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    \Unit 3 Grammar @ Past time: past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous, would, used to / be/get used to Past simple Form Statement: I/you/he/she/it/we/they played ... Note: Irregular verbs do not take’ed’in the negative: /you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t play... __pastsimple. Learn the past simple form of. question: _ Did /you/he/she/t/we/they play ..? iregular verbs.See page 194. Use Example ‘Single completed actions Tom and played a game of chess and hewon. Habits in the past Did you collect stamps when you were younger? Permanent situations inthe past ‘Afamous footballer lived in our house before we bought it. General truths and facts about the past | Crosswords didn’t become popular until the 1930s. Themoin eens thay Tires ber chewed Son pase ile Aas ra rr '@ Wie can also use didin past simple statements for emphasis. ¥. "Why didn't you win your match yesterday?" did win. Who told you I didn’t?” We lost 5.0 butat least we did get into the final. Past continuous Form statement: _I/he/she/it was playing .. You/we/they were playing .. negative: Vhe/she/it wasn’t playing You/welthey weren’t playing question: _ Was i/he/she/c playing . Were you/we/they playing ..? Use Example Actions happening ata particular moment | aye olok was reading my new book ‘Temporary situations in the past ‘Greg was living in London atthe time. ‘Annoying past habits (usually with afvays) | When we were young. my brother was always borrowing my toys Actions in progress overa period of time _ | Daniel was playing video games all oming yesterday. ‘Two actions in progress at the same time __| Were Ulla and he friends playing Monopoly while we were playing Draughts? Bachgronnd wvrmation ta ctoey [hg sun was shining ond the birds were singing Lisa opened the window and '@ When one action in the past interrupts another action in progress. we use the past simple and the past

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