1. Past simple Past progressive Ms. Rasha Ali
Lesson 3
Past simple
Past progressive
Ms. Rasha Ali

2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE yesterday last year in 1476 5 years ago in 1995
last week
5 years ago

3. I He She It We You They AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE FORM
WAS/WERE(FORM)
AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE FORM I He
She It We
You
They
was/wasn’t at school yesterday.
were/weren’t at the beach last week.

4. I He She It We You They QUESTION FORM hungry? Was
Yes, she was hungry.
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t hungry.
No,she wasn’t. I He
She It We
You
They
hungry?
Was
Yes, we were.
No,we weren’t.
at the theatre last weekend?
Were

5. REGULAR/IRREGULAR VERBS(FORM)
AFFIRMATIVE FORM I
You He
She It We
They
worked in the garden yesterday.
danced at the party last night.
carried the heavy box.
bought new shoes.

6. I You He She It We They NEGATIVE FORM didn’t play tennis last weekend.
didn’t clean the windows.
didn’t go the dentist.

7. I You He She It We They QUESTION FORM find your umbrella? Did
Yes, I found my umbrella.
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
No, I didn’t.

8. (+) (-) (?) (+) (-) (?) She is at the park now.
Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.
She is at the park now.
(+)
- She was at the park yesterday.
(-)
- She wasn’t at the park yesterday.
(?)
- Was she at the park yesterday?
She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.
(+)
- She went to the hospital to visit her friend last week.
(-)
- She didn’t go to the hospital to visit her friend last week.
(?)
- Did she go to the hospital to visit her friend last week?

9. REMEMBER Why do we use Simple Past Tense?
Completed actions in the past.
- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.
A series of completed actions in the past.
- I finished my work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

10. The Past Continuous Tense
To show what somebody was doing at a particular time in the past, we use the Past Continuous Tense.

11. I
was playing
badminton
at this time yesterday.
was cycling
She
at 9:00am yesterday.
They
were playing
at 6:30 last night.
table tennis
was / were
verb+ing

12. Simon _________ football at 3 pm yesterday. was playing
The children
8 am yesterday
The children __________ to school
at 8 am yesterday.
were going

13. Exercise.
Derek
Derek
was swimming
at 6 am yesterday.
Mandy
Mandy
was feeding her dog
at 4 o’clock yesterday.
Sam & Jess
Sam and Jess
were having dinner
at 8 pm last night.

14. the past continuous and past simple tenses in the same sentence.
We often use
the past continuous and past simple tenses
in the same sentence.
We do this when we want to talk about
a shorter activity that happened
during a longer activity in the past.

15. Sam hurt himself yesterday.
But when exactly?
when jumping over
the vaulting horse
Sam hurt himself
when
he was jumping over the vaulting horse.
shorter action
longer action

16. Nancy ___________when she ___________an apple. was peeling
cut herself
cut herself
Nancy ___________when
she ___________an apple.
was peeling
peel an apple
watch TV
were watching
They _______________ TV
when I ___________.
arrived
arrive
play football
We ____________ football
when it suddenly _______.
were playing
rained
rain

17. Click on the flat to describe what the people were doing!
A fire broke out
at 8 o’clock last night!
What were the people
doing when the fire
broke out?
Click on the flat
to describe what
the people were doing!

18. Sometimes we use the past continuous tense
to talk about two or more actions
which were taking place at the same time
in the past.
Example
I was playing TV games
while
mother was cooking.
We were studying
the baby was crying.
while

19. It’s 3:00pm last Sunday. What were they doing?
Example
Grandfather was reading the newspaper
while
grandmother was knitting.
Cindy was listening to the Hi-fi
while
Nicky was drawing a picture.
Father was sleeping
while
mother was drinking some water.

20. Exercise What were they doing one hour later?
Grandfather ____________TV while grandmother____________.
was watching
was knitting
Cindy _________ her homework while Nicky ____________to the Hi-fi.
was doing
was listening
Father ____________ beer while mother ___________ some water.
was drinking
was boiling

21. Let’s solve a mysterious
Wanna take a challenge?
Let’s solve a mysterious
crime together!

22. Mr. Chan was
murdered at around
9 o’clock last night.
Today is
Tuesday.

23. flatmates. One of them must
Mr Chan lives with five
flatmates. One of them must
have killed Mr Chan.
But who is it?

24. Now click on the name of each person to find out who the murderer is!!
Kelly
Grace
Andy
Alan
Dave

25. Is she the Yes No murderer?
What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?
watch movie, cinema,
with friend Maggie
I was watching a movie at the cinema
with my friend Maggie at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan!
Yes
Is she the
murderer? No

26. Is she the No Yes murderer?
What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?
visiting my friend,
Kevin, hospital,
I was visiting my friend Kevin at the hospital
at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan! No
Yes
Is she the
murderer?

27. Is he the No Yes murderer?
What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?
taking my dog,
for a walk
I was taking my dog for a walk at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan! No
Yes
Is he the
murderer?

28. Is he the No Yes murderer?
What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?
play TV games,
my bedroom
I was playing TV games in my bedroom
at 9 o’clock last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan! No
Yes
Is he the
murderer?

29. Is he the No Yes murderer?
What were you doing at 9 o’clock last night?
reading novels, public
library, with friend Paul
I was reading novels in the public library
with my friend Paul at 9 o’clock
last night. I didn’t kill Mr Chan! No
Yes
Is he the
murderer?

30. No, I’m not
the murderer!!!

31. Of course I’m not
the murderer!
Try somebody else!

32. Mr Chan was killed on Monday. The public library isn’t open on Monday.
You’ve got it!
How did you know
I’m the murderer?
Mr Chan was killed on Monday.
The public library isn’t open on Monday.
You are lying!

33. The public library isn’t
Come on, baby! I’m
really the MURDERER!!
You know why?
The public library isn’t
open on Monday.
I’m just lying! HA HA HA!!

34. What was the woman in flat 4A doing when
the fire broke out?
She _____________
when the fire broke out.
was knitting

35. The couple ___________ karaoke songs when the fire broke out.
What were the couple
in flat 4B doing when
the fire broke out?
were singing
The couple ___________
karaoke songs when
the fire broke out.

36. The couple ___________ dinner when the fire broke out.
What were the couple
in flat 3A doing when
the fire broke out?
were having
The couple ___________
dinner when the fire
broke out.

37. The woman __________ on the phone when the fire broke out.
What was the woman
in flat 3B doing when
the fire broke out?
was talking
The woman __________
on the phone when
the fire broke out.

38. ___________ a suitcase
What was the man
in flat 2A doing when
the fire broke out?
The man in Flat 2A
___________ a suitcase
when the fire broke out.
was packing

39. The boy in Flat 2B ___________ TV games when the fire broke out.
What was the boy
in flat 2B doing when
the fire broke out?
The boy in Flat 2B
___________ TV games
when the fire broke out.
was playing

40. The woman in Flat 1A __________ up her flat when the fire broke out.
What was the woman
in flat 1A doing when
the fire broke out?
The woman in Flat 1A
__________ up her flat
when the fire broke out.
was tidying

41. The women in Flat 1B ___________ mahjong when the fire broke out.
What were the women
in flat 1B doing when
the fire broke out?
The women in Flat 1B
___________ mahjong
when the fire broke out.
were playing

42. the Past Continuous Tense?
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