Read the text below and underline, or write down, the following language forms:

1) A finished action. 2) An action that happened before a time in the past.

3) An action that was interrupted by a second action.

Harry Styles auditioned on X-Factor on the 11 April

2010 because of a suggestion his mother had made. One day he
was singing in his bedroom when his mother walked in with
Harry’s 4pm tea. She was amazed by how well he could sing
and later suggested he apply to X-Factor. After, she admitted
that it was a talent she had not realised before and ...

Suggestion - sugerencia
Realise - Dar se cuenta de
 Stories and anecdotes

The language you underlined, or wrote down, on the last page

are used to make stories and anecdotes. There are three
different verb tenses. Write these three tenses; the first
one has been done for you.

1. Past simple: A finished action

2. ___________:
3. ___________:
 Past Tenses
(Astrid Wilches)

Simple Past, Past

Continuous & Past
 Do you
know this
Say 3 guy?
things about
his past and 2
things about his
present.
 Actor

Leonardo DiCaprio Titanic, Catch me if you

can, The wolf of Wall
Street, The Revenant

Environmental Activist
Global Warming, Earth
biodiversity, renewable
energy

Film Producer
Water Planet, Global
Warning
 Do a search on your phone and answer the
following question:

2015 What happened 1974

to Leonardo in
1998 these years? 1997
Late 1980s
Check the timeline (in 9.1) on the other powerpoint
and pay attention to the most important events in
DiCaprio’s life so far

Leonardo DiCaprio
Timeline
 Based on the timeline:
1. When and where was Leonardo born?

2. What was he doing when he was a child before making a movie?

3. What had he done before becoming famous with Titanic?

4. What did he do before J. Edgar film?

5. How many times had he worked with Martin Scorsese until 2013?
Check the links below and take notes of the difference
between:
1. Simple Past:
2.Past Continuous:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive

3.Past Perfect:
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-perfect-simple
 What’s the difference between:
Simple Past: Past Perfect:
DiCaprio was born in He had acted in some
1974. movies before Titanic.

He started his He had won many awards in

career on TV all his life before
winning the Oscar.
commercials.
When he won the Oscar, he
He acted in Titanic
had already won The
in 1997.
 Simple Past: Past Perfect:
Actions that finished An action that finished
in a specific time in in the past before
the past.The moment another action in the
is important. past.Usually immediately
before.
(The action is
completed and can’t (It’s the past of the
be repeated) past)
I graduated from high Before I graduated, I had
school in 2015. taken the Pruebas Saber test.

I traveled to USA in I had obtained my visa before

2014. I went to the US.

I swam in the ocean in Before my trip to San Andres,

2016. I hadn’t seen the ocean.
 Complete the exercises with the correct form of the
verb
Leonardo DiCaprio __________(be
born) in November 11 1974.
He _________ (start) his acting
career in the late 1980s.
He _________ (become) a huge
star with Titanic in 1997.
He ____________ (start) his own
foundation to raise awareness
about Global Warming in 1998.
He __________ (win) an Oscar
award for his performance in
The Revenant in 2015.
He ____________ (act) in other
movies and TV commercials
before he starred Titanic.
When he did The Wolf of Wall
Street, he ______________
(work) with director Martin
Scorsese many times in the
past.
Although he was nominated many
times, he ____________ (not
win) the Oscars award until
2016 with The Revenant.
 Simple Past or Yesterday at 8 pm I
Past Continuous? read a book .
Did the action
finish in a
specific moment in
the past? Or did Yesterday at 8 pm, I
the action continue was reading a book.
for some time?
 What’s the difference between:
Simple Past: Past Continuous:

In 2013, DiCaprio acted in The

DiCaprio was born in
Great Gatsby while he was making
1974. The Wolf of Wall Street at the same
time.
He started his career
Dicaprio didn’t cut his hair while
on TV commercials.
he was making The Revenant.
He acted in Titanic DiCaprio was acting in TV
in 1997. commercials when he got a role in a
low-budget movie in 1991.
 Simple Past: Past Continuous:

Actions that finished ● An action in progress in

in a specific time in a specific past time.

the past.The time is ● An action in progress

important. interrupted by another

action.
(The action is
● Two actions happening at
completed and can’t be
the same time in the
repeated)
past.
I finished a report at At 9 pm I was writing the
9:30 pm. report.

I traveled to USA in I was studying 10th grade

2014. when I went to the US.

I swam in the ocean in While I was swimming, I was

2016. taking photos of the fishes.
Check your understanding of the Past
Tenses in the following links:
Past simple and past continuous (progressive)
information and exercises (exercises are at the bottom
of the page): https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-
up/grammar/simpas-paspro

Past simple and past perfect information and exercises

(exercises are at the bottom of the page):
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-pasper
 So, what’s the difference between
Simple Past, Past Continuous and Past
Perfect?