Structure
How do we form the past simple?
Subject + 2nd column verb
What do we use the past simple for?
To talk about past, finished actions.
Complete the sentence:
Yesterday my sister ______ (drive) me home from football training.
DROVE
Complete the sentence:
We ________ (see) the movie while it was in the cinema.
DIDN'T SEE
Complete the sentence:
Where _______ (eat) dinner last night?
DID YOU EAT
How do we form the past continuous?
Subject + was/were + -ing verb
What do we use the past continuous for?
To talk about actions that were in progress in the past.
Complete the sentence:
Sam _______ (come) to class late this morning.
CAME
Complete the sentence:
I _______ (use) my phone, I was studying, I swear!
WASN'T USING
Complete the sentence:
What ______ (you/do) when your car ______ (crash)?
WERE YOU DOING, CRASHED
How do we form the present perfect?
Subject + have/has + 3rd column verb
What do we use the present perfect for? (At least 2)
We use it for actions or situations that started in the past and continue to the present, have a present result, or happened at an unspecified time.
Complete the sentence:
I ________ (be) to Paris a couple of times.
HAVE BEEN
Complete the sentence:
Sarah _______ (work) here for a couple of months now, she quit.
HASN'T WORKED
Complete the sentence:
__________ (she/go) on a cruise before?
HAS SHE GONE
Can a gerund verb go after 'would'?
No
What are both 'would' and 'used to' for?
To talk about repeated past actions.
Complete the sentence with would or used to:
My sister _______ (fail) all her maths exams in 2nd of ESO, but now she gets good grades.
WOULD FAIL/USED TO FAIL
Complete the sentence with would or used to:
A couple of years ago my brother ________ (play) sport, but now he's super active.
WOULDN'T PLAY, DIDN'T USED TO PLAY
Complete the sentence with would or used to:
Where __________ (go) on summer holidays as a kid?
WOULD YOU GO/DID YOU USED TO GO
In what tense is the verb that goes after 'used to'?
Infinitive
What's the main difference between the use of 'would' and 'used to'?
'Would' cannot be used to describe past states or conditions.
Complete the sentence with would or used to:
When I was in primary, we _______ (to live) in London.
USED TO LIVE
Complete the sentence with would or used to:
When I was single I _______ (arrive) late, but now my boyfriend makes me late to everything.
WOULDN'T ARRIVE, DIDN'T USED TO ARRIVE
Complete the sentence used would or used to:
__________ (have) blonde hair when you were younger?
DID YOU USED TO HAVE