1. Past Simple Past Continuous

2. Past Simple regular affirmative
Yesterday I watched a great film on TV.
It started at 8 pm and finished at
Regular verbs:
-ed

3. Past Simple regular spelling
fit – fitted
cry-cried
arrive – arrived
stop - stopped
try-tried
like-liked

4. washed dressed walked watched played
My day yesterday
I got up at 7 o’clock. I and very quickly. I to school. After school I TV. Then I basketball with my friends.
washed
dressed
walked
watched
played

5. Past Simple regular negative and questions
Negatives
I didn’t start work at 8.
Peter didn’t finish his homework yesterday.
Questions
Did you start work at 8?
What time did you start work?
Did Peter finish his homework?

6. Make sentences!!!

7. our bus/arrive/on time
Did our bus arrive
on time?

8. Sue didn’t phone last night.
Sue/phone/last night
Sue didn’t phone last
night.

9. Maria/finish/work early yesterday
Maria finished work
early yesterday.

10. the train/stop/at Harry’s station
Did the train stop
at Harry’s station?

11. I/want/to go to bed early
I wanted to go to bed
early.

12. Carlos/answer/my letter
Carlos didn’t answer
my letter.

13. the shops/open/on Sunday
The shops didn’t open
on Sunday.

14. Peter/like/his new shoes
Did Peter like his
new shoes?

16. Past Simple irregular begin have bring know come make do meet drink
run
find
send
fly
stand
get
take
give
tell go
wear
began
had
brought
knew
came
made
did
met
drank
ran
found
sent
flew
stood
got
took
gave
told
went
wore

17. Past Simple irregular I went to school yesterday.
Affirmative
I went to school yesterday.
Negative
I didn’t go to school yesterday.
Questions
Did you go to school yesterday?
Where did you go yesterday?

18. Make sentences!!!

19. _________________________
you/come
When
_________________________
to this country?
did you come

20. _________________________
not wear
Jack
_________________________
his raincoat.
didn’t wear

21. _________________________
leave
Pat
_________________________
his coat in the hall.
left

22. _________________________
you/write
How many pages
_________________________ ?
did you write

23. _________________________
the teacher/say
What
_________________________ ?
did the teacher say

24. _________________________
you/not/tell
_________________________
us your name.
You didn’t tell

25. _________________________ to the football match yesterday?
he/go
Did he go
_________________________
to the football match yesterday?

26. _________________________
not know
Ann
_________________________
the girl’s name.
didn’t know

27. _________________________
the students/take
Which books
_________________________
to school?
did the students take

28. _________________________
not get
Jane
_________________________
any s.
didn’t get

29. Singular Plural I was we were you he they she it
Past Simple: to be
Singular
Plural I
was we
were
you he
they
she it

30. Past Simple: to be I was at home yesterday.
Affirmative
I was at home yesterday.
Dave and Sue were at the cinema last week.
Negative
I wasn’t at school yesterday.
Dave and Sue weren’t at the theatre last week.
Questions
Where were you yesterday?
Were you at school yesterday?

31. Where were they yesterday?

32. wasn’t was Susan ____________________ at work.
She ____________________ at home.
was

33. weren’t were The students _______________ at home.
They ____________________ at school.
were

34. weren’t were My friends ______________ at the match.
They _________________ at the cinema.
were

35. wasn’t was My aunt ____________________ at work.
She ___________________ at the party.
was

36. wasn’t was My brother _________________ at home.
He ___________________ at the match.
was

37. weren’t were Peter and Mary______________ at home.
They ____________________ at work.
were

38. Past Continuous Yesterday at 6.30 pm… I was studying at home.
Affirmative
I was studying at home.
Dave and Sue were reading a book.
Negative
I wasn’t studying at school.
Dave and Sue weren’t reading a newspaper.
Questions
What were you studying?
Were Dave and Sue reading a magazine?

39. When the teacher came into the class…

40. were playing football.
Mike and Jim ________________________

41. were listening to music.
Peter, Robert and Mat
____________________________
were listening to music.

42. was reading a book.
John ____________________________

43. was watching a film.
Mary __________________________

44. was writing on the board.
Ed _______________________________

45. Past Simple vs. Past Continuous
7 pm
7.30 pm
8 pm
Peter was writing a letter when the phone rang.
While Peter was writing a letter, the phone rang.

46. Past Simple or Past Continuous?

47. was doing had While Jim _____________________(do) his homework,
he __________________________ (have) an idea.
had

48. broke was playing Mike __________________________(break) his leg
when he ___________________________ (play) golf.
was playing

49. was working
While Chris _____________________(work) in the garden,
he _____________________________ (find) an old box.
found

50. met was waiting Mark ____________________________(meet) Paula
when he _______________________ (wait) for a train.
was waiting

51. was having rang Lucy ___________________________(have) a bath,
when the phone__________________________ (ring).
rang

52. saw was walking Pat ___________________________(see) an accident
when he _____________________________ (walk).
was walking

53. were going lost The Smiths _______________________(go) on holiday
when they ______________________ (lose) their way.
lost

54. was playing
The girl _________________________(play) on the beach
when it __________________________ (start) to rain.
started

55. was jogging fell While Bob ______________________(jog) in the park,
he _____________________________ (fall) down.
fell

56. was sitting rang He _________________________(sit) in the classroom
when the bell __________________________ (ring).
rang