AIM: TO BE ABLE TO USE THE TENSES IN ORAL AND WRITTEN SPEECH PAST SIMPLE vs. PAST CONTINUOUS

A I M : T O B E A B L E T O U S E T H E T E N S E S I N O R A L A N D W R I T T E N S P E E C H

PAST SIMPLE vs.PAST CONTINUOUS

COMMENT

They lived in a small town near the

capital city last year.

I saw him two days ago.

Tim bought a new computer

game yesterday.

COMMENT

They didn’t live in a small town near the capital city last

month.

I didn’t see him four days

ago.

Tim didn’t buy a new

book yesterday.

COMMENT

Did they live in a small town

near the capital city last

year?Yes, they did.

No, they didn’t.

Did Tom buy a new computer game 2 days

ago?

Yes, he did.No, he didn’t.

PRONUNCIATION OF ‘- ed’

looked … created … lived … waited … cleaned …talked

/ t / / d / / id /

looked

talked

lived

cleaned

waited

created

SPELLING

look … plan … grab … study …talk… clarify

verb +’ed ’

double consona

nt

y ‘i +ed’

looked

talked

planned

grabbed

studied

clarified

USE OF PAST SIMPLE

an action that happened at

a definite time in the

past

actions that happened

immediately one after another in

the past

habits or states which

are now finished

EXPRESSIONS

yesterday last month / week, year/

2 days ago When?

Nicole Kidman won an Oscar in 2003.

actions one after

another in the pastfinished

habits in the past

definite time in the

past finished

states in the past

She put on her coat, opened the door and left the house.

definite time in the past

finished states in the

past

actions one after

another in the past

finished habits in the

past

When Tom was young he played the piano.

finished states in the

past definite

time in the past

finished habits in the

past actions one

after another in the past

When Julie was a child, she liked the piece and quiet of the village.

finished habits in the

past

definite time in the

past

finished states in the

past

actions one after

another in the past

GAMEDraw a story for your

classmates and make them retell it using past simple.

COMMENT THE DIFFERENCE

I was listening to music at 9:00

last night.

Jane was watching a film at 10:00 last night.

You/We/They

We were playing chess

when John arrived.

COMMENT THE DIFFERENCE

I wasn’t listening to music at 9:00

last night.

Jane wasn’t watching a film at 10:00 last night.

You/We/They

We weren’t playing chess

when John arrived.

COMMENT THE DIFFERENCEWas John

listening to music at 9:00

yesterday?

Were they playing chess

when John arrived?

.Yes, he was. /

No, he wasn’t.

Yes, they were./ No,

they weren't.

SPELLING RULES FOR ADDING ‘-ing’

sleep … plan … write … lie …

- ing double consonan

t

-e +ing ie y+ ing

sleeping

planning

writing lying

USE OF PAST CONTINUOUS

an action which was in progress when another

action interrupted it

two or more simultaneous actions in the

past

for an action which was in progress at a stated time in the

past

to give a background

information to a story

EXPRESSIONS

while when

all day

COMMENT THE DIFFERENCE

George bought a new mobile phone

yesterday.

George was paying for the mobile phone when Linda entered the

shop.

While the teacher was giving us homework, the bell rang.

simultaneous actions

background information

an action in progress; another

interrupted it an action in progress at a stated time in

the past

John was watching a film while Katie was talking on the phone.

an action in progress; another

interrupted it

background information

simultaneou

s actions

an action in progress at a stated time in

the past

Mariana was watching her favorite film at 9:00 last night.

an action in progress; another

interrupted it

simultaneou

s actions an action in progress at a stated time in

the past

background information

The wind was blowing and it was still raining when I woke up that

morning.

an action in progress; another

interrupted it

simultaneou

s actions

background information

an action in progress at a stated time in

the past

In the next slides choose the right answer

Who … to outside school this morning?

you talked

was you talking

were you talking

you talk

It was late. She turned off her PC, … her bag and left the office.

grabs

were grabbing

grabbed

was grabbing

Stacey … shopping for fruit and vegetables on Saturday morning.

was going

go

went

were going

Tom was writing a letter while Jenny … a book.

reads

were reading

was reading

read

When Julie was 9 years old, she … in the suburbs of London.

were living was living

lived lives

… in the garden at 6:00 yesterday?

Did they play

Is they playing

Were they playing

Do they play

The snow … all night and in the morning everything was white.

were falling fell

was falling falls

At the age of seven, he … every day in the back garden.

were skating

skatesused to skate

was skating

The flight to London … some minutes ago. You missed it.

were departing

was departing

departed

departs

We … all afternoon playing football with our friends.

were spending

spends

spent

was spending