PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS
Regular: V+ed
Irregular: 2nd column (Sb, pg 133)
(+) Subj + V + Compl.
She finished school last year.
I went to London 3 years ago.
FORM
(-) Subj + didn’t + V + Compl.
Alan didn’t leave until 10.
I didn’t hurry to the bus stop.
(?) Wh- + Did + Subj + V + Compl?
How did the criminal escape?
Why did Colin leave his job?
SPELLING To add -ed (Sb, page 107)
RULES *Irregular verbs
1. Complete actions at a mentioned time.
She finished school last year.
I saw Katie yesterday.
2. Time expression “AGO”.
Three years ago, I went to London.
I passed my driving test long ago.
3. Consecutive actions completed in the past.
She called for help and then she saw the
red car again.
USE
4. A specific short action which
happened while another (longer) action
was in progress.
They arrived while we were preparing
dinner.
GRAMMAR REVIEW: PAST TENSES
(+) Subj + WAS/WERE + V-ing + Compl.
She was studying hard.
The children were playing on the
beach.
(-) Subj + WASN’T/WEREN’T + V-ing + Compl.
They weren’t working at that moment.
Dad wasn’t reading the newspaper.
(?) Wh- + WAS/WERE + Subj + V-ing + C?
Where were you walking?
Why was the baby crying?
Verb + ing (Sb, page 107)
1. An action (long) in progress at a
specific time in the past.
I was studying the whole day yesterday.
*Expressions: all day/night, the whole
day/night, the whole morning, for a
long time...
2. Two or more (long) actions taking place
at the same time in the past.
While we were walking home, my friend
was telling me a spooky story.
*Expressions: while, as, during,
meanwhile...
3. A long action in the past which was
interrupted by another (shorter) action.
We were driving when, suddenly, the
object appeared.