“Nice hat! | used to have on hair while | was watching a \, 11 | football game on TV and a 0 just like it but | gave it to Alice. So, are you ready? Dy Look! Dax was cutting my i it wasn't my fault! | was shavi the back of his head when his team scored a goal. He jumped! | He phoned them last night. She was working at six o'clock yesterday. IE Did he phone them last night? He didn’t phone them last night. She wasn't working at six o'clock yesterday. Was she working at six o'clock yesterday?Past simple Use We use the past simple to talk about: + something that happened at a speci Jamie broke his leg last week. time in the past. + situations that existed in the past. Kate worked as a teacher for many years. + habits that we had in the past. My father walked to schoo! every day when he was a boy. * actions that happened one after the other in the past. We put on our coats, got our umbrellas and left the house. Time expressions We often use the following time expressions with the past simple: yesterday, yesterday morning / afternoon / evening, last night / month / year, ten minutes / days / weeks ago, in 2007, in May, on 15th October / my birthday, at six o'clock, etc. They left for London yesterday. We went to Spain last summer. Past continuous Use We use the past continuous: * to talk about an action that was in progress at a particular time in the past. Iwas having a bath at nine o'clock this morning. + to talk about two or more actions happening at the same time in the past. While Dad was cutting the grass, | was watering the flowers. * to talk about a past action that was interrupted by another action in the past. We use the past continuous for the longer action that was in progress. We use the past simple for the shorter action, the one that interrupted the first one. We were playing a game when the boys arrived. * to set the scene ina story. It was a dark night. It was raining and the wind was blowing across the hills. Time expressions * We often use the past continuous with these time words and phrases: © all day/moming / evening | was working all day yesterday. © at eight o'clock We were playing football at eight o'clock © at the time Liz wasn't working at the time. © while While ! was studying, he was watching TV. While ! was walking the dog, I saw Mike. o as As | was walking the dog, | saw Mike. ‘+ When we use the past simple and the past continuous together, we often use the word when. We use the past simple after when. We were having lunch when he phoned. . oFd Complete. Use the past simple. 2 Bella... didet inv me to her party. (not invite) 3 id, ite.._a story in class today? (you / write) 4 My grandad... 28... tomatoes in his garden. (grow) 5 When....“/d they visit... spain? (they / visit) 6 I'msure that Sarah .... didn't steal. the money. (not steal) 7 We w...nfititie4......along the road because we were late. (hurry) 1 Sarah... anew car last week. 8 .2/d.the boys go (buy) (the boys / go) to bed early last night? & Write sentences. Use the past continuous. 1 we/ watch / the game at four o'clock 4 he/ work / all evening yesterday We were watching the, game at four o'clock He was working all evening yesterday. 2 1/not talk / to you 5 why /Fred and Ray / fight? wasn't talking to you, Why were Fred and Ray fighting? 3. it/rain/ at seven o'clock this morning? 6 we / not sleep / at midnight Wias it raining at seven o'clock this morning? We weren't sleeping at midnight. AEF circle the correct answer. 1 Itwas snowing when \@ot upy/ was getting up this morning. 2. We practised /(were practising)for the concert when Jamie phoned. 3. Asshe was getting out of her car, she ‘was dropping her keys. 4 While you watched (Were watching)TV, Iwas tidying your room! 5 He(wasn’t drivingy didn’t drive fast when ‘the accident happened. 6 What were the others doing when you were arriving last night? 7 The lights (went out)/ were going out while Iwas washing my hair. 8 Someone knocked on the door while we had ere havingunchxe Complete. Use the past simple or past continuous. bros Ye Karen a2 res yaahing, ...the glass while she 5 While we...8¢'2.42!Kin@. through the the dishes. (break, wash) woods, it .....St2#84......to rain. (walk, start) 2 As we..were sunning to catch the bus, 6 Nadia ...195.1°1'09....to go to sleep when Stacey ......{{10220...... and fell. (run, trip) the phone .. (try, ring) 3 Jon...¥as.fe2ding..a comic while his sister 7 Mr Fox... ....the snow off his coat was studying _ for her test. (read, study) and then .....St2PP&4......into the house. ai Sa... Mrs Green as 1 (shake, step) wes cycling... to school this morning. 8 We ..were.playing chess when we (see, cycle) confit aoeethe earthquake. (play, feel) i Write sentences. Use the past simple or past continuous and the word in brackets. Do not change the order of the sentences. 1 1/sleep, my brother / work / on his 5. he/ laugh, he / read / the story (while) History project (while) Hi Ly : + 6 I/ get /ready for bed, I/ hear / a strange 2. Mum / cook / the dinner, Mike and Ella / noise (as) arrive (when) ae strange n 7 1/ brush / my teeth, the phone / ring 3 1/ walk / home from school, |/ see / Jo (as) (while) As | was king home from school, | saw J While | was brushing my teeth, the phone 4 we/ watch / the film, the electricity /go 8 Dave / play / football, he / hurt / his leg off (when) (when) We were watching the film when the electricity, Daye was playing football when he hurt his, leg, Fé 4 Read and complete. Use the past simple or past continuous. It was the first day of the summer holidays. The sun t...!, 20 (shine) and a light wind 2 ...25.lowing. (blow) across the fields. Grace *.....2UE2R.... (put on) her jeans and a T-shirt and uff... (run) into the garden. ‘Rover!* she 5... S2lled, (call) but the big black dog ¢ .. didn't appe2"_(not appear). ‘Where's Rover?” Grace asked her mum. ‘I don’t know, dear,’ she replied. “When I ..«(get up) this morning, he * ...428.$h (chase) rabbits at the bottom of the garden. I'm sure he's fine.’ But Grace was beginning to get worried. Rover always ae sons (come) when she called him. She *.. (hurry) down to the bottom of the garden. ‘I must find him’ she ‘thought. Then, as she ‘ ..'25.¢limbing._ (climb) over the fence, she 1. heatd. (hear) a bark!PN ‘They used to live in France. Negative fer © We use used to to talk about: Did they use to live in France? ‘They didn’t use to live in France. © past habits, things that we did regularly in the past. Janine used to walk to school every day. ©. situations that were true in the past but are not true now. Tony used to be very fit but he never does any exercise now. ‘* We can use the past simple and used to in the same way. But we can use used to to emphasise the what exists now. They lived in a big house many years ago. rence between what existed in the past and They used to live in a big house but now they live in a tiny cottage. a Complete. Use used to. heaGenius In questions and negative sentences. we use use to, not used to, She... .« a lot of chocolate but she doesn’t any more. (eat) 1 didnt use to have many toys when | was little. (not have) What ...did_you use to ¢0._in your free time when you were my age? (you / do) Mrs Jones... eggs from her farm every day. (bring) 3E& Rewrite the sentences. Use used to. ql My mum read me a story every night. 5 ‘My rum used to readme a story every night There weren't many shopsin this town. 6 There didn't use to be many shops in this town, Did you play basketball every day? 7 Did you use to play basketball every day? Mr and Mrs Evans lived in a small village. Mr and Mrs, Evans used to live i al vil ing... fresh 10 hey. use to Ih ‘Where came here? (they / live) My dad ...,id#'t use to have. a dog when he was a child. (not have) I... very fit but now I never do any exercise. (be) d you use to share a room with your brother? (you / share) Before he bought his bike, he used to. 90... to work by bus. (go) We . didn't use to come here very often. (not come) - before they Was Grandpa a good swimmer? Did Grandpa use to be a good swimmer? I didn’t like her when we were at school. | didnt use to like her when we were at schoo Did your mum walk to work? id your mum use to walk to work? We met in the park after school every day. We used to.meet.in the park after school every dF 9 4 Read and complete. Use one word in each space. ‘A few years* .-a strange thing happened to me. It”. getting dark but the moon was shining brightly in the night sky. My brother and I....88"© coming home from our friend's house; he used «.....'8..live in a small cottage on the edge of the village. ‘. we were walking up the path towards our house, we heard a strange noise. Then suddenly, in front of us, we saw a girl in a white dress. ‘Are you lost?’ | asked her. She ® n't reply. She was coming towards us ”...I@!....a cloud went over the moon. For a moment there was complete darkness but when the moon came out again, the girl was gone! I don’t know if she ...N3...a ghost but I never walked home in the dark again after that! Write about something strange that has happened to you. You can look at Exercise 9 for help. You can also use these ideas. ak Play a game with a partner. Student A: Make a list of things you used to and didn’t use to do when you were little. Don’t say which things you used to or didn’t use to do Show your list to Student B. Student B: Look at Student A’s list. Guess which things he / she used to do and which things he / she didn’t use to do when he / she was little. Get one point for each correct guess. Now swap roles and do the same. of 20 OR You didn't use to play football. © ( That's right! One point for you!