Professional Documents
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and Past
Continuous
Read the sentences and identify the verb forms.
Past Simple
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Take note…
Regular verbs – general rule:
Exceptions:
went
a) When she ________ wore
(go) to the interview, she ________(wear)
her new dress.
read
b) I ___________ (read) three books last summer.
was
c) When he _________ (is) here, he never _________
wanted (want) to
play.
Did
d) __________ eat
Anna ____________ (eat) the pasta I made her?
didn’t see
visited (visit) London, I _____________(see/not)
e) When I _________
the London Eye.
Past Continuous
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Form to be
Verb _______ Verb to be Verb to be
(was/were) + (was/were)
________ + (was/were) +
verb (gerund) _____
not + verb _________
subject +
(gerund) verb (gerund)?
Example He was He wasn’t Were his
playing playing alone. friends
football. playing with
him?
were playing
a) When I called my friends, they _______________ (play)
monopoly.
was reading
c) He ______________ (read) a book when I came home.
was helping
e) I _______________ (help) my mother.
Past Present
His mother called him
past continuous
The longer action is in the _________________ and the shorter action
past simple
is in the _________________.
when
Short action: __________ + past simple
while
Longer action: ___________ + past continuous
saw
b) As soon as I __________ called
(see) the accident I _________ (call) the
police.
slept
c) Last week Maria __________ (sleep) at my place.
arrived
d) When she ___________ was cooking
(arrive) I ______________ (cook) dinner.
Did
e) _______ go
you_________ (go) out yesterday?