Past Simple and past continuous By Kasia & Klaudia
PAST SIMPLE FORM: Czasowniki regularne: +)He played football. -) He didn’t play football. ?) Did he play football? Czasowniki nieregularne: +)They wrote a book. -)They didn’t write a book. ?)Did they write a book?
+) I/He/She/It was playing cards all day. PAST CONTINUOUS FORM: +) I/He/She/It was playing cards all day. -) I/He/She/It wasn’t playing cards all day. ?) Was I/he/she/it playing cards all day? +) We/You/They were dancing all night. -) We/You/They weren’t dancing all night. ?) Were we/you/they dancing all night?
When ”WHEN” ? When ”WHILE”?
Let’s practise… Carol __________(break) her arm while she__________ (paint) the ceiling. I finally _________(read) that book yesterday. The ending was amazing. _________________(you/watch) TV when I __________ (call) you to ask about your health? What time______________( you/come) back from Jim's birthday yesterday? It _______________(not/snow) when I ___________(wake up) this morning. broke was painting read Were you watching called did you come wasn’t snowing woke up
When you ____________(telephone) me, I _________(study) for an exam. What ___________(she/do) all day while you _____________ (work) on your project? I ________(not/go) to school today because I was a bit ill and Mum ________(let) me stay at home. When you ____________(telephone) me, I _________(study) for an exam. They ___________(have) classes almost all day yesterday so they couldn't go to the city centre with us. I __________(leave) home at 5 yesterday and I ________(go) straight to work. More exercises with answers you can find here: http://www.ang.pl/cwiczenia/gramatyka/847 was she doing were working didn’t go let telephoned was studying were having left went
Past tenses in jokes… POLICE REALITY
Past tenses in jokes DRIVING WOMAN
Past tenses in jokes Somewhat Topical Ecards
Past tenses in songs … Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYoWG6eu7bw
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