THE PAST TENSE OF BE O PAST PROGRESSIVE

We use the past continuous to indicate that a longer action in

the past was interrupted. The interruption is usually a shorter
action in the simple past.

TIME EXPRESSIONS
 VERB TO BE IN PAST= WAS – WERE

I
SHE
HE WAS
IT

+ verb ing + complement

YOU
WE WERE
THEY

EXAMPLE: Yesterday I was cooking dinner.

Yesterday Maria was cooking dinner
Yesterday, carlos and Mario were cooking dinner
 POSSITIVE SENTENCES

1.Subj + was/were + verb ing + complement

She was writing a letter.
He was working last night
they were watching tv
NEGATIVE SENTENCES

2.Subj + was/were + NOT +verb ing + complement

She was not writing a letter.
He was not working last night
they were not watching tv

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
3. Was/Were + subj +verb ing + complement
Was she writing a letter?
Was He working last night?
Were they watching tv?
 SPELLING RULES
VERB ENDED WITH -E MAKE MAKING
WRITE WRITING
DRIVE DRIVING
VERB ENDED WITH -EE AGREE AGREEING
SEE SEEING
Verbs ended with a HIT HITTING
consonant preceded by a PUT PUTTING
vowel, double the RUN RUNNING
consonant SIT SITTING

Verbs ended with -ie LIE LYING

TIE TYING

Verbs ended with -y CARRY CARRYING

ENYOY ENYOYING
HURRY HURRYING
 GRAMMAR EXERCISES

1.Yesterday at six I (prepare) _______________dinner.

2. His friends (swim) __________________ in the pool.
3. What (you / do) ______________________ yesterday.
4. Most of the time we (sit) ______________ in the park
5. We (study) __________English yesterday at 4:00 pm
6. Nuria ( work) __________ at the hotel.
7.Lori and Dan ( study) _________ French
8. The baby ( sleep) ___________when the telephone
rang.
9. We _____________ (listen)to music.
 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Is used to show that a completed action took place at a

specific time in the past.
The simple past is also frequently used to talk about past
habits and generalizations.

Example: I lived in Brazil for two years.

NOW

PAST FUTURE
 REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

REGULAR VERBS:
For example:
The past tense of the verb want is wanted.

Wanted is used as the past tense for all subjects/pronouns.

•I wanted
•You wanted
•He wanted
•She wanted
•It wanted
•We wanted
•They wanted
IRREGULAR VERBS
 POSSITIVE SENTENCES – SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Subjects/pronouns + verb in past ( regular / irregular)+ complement

EXAMPLES:

She kissed me on the cheek.

It rained yesterday

Angela watched TV all night.

John wanted to go to the museum.

I went to the cinema last night

 NEGATIVE SENTENCES

The negative form, we have to use the auxiliary DID NOT OR DIDN´T
and the infinitive form ot the verb.

EXAMPLES

1. You didn't need a mechanic.

2. She didn't have time.
3. You didn't close the door.
4. He didn't come to my party.
5. They didn't study so they didn't pass the test.
6. We didn't sleep well last night.
 QUESTIONS IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did' before the subject, and the
infinitive after it.

4. Did you go to work yesterday?

5. Did they arrive on time?
6. Did she like the surprise?
7. Where did she go?
8. What did you do yesterday?
9. What did you say? - I didn't say anything.
10. Why did we have to come?