It gave me nightmares.

Tim: I had a lot of homework, but I _________________________ There was a full

moon and I _____________________________ something from my window. I could

see a large creature in the shadows. It ____________________________

something. I´m sure it was the beast.

was playing

wasn´t moving

were cycling

wasn´t studyingwas watching

was eating

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Click on the links below for more practice

we use the past simple to talk about an action in the past

that has finished

we use the past continuous when an action takes place

over a period of time in the past. Compare: I made dinner last night. I started at seven o´clock and finished at half past eight. P.S. What were you doing at eight o´clock? I was making dinner P.C

Sam and I talked for an hour. P.S While we were talking, Jane was trying to get our attention. P.C.

we use P.S. and P.C. in the same sentence to describe an action that interrupted another action which was taking place in the past. We can combine the PS and PC with when and while. While the teacher was explaining the bell rang

Past continuous

Past Simple

When the strange creature ____ (frighten) me, I ____ (read) a book.

I ______ (come across) a skull

while I ______ (dig) in my garden

While the witch ______ (prepare) her potion, her skin ______ (become) green

As we _____ (prepare) the halloween party,

some children _____ (ask for) some candies

was readingwas readingfrightenedfrightened

Past simple – Past continuous

becamebecame

was preparingwas preparing

came acrosscame acrosswas diggingwas digging

asked forasked for

were preparingwere preparing

Past simple – Past continuous

were you doingwere you doing blewblew

Past simple–Past continuous

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happenedhappened Were walkingWere walking

Were you visitingWere you visiting killedkilled

Were workingWere workingDid your computer break downDid your computer break down

screamedscreamedWere the family sleepingWere the family sleeping

2. She was reading a magazine………..

3. She was cutting her nails………….

4. He was sleeping/ He was taking a nap

………

5. He was doing a crosword ….

6. They were playing cards

7. They were looking at pictures

1 The students .............................. (sit) in their chairs when the

teacher came in.

2 ..................... you ........................ (make) a noise at 12 o’clock

last night?

3 ........................ your mum ........................ (sleep) yesterday at

four o’clock?

4 We .............................. (leave) the house when the phone rang.

Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.

5 The boy took a biscuit while his mother ..............................

(cook).6 Mum and Dad .............................. (not shop) at one o’clock.

were sitting

Were making

Was sleeping

were leaving

was cooking

weren´t shopping

Write each sentence in the negative form. Then write new affirmative sentences using the words in brackets. Pay attention to the underlined words.

1. My brother was reading at nine o’clock. (eight o’clock)

My brother wasn´t reading at 9 o´clock. He was reading at 8 o´clock

4 The dogs were sleeping in the garden all day. (play)

2. Sarah and Danny were studying at six o’clock. (watch TV)

3. I was waiting for my friend all morning (the postman)

Sarah and Danny weren´t studying at six o’clockThey were watching TV

I wasn´t waiting for my friend all morning I was waiting for the postman

The dogs weren´t sleeping in the garden all dayThey were playing

Write questions using the words below. Use the Past Continuous

1 you / sleep / at 11.00 / last night / ?

2 the students / play / during the break / ?

3 your teacher / shout / this morning / ?

4 Sally / shop / all afternoon / ?

Were you sleeping at 11.00 last night?

Were the students playing during the break?

Was your teacher shouting this morning?

Was Sally shopping all afternoon?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.1 I ................................. (see) Helen yesterday afternoon.

2 The girls ................................. (play) basketball at 3.00 pm.

3 We ......................... (leave) the party at midnight.

4 Jane ................................. (not do) her homework yesterday.

5 The rain .................................(stop) five minutes ago.

6 ....................... you ................................. (swim) in the sea at 6.00

am?

7 We ................................. (arrive) at the bus stop too late.

8 How .......................... you ................................. (break) the window?

saw

were playing

left

didn´t do

stopped

Were swimming

arrived

did break

Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verb in brackets.

1 While I ............................ (swim) in the river, I .................... (see)

some frogs.

2 Jim ............................ (not pay) attention when he ......................

(drive) his car into a tree.

3 What ................you ................. (do) while she ....................... (sleep)?

4 Everyone ............................ (sleep) when the robbers ......................

(break in).

5 ........................ your friend ...................... (stand) outside when

you ...................... (come) home?

were swimming saw

wasn´t paying drove

was sleepingdoingwere

was sleeping broke in

Was standing

came

6 It ............................ (start) raining while

we ............................ (play) tennis.

7 We .......................... (arrive) at the station just as

the train ............................ (leave).

8 I’m sorry. I ............................ (not listen) while

you ............................ (talk).

started

were playing

arrived

was leaving

were talking

wasn´t listening

1 We were playing basketball ...................... it began to rain.

2 ...................... I was doing my homework, the telephone rang.

3 ...................... my father came home last night, we were

making dinner.

4 The dog was barking ...................... we were sleeping.

Complete the sentences with when or while.

when

While

When

while

Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous or Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.

6 They .............................. (dance) when the music suddenly .................. (stop).

1 He ............................. (wait) for the bus when his father ............ (arrive)

2. The girls .............................. (swim) outside when

it ......................... (start) to get cold

3. I .............................. (listen) to the radio while I .............................. (read).

4. When his mother .................... (come) home, the

baby ...................... (sleep).

5. When the phone ................. (ring), I ..............................

(write) a letter.

was waiting arrived

were swimming started

was listening was reading

came was sleeping

rang was writing

were dancing stopped

Complete the sentences with when or while.

4. The fire started ...................... Dad was cooking dinner.

1. I was watching TV ...................... my parents were reading the newspaper.

2. Was the dog barking ...................... you came home?

3. Where were you going ...................... I saw you in the street yesterday?

when

while

while

when

Do you fancy a song ?

Write in order the unscrambled lyrics.

Cause this is thriller, thriller night And no-one is gonna save you from the beast about to strikeYou know it’s thiller, thriller nightYou’re fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight.

Yeah, ooh…You hear the door slam and realice ther’s nowhere left to runYou feel the cold hand and wonder if you’ll ever see the sunYou close your eyes and hope that this is just your imagination, girlBut all the while you hear a creature creeping up behind You’re out of time.

Cause this is thriller, thriller nightThere ain’t no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girlThriller, (wooohooo) thriller nightYou’re fighting for your life Inside a killer, thriller tonight.

Night creatures callAnd the dead start to walk in their masqueradeTnere’s no escaping the jaws of the alien this time (they’re opem wide)This is the end of your life.

They’re out to get you, there’s demons closing in on every sideThey will posses you Unlesss you change the number on your dialNow is the time for you and I to cuddle close together, yeahAll through the nightI’ll save you from the the terror on the screenI’l make you see

It’s close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark

Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart

You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it.

You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes.

You’re paralysed.

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Darkness fall across the landThe midnight hour is close at handCreatures crawl in search of bloodTo terrorise your neighbourhoodAnd whenever shall be found Without the soul for getting downMust stand and face the hounds of hellAnd rot inside the corpse’s shell.

the foulest stench is in the airThe funk of forty thousand yearsAnd grizzly ghouls from every tombAre closing to seal your doomAnd though you fight to stay aliveYour body starts to shiverFor no mere mortal can resistThe evil of the thriller

that this is thriller, thriller nightGirl, I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare tryThriller,(wooohooo) thriller nightSo let me hold you tight and share a killer, diller, chillerThriller here tonight

‘cause this is thriller, thriller nightGirl, I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare try thriller., thriller nightSo let me hold you tight and share a killer, thillerAaooow.

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