Past time:
Simple & continuous & used to
Main information:
I. Past simple:
1.Past simple tense & Hints.
2.How is it used.
II. Past continuous:
1.Past continuous tense & Hints.
2.How is it used.
III. Used to:
1.the structure of sentences using “used to”.
2.How is it used.
Past simple
(+) S + V2/was/were + Obj
(-) S + did not/didn’t + V0 + Obj
(-) S + was/were + not + Obj
(?) (WH-word) + Did + S + V0 + Obj?
(?) (WH-word) + was/were + S + Obj?
Hints:
-Yesterday=The day before=The
previous day.
-In the past.
-time + ago(two months ago, five
days ago,...)
-Last + time (last year, last
summer,...)
1.Single completed actions.
Ex: Tom and I played a game of chess and he won.
2.Habits in the past.
Ex: Did you collect stamps when you were younger?
3.Permanent situations in the past.
Ex: A famous footballer lived in our house before we bought it.
4.General truths and facts about the past.
Ex: Crosswords didn’t become popular until the 1930s.
5.The main events in a story.
Ex: The referee blew the whistle ans Simon passed the ball to
James, who ran towards the goal.
Look at
this!
-Some verbs have
irregular past
simple forms.
Watch out:
See
page
182!
Past continuous
(+) S + was/were + v-ing + Obj.
(-) S + was/were + not + V-ing + Obj.
“Was not = wasn’t” / “Were not = weren’t”
(?) Was/Were + S + v-ing + Obj?
(?) Wh-words + was/were + S + v-ing + Obj?
-At that moment.
-At one/two/... o’clock
-While
Hints:
Actions happening in the past.
Ex: At five o’clcok I was reading my new book.
Use & Example.
Past continuous:
Two actions in progress at the same time.
Ex: Ulla and her friends were playing Monopoly while we
were playing chess.
Background information in a story.
Ex: It was raining, so Wendy decided to go to the cinema.
Watch out:
-When one action in the past happens in the middle of
another, we use the past simple and the past
continuous together.
Ex: The phone rang while I was watching a DVD.
Used to
(+) S + used to + V0 + Obj
(-) S + never used to + Vo + Obj
(?) Did + S + use to + V0 + Obj?
Use & example
-Distant past habits and states.
Ex: When I was young, I used to eat ice
cream every day.

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Past time:
Simple & continuous & used to Main information: I. Past simple:
1.Past simple tense & Hints. 2.How is it used. II. Past continuous:
1.Past continuous tense & Hints. 2.How is it used. III. Used to:
1.the structure of sentences using “used to”. 2.How is it used. Past simple (+) S + V2/was/were + Obj
(-) S + did not/didn’t + V0 + Obj (-) S + was/were + not + Obj
(?) (WH-word) + Did + S + V0 + Obj?
(?) (WH-word) + was/were + S + Obj? Hints: -Yesterday=The day before=The previous day. -In the past.
-“time” + ago(two months ago, five days ago,...)
-Last + “time” (last year, last summer,...) 1.Single completed actions.
Ex: Tom and I played a game of chess and he won. 2.Habits in the past.
Ex: Did you collect stamps when you were younger?
3.Permanent situations in the past.
Ex: A famous footballer lived in our house before we bought it.
4.General truths and facts about the past.
Ex: Crosswords didn’t become popular until the 1930s. 5.The main events in a story.
Ex: The referee blew the whistle ans Simon passed the ball to
James, who ran towards the goal. Watch out: See -Some verbs have page irregular past simple forms. 182! Look at this! Past continuous
(+) S + was/were + v-ing + Obj.
(-) S + was/were + not + V-ing + Obj.
“Was not = wasn’t” / “Were not = weren’t”
(?) Was/Were + S + v-ing + Obj?
(?) Wh-words + was/were + S + v-ing + Obj? -At that moment. Hints: -At one/two/... o’clock -While Past continuous: Use & Example. Actions happening in the past.
Ex: At five o’clcok I was reading my new book.
Two actions in progress at the same time.
Ex: Ulla and her friends were playing Monopoly while we were playing chess.
Background information in a story.
Ex: It was raining, so Wendy decided to go to the cinema. Watch out:
-When one action in the past happens in the middle of
another, we use the past simple and the past continuous together.
Ex: The phone rang while I was watching a DVD. (+) S + used to + V0 + Obj
(-) S + never used to + Vo + Obj
(?) Did + S + use to + V0 + Obj? Used to Use & example
-Distant past habits and states.
Ex: When I was young, I used to eat ice cream every day.