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+
-
+ didnt +
Verb
? Did +
+ Verb
Verb ed (regular
verbs)
2
nd
column (irregular
verbs)
+
+ was / were +
Verb ing
-
+ wasnt / werent +
Verb ing
? Was / Were
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+ Verb ing
Te !ast "im#le is used$
%or an action wic started and %inised at
a s#eci%ic time in te #ast& Te time is
mentioned or can be easil' understood&
( #la'ed %ootball 'esterda'&
%or re#eated or abitual actions in te
#ast&
)e travelled a lot wen e was
'ounger&
%or actions wic a##ened one a%ter te
oter in te #ast&
*eorge got u# ver' earl' 'esterda'&
)e ad brea+%ast, got dressed and
le%t %or wor+&
%or states tat relate to te #ast&
We lived in tat ouse %ive 'ears ago&
Te !ast -ontinuous is used$
%or an action wic was a##ening at a
s#eci%ic time in te #ast&
.on was listening to music at
/$00#&m& 'esterda'&
%or an action wic was a##ening in te
#ast wen anoter one interru#ted it& We
use te !ast -ontinuous %or te longer
action and te !ast "im#le %or te sorter
action& (n tis case we use wile or wen&
Wile se was stud'ing, se eard a
strange noise& or "e was stud'ing
wen se eard a strange noise&
%or two or more action tat were
a##ening at te same time in te #ast& (n
tis case we usuall' use wile$
Wile ( was slee#ing, m' moter was
doing te ousewor+&
at te beginning o% a stor' to describe te
scene, be%ore we start te narrative&
(t was a beauti%ul morning, te sun
was sining and te birds were singing&
Time e1#ressions used wit !ast "im#le$
two da's / wee+s / monts / 'ears ago
'esterda', te da' be%ore 'esterda'
'esterda' morning / a%ternoon / evening
last nigt / 2onda' / wee+ / mont / 'ear3
in 2004, in .anuar', on "unda'
on 25
t
2a', on tat da'
at si1 ocloc+
Time e1#ressions used wit !ast -ontinuous$
as / wile
all da' / nigt / evening3
at eleven ocloc+
at tat time, at te time
-om#lete te sentences wit te !ast "im#le or te !ast -ontinuous or te verbs in
brac+ets&
6& "imon 77777777777777 (watc) te matc wen te TV 77777777777777 (brea+
down)&
2& 7777777777 te' 7777777777 (#la') cards at 60 ocloc+ 'esterda'?
8& !aula 77777777777777 (%orget) to #one "am on is birtda'&
9& ( 77777777777777 (clean) te ouse wile m' usband 77777777777777 (wor+) in
te garden&
5& Wat 7777777777 'ou 7777777777 (tal+) about wen ( 77777777777777 (come)
in?
4& :esterda' ( 77777777777777 (see) 2argaret at te su#ermar+et, but (
77777777777777 (not s#ea+) wit er&
;& <t nine ocloc+ 'esterda' morning, te #lane 77777777777777 (%l') to =ondon %rom
!aris&
>& !aul 77777777777777 (be) ill last "unda', so e 77777777777777 (miss) te
%ootball matc&
/& Wile Tom and "all' 77777777777777 (go) ome, te' 77777777777777 (meet)
.ane&
60& =ast nigt we 77777777777777 (watc) a %ilm on TV, but it was so boring tat (
77777777777777 (%all) aslee#&
66& Te' 77777777777777 (not slee#) at %our ocloc+ in te a%ternoon&
62& ( 77777777777777 (eat) m' lunc wen te doorbell 77777777777777 (ring)&
68& Wile -arles 77777777777777 (close) te door, e 77777777777777 (realise)
tat e ad no +e's&
69& David 77777777777777 (e1ercise) all evening 'esterda'&
65& We 77777777777777 (bu') tis #er%ume wile we 77777777777777 (sta') in
!aris&
64& Wat time 7777777777 'ou 7777777777 (arrive) ome last nigt?
6;& "all' 77777777777777 (ride) er bic'cle wen se 77777777777777 (ave) te
accident&
6>& 7777777777 <le1 7777777777 (get) man' #resents on -ristmas Da'?
6/& Wile Diana 77777777777777 (build) a sandcastle, er broters 77777777777777
(swim) in te sea&
20& Debbie 77777777777777 (sing) in te scool coir man' 'ears ago&
26& =aura 77777777777777 (tri#) on te #avement wile se 77777777777777 (run)&
22& ( 77777777777777 (drin+) a glass o% mil+ ever' da' wen ( was a cild&
28& 7777777777 it 7777777777 (rain) at seven ocloc+ tis morning?
29& Wile =uc' 77777777777777 (was) te glass, se 77777777777777 (cut) er
%inger&
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1. was watching / broke down
2. were playing
3. forgot
4. was cleaning / was working
5. were talking / came
6. saw / didnt speak
. was flying
!. was / missed
". were going / met
1#. watched / fell
11. werent sleeping
12. was eating / rang
13. was closing / realised
14. was e$ercising
15. bo%ght / were staying
16. did arri&e
1. was riding / had
1!. 'id get
1". was b%ilding / were swimming
2#.sang
21. tripped / was r%nning
22.drank
23.was raining
24.was washing / c%t