Past simple
¿What is the formula of the past simple?
Subject+verb+complemets
The reporter ____________ (ask) questions about the company.
was asking.
Turn this sentences into interrogative
He watched TV.
Had he studied English?
¿What is the formula of past perfect continuous?
S+had+been+v-ing
Turn this sentence into interrogative
He used to swim every day
Did he use to swim every day?
turn this sentences into negative
I (to have)_____ ______ any money when I was a teenager.
didn’t have.
Lola/not waiting/at the bus stop/?
Wasn’t Lola waiting at the bus stop?
We __________ (see) that movie before.
We had seen that movie before.
My dogs ___________ (live) on the streets before I decided to adopt them.
had been living.
Turn the sentence in negative
She used to play piano
She didn’t use to play piano.
We use the past simple to:
Describe finished actions or situations in the past
Turn this sentence into a question
He was studying. → ____________________?
Was he studying?
I __________ (finish) the project on time.
I had finished the project on time
My aunt _________ (insist) that we bought this house.
hadn’t been insisting.
¿What is the formula of the past habits?
S+used to+verb+complement
Our dog _________ (chew) on the remote control.
chewed.
Turn this sentences into negative
They were playing basketball.
They were not playing basketball.
¿What is the formula of past perfect simple?
S+had+past participle+complement
Blanca / not teach / in the school in her hometown
Hadn’t Blanca been teaching in the school in her hometown?
Complete the sentences using would/ used to
My grandmother __________ (tell) me stories before bed.
My grandmother would tell me stories before bed.
Your boyfriend/meet/your parents/?
Did your boyfriend meet your parents?
¿What is the formula of past continuous?
S+was/were+v-ing
Turn this sententences into negative
She had eaten breakfast. ____________________
She hadn't eaten breakfast.
Complete the sentences using would/ used to
Dad __________ (cook) pancakes every Sunday.
Dad used to cook pancakes every Sunday.