Past Simple & Continuous; when/while

PAST Simple and continuous

TENSES TIMELINE

• Finished actions that happened in a particular moment in the past.

• Describe things in the past.

• To mention a short action (introduced by "when") that happened during a longer one.

PAST SIMPLE

USES

- Add "-ed" depending on the ending:1) Silent "e": -d; prove - proved2) Vowel + y: -ed; stay - stayed3) Consonant + y: y=i + -ed; carry - carried4) Vowel + consonant (monosyllable): the consonant doubles (except w, x, y) + -ed; stop - stopped; fix - fixed5) -l or -p (bisyllable stressed in the penultimate syllable): the consonant doubles + -ed; cancel - cancelled6) Vowel + consonant (bisyllable stressed on the last syllable): the consonant doubles + -ed; prefer - preferred

PAST SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE (regular verbs)

PAST SIMPLE

AFFIRMATIVE (irregular verbs)

Subject + did not (didn't) + infinitive

PAST SIMPLE

NEGATIVE

ANSWERS:- Yes, … did. - No, … did not (didn't).

Did + subject + infinitive?

past SIMPLE

INTERROGATIVE

PAST SIMPLE TO BE

AFFIRMATIVE

PAST SIMPLE TO BE

NEGATIVE

PAST SIMPLE TO BE

Auxiliar verb + subject + ...?

INTERROGATIVE

• Actions that were happening in the past during a certain period.

• Long action that was happening (introduced by "while") when a short action occurred (introduced by "when").

PAST CONTINUOUS

USES

Subject + auxiliar TO BE + infinitive + -ing

PAST CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE

Exceptions - If the verb in infinitive ends in...a) Silent -e, the "e" disappears: ride - ridingb) -y, it remains: copy - copyingc) -ie, it is substituted by -y: die - dyingd) If the verb is monosyllabic and ends in vowel + consonant (except w and x), the consonant doubles: run - running; show - showing

PAST CONTINUOUS

AFFIRMATIVE

Subject + auxiliar TO BE + not + infinitive + -ing

PAST CONTINUOUS

NEGATIVE

ANSWERS:- Yes, … was/were. - No, … was not/were not.

Auxiliar TO BE + subject + infinitive + -ing...?

PAST CONTINUOUS

INTERROGATIVE