Past Simple
What are the past forms of the following words?
go
buy
run
went
bought
ran
Lara and Luis ................................. (dance) to their favourite song.
were dancing
What are the past participle forms of the following words?
fall
forget
put
fallen
forgotten
put
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How is the past simple tense formed?
regular verb: verb + ed
irregular verb: 2nd form of verb
How is the past continuous tense formed?
was/ were + verb + ing
How is the past perfect tense formed?
had + past participle (3rd form)
have/ has + 3rd form of the verb (past participle)
What are the signal words for the past simple tense?
yesterday, last...., ...ago, in 2002;
What are the signal words for the past continuous tense?
when and while
Name the signal words of the past perfect tense.
after and before
Name three signal words of the present perfect tense.
for, since, already, yet
Tom / bring / some apples from the market.
Form a past simple + question and negation
Tom brought some apples.
Did he bring some apples?
He didn't bring some apples.
Which are long, which short actions?
start to rain, do homework, enter the room, sun shine, listen to music, have accident, ring door bell, break a bone;
short: start to rain, enter the room, ring door bell, break bone, have accident;
long: do homework, sun shine, listen to music;
Where do you need the past perfect tense?
a. Before we ...................... (watch) TV we .......................... (do) our homework.
b. Yesterday at 8 pm she ............................... (cook) dinner.
c. They .................................... (be) friends since 2001.
d. Last Monday I ............................ (go) to school by bike.
a
Where do you need the present perfect tense?
a. Before we ...................... (watch) TV we .......................... (do) our homework.
b. Yesterday at 8 pm she ............................... (cook) dinner.
c. They .................................... (be) friends since 2001.
d. Last Monday I ............................ (go) to school by bike.
c
Change this text into past simple:
Eddie 1.............................. (meet) his new girlfriend after school and they 2.............................. (go) home together to Eddie’s house. His mum 3.............................. (give) them a drink and some sandwiches and Eddie and his girlfriend 4.............................. (sit) on the sofa and talked. Eddie 5.............................., (say) “I like your eyes,” and his girlfriend 6.............................. (tell) Eddie, “I like your hair.” Then they 7.............................. (hold) hands and 8.............................. (watch) TV. Before Eddie’s girlfriend 9.............................., (leave) Eddie asked, “Can I see you tomorrow?” “Oh, yes, you can,” answered his girlfriend. And she 10.............................. (run) all the way home with a smile on her face.
1. met
2. went
3. gave
4. sat
5. said
6. told
7. held
8. watched
9. left
10. ran
Fill in past continuous or past simple:
1. I ........................... (listen) to music while Lara ................................. (do) her homework.
2. They ..................................... (walk) home from school when it ................................ (start) to rain.
3. Last Sunday at 5 am. we ..................................... (drive) home from Spain.
4. Yesterday I ................................... (go) to the supermarket, then I .................................... (walk) home and .................................. (cook) lunch.
1. was listening / was doing
2. was walking/ started
3. were driving
4. went / walked / cooked
Form a past perfect sentence:
I / be / mad / at him / because / he / take / money / from bank account.
I was mad at him because he had taken money from the bank account.
We / eat / pizza.
Form a present perfect sentence + question and negation.
We have eaten pizza.
Have we eaten pizza?
We haven't eaten pizza.