1. PAST SIMPLE & CONTINUOUS

2. Past Simple Form + S + verb in the SIMPLE PAST Regular verbs add –ed Spelling rules *1 syllable verbs (CVC) double the last consonant. fit – fitted/stop – stpped *1 syllable verbs ending in consonant + -y change –y to –i and add- ed. cry – cried / try – tried Irregular verbs  check verb list + S + verb in the SIMPLE PAST Regular verbs add –ed Spelling rules *1 syllable verbs (CVC) double the last consonant. fit – fitted/stop – stpped *1 syllable verbs ending in consonant + -y change –y to –i and add- ed. cry – cried / try – tried Irregular verbs  check verb list ? Did + S + verb (inf) Did she try? - S + didn’t + verb (inf) She didn’t try ? Did + S + verb (inf) Did she try? - S + didn’t + verb (inf) She didn’t try Use it for… Signal words Completed past actions. One completed action after another. A past habit or regular past event. Completed past actions. One completed action after another. A past habit or regular past event. last year/month/Sunday In 1992/June ago last year/month/Sunday In 1992/June ago The past of verb to be is WAS/WERE + I was at home/They were at home -He wasn’t at home /You weren’t at home - ? Were you at home?/Was he at home? The past of verb to be is WAS/WERE + I was at home/They were at home -He wasn’t at home /You weren’t at home - ? Were you at home?/Was he at home? Use I/YOU/WE/THEY/HE/SHE/IT BEBE

3. Past Continuous Form + S + WAS/WERE + ing I was reading a book She was playing computer games They were listening to music. + S + WAS/WERE + ing I was reading a book She was playing computer games They were listening to music. Use it for… Something which was in progress at a time in the past. Something which was going on in the background which set the scene for a specific even or action. Something which was in progress at a time in the past. Something which was going on in the background which set the scene for a specific even or action. Remember! I WAS/WASN’T HE/SHE/IT WAS -WASN’T YOU/WE/THEY WERE/WEREN’T I WAS/WASN’T HE/SHE/IT WAS -WASN’T YOU/WE/THEY WERE/WEREN’T Use ? WAS/WERE +S+ ing WAS I reading a book? WAS she playing computer games? WERE they were listening to music.? ? WAS/WERE +S+ ing WAS I reading a book? WAS she playing computer games? WERE they were listening to music.? - S + WASN’T/WEREN’T + ing I wasn’t reading a book She wasn’t playing computer games They weren’t listening to music. - S + WASN’T/WEREN’T + ing I wasn’t reading a book She wasn’t playing computer games They weren’t listening to music.

4. Past Simple and Continuous We often use WHEN before the action in the past simple and WHILE or AS before the action in the past continuous She was sleeping WHEN the phone rang. WHEN the phone rang, she was sleeping. The phone rang WHILE I was sleeping. WHILE I was sleeping, the phone rang. We use the past simple and past continuous together to talk about an action that was in progress (past cont.) when another one happened (past simple)