Past Simple
We use past simple to talk about:
A) action in progress in the past
B) finished action in the past
C) action that started in the past and continues
B) finished action in the past
We use past continuous to talk about:
A) action in progress in the past
B) finished action in the past
C) action that started in the past and continues
A) action in progress in the past
Say 1 irregular verb starting with the letter "G"
your answer
e.g.:
go - went
give - gave
get - got
grow - grew
Fill in the correct past tense / tenses:
Sam (break) the window and then he (run) away.
Sam broke the window and then he ran away.
Let's play!
Play Rock-Paper-Scissors with your teacher - either you win or lose 100 points.
What is the auxiliary verb (pomocné sloveso) we use in past simple?
DID
What is the auxiliary verb (pomocné sloveso) we use in past continuous?
WAS / WERE
Say 2 irregular verbs starting with the letter "R"
your answers
e.g.:
run - ran
read - read
ride - rode
ring - rang
Fill in the correct past tense / tenses:
The boy (steal) the apple while the shop assistant (not look).
The boy stole the apple while the shop assistant wasn't looking.
No pain, no gain ... right?
Sadly no ... your teams loses half their points.
Complete this sentence:
Last month I ____________ my grandmother in London.
VISITED / SAW
Complete this negative sentence in past continuous:
My parents ______________ in the sea, they just watched me from the shore.
WEREN'T SWIMMING
Say 3 irregular verbs starting with the letter "T"
your answer
e.g.:
tell - told
teach - taught
think - thought
take - took
throw - threw
Fill in the correct past tense / tenses:
When I (drive) to work, my phone suddenly (ring).
When I was driving to work, my phone suddenly rang.
Are you sure?
The team with the most points loses 3OO points.
Complete this negative sentence:
My friends and I ______________ to the cinema yesterday.
DIDN'T GO
Complete this positive sentence in the past continuous:
Mary ____________ all day yesterday because she has an important tests from Math.
WAS STUDYING / WAS LEARNING
Say 4 irregular verbs starting with the letter "S"
your answer
e.g.:
swim - swam
sing - sang
sweep - swept
sink - sank
say - said
sleep - slept
Fill in the correct past tense / tenses:
It (snow) in the afternoon and I (see) kids building a snowman.
It was snowing in the afternoon and I saw kids building a snowman.
Each team - choose a card.
You get 100x the value of the points on your card.
Is this sentence in past simple correct?
Paul drunk a lot of beer last night.
NO
drAnk
Is this question in past continuous correct?
What was you doing on your last holiday?
WERE
Say 5 irregular verbs starting with the letter "B"
your answer
e.g.:
be - was/were
begin - began
become - became
bring - brought
buy - brought
bite - bit
bet - bet
Fill in the correct past tense / tenses:
The students (talk) loudly while the teacher (write) on the board.
The students were talking loudly while the teacher was writing on the board.
How lucky are you?
Very! Choose a team and they will lose 500 points.