1. Past Tenses
SWOOSH
Cidália Sousa  Cláudia Regina Abreu  Vanessa Reis Esteves

2. Past Simple
and
Past Continuous

3. Past Simple
USE
We use the Past Simple to talk about a completed or finished action in the past.
e.g. Yesterday I studied from 4:00 to 6:00.

4. Past Simple
USE
We use the Past Simple to talk about a completed or finished action in the past.
e.g. Yesterday I studied from 4:00 to 6:00. x
Past Simple
Present

5. Past Simple TIME EXPRESSIONS
When referring to the Past Simple we use finished-time expressions
yesterday
two (days/weeks/years) ago
last (week/month)
in April, on 4th March
e.g. Yesterday I studied from 4:00 to 6:00.

6. Past Simple FORM Affirmative REGULAR VERBS  verb + ed
e.g. Last night I watched a film.
IRREGULAR VERBS memorise the list of the leading forms
e.g. Last night I went to a concert.

7. Past Simple Past Simple to be was / were been to drink drank drunk
Infinitive
Past Simple
Past Participle
to be
was / were
been
to drink
drank
drunk
to go
went
gone
to buy
bought
to make
made
to speak
spoke
spoken
to see
saw
seen
to do
did
done ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

8. Past Simple Past Simple to be was / were been to drink drank drunk
Infinitive
Past Simple
Past Participle
to be
was / were
been
to drink
drank
drunk
to go
went
gone
to buy
bought
to make
made
to speak
spoke
spoken
to see
saw
seen
to do
did
done

9. Past Simple FORM Negative REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
didn’t + bare infinitive (without ‘to’)
e.g. Last night I didn’t watch a film.
e.g. Last night I didn’t go to a concert.

10. Past Simple FORM Interrogative REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
Did + subject + bare infinitive (without ‘to’)
e.g. Didn’t you watch a film last night?
e.g. Did you go to a concert last night?

11. Past Continuous

12. Past Continuous
USE
We use the Past Continuous to talk about an incomplete action in the past.
The action was in progress at a specific time in the past.
e.g. At 8:00 yesterday I was studying.

13. Past Continuous
USE
We use the Past Continuous to talk about an incomplete action in the past.
e.g. At 8:00 yesterday I was studying.
Action in progress x
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Present

14. Past Continuous
USE
We use the Past Continuous to talk about an action which was in progress at or around a specific time in the past.
e.g. At 10 pm he was playing football.

15. Past Continuous
USE
We use the Past Continuous to talk about an action which was in progress at or around a specific time in the past.
e.g. He was playing the violin at 7 pm.

16. Past Continuous
USE
We use the Past Continuous to talk about two actions happening at the same time in the past.
e.g. While she was washing their dog Rex, her husband was walking their other dog Max.

17. Past Continuous
USE
We use the Past Continuous to talk about two actions happening at the same time in the past.
e.g. While they were dancing, their grandmother was driving over to visit them.

18. Past Continuous TIME EXPRESSIONS yesterday
at (nine o’clock/half past nine)
all (morning/day)
while
e.g. While my mother was cooking,
I was watching her.

19. Past Continuous FORM Past Simple of verb TO BE + verb -ing
e.g. At eight last night I was studying.
At eight last night I wasn’t studying.
What were you doing at eight last night?

20. Past Simple and Past Continuous
While she was skipping,
a dog appeared.

21. While he was working outside,
Past Simple
and
Past Continuous
While he was working outside,
it started to rain.

22. Let’s do some exercises…
Past Simple
or Past Continuous?
Let’s do some exercises…

23. Past Simple or Past Continuous?
Write sentences.
He / plant / rice / when the storm / begin.
He was planting rice when the storm began.

24. Past Simple or Past Continuous?
Write sentences.
She / shop / at the market at 7 am.
She was shopping at the market at 7 am.

25. Both of these tenses are generally used together to tell a story.
Past Simple
or Past Continuous?
Both of these tenses are generally used together to tell a story.

26. Past Simple or Past Continuous?
Complete the story.
Five people ____________ (sit) around the table.
It ___________ (rain) outside.
Suddenly the door ___________ (open) and a woman ___________ (enter) the room. She _____________ (wear) a dark blue dress.
Everyone ____________ (look) at her but she _________ (not say) anything.
She slowly _________ (walk) to the table and _________ (put) an envelope on it.
They ______ just ________ (stare) at her while she ___________ (leave) the room.
were sitting
was raining
opened
entered
was wearing
was looking
didn’t say
walked
put
were
staring
was leaving

27. Past Simple or Past Continuous?
Finish the story.
Who was the woman?
Who were the other people?
What was in the envelope?
What were the people doing after opening the envelope?
What was the woman doing after leaving the room?

28. Talking about the PAST PAST TENSES Past Simple Past Continuous
Expression USED TO

29. Used to

30. Used to
USE
For finished habits and situations: things that were true, but are no longer true.
e.g. I used to play the piano, but I stopped.
I didn’t use to like Jazz, but now I do.

31. Used to FORM used to + infinitive Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I used to watch Disney cartoons when I was five.
Negative
I didn’t use to watch Disney cartoons when I was five.
Interrogative
Did you use to watch Disney cartoons when you were five?

32. When I was a child…
I used to come here and fly my kite.

33. When I was a child… used to ride my bike
I ____________________ all day long.
used to ride my bike

34. When I was a child…
I ______________ a cat.
used to have

35. When I was a child…
we ______________________.
used to go on picnics

36. When I was a child…
my father _______________ barbecue.
used to make

37. on pages 26 and 27 to practise the PAST TENSES.
Now open your book
on pages 26 and 27 to practise the PAST TENSES.