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Past Simple
- the action started and ended in the past
- there are 2 types of verbs regular v. ( we add ed at the end of the verb walk walked, talk talked)
- irregular v. (the whole word changes see-saw-seen, go went gone)
Spelling of regular verbs
when the verb ends in -e we add only d : change changed, close closed
vowel (vocala) + y = y : play played, stay stayed
consonant (consoana) + y = i: carry carried, study studied
Affirmative: S + V2
S + did not + V
Did + S + V?
Answers
Yes, I did.
No, I didnt.
Past Continuous
- used to express an action in the past that took place during another action in the past; the first action was in
progress when another action took place.
I was reading the newspaper when the phone rang. (Citeam ziarul cand a sunat telefonul prima actiune: citeam
iar in timp ce citeam a sunat telefonul a doua actiune).
I was reading the newspaper (Past Continuous) when the phone rang (Past Simple).
Affirmative
S + was/were + V-ing
3. The students were singing when the teacher entered the classroom.
Negative S + was/were + not + V-ing
1. I wasnt sleeping when you came home.
2. Our children werent playing inside when it started to snow.
3. Michael was not watching TV when I called him.
Interrogative Was/Were + S + V-ing?
Answers
1. Were you driving fast when the police pulled you over?
Yes, I was
No, I wasnt
Words used in Past Continuous sentences: while, when, all morning, all night, as.
Some irregular verbs do not change their spelling in the simple past tense: cut, shut, quit, hurt, put, hit, cost.
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II. Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...
- I drank coffee but I .................................................... tea.
- She found her purse but she ................................................... her keys.
- He had a shower but he .......................................................... breakfast.
- We spoke English and French but we ........................................................ German.
III. Fill in the spaces with the correct forms of these regular verbs in simple past tense.
1) I (dry) ________ the dishes after dinner.
2) You (worry) ________ about the last test.
3) We (copy) ________ Sallys notes from the lecture.
4) They (cry) ________ when their team lost.
but I pulled hard and I managed to take him back. When we arrived at the front door, I realized I didnt have my
keys with me, so we stayed out in the cold for more than an hour! Fox was happy, but I was late for work!
1. Write all the verbs you find in the past simple tense. Which of them are regular? Which are irregular? Write
the infinitive of the irregular verbs: