PAST SIMPLE - University of Belgrade
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I walked to college
yesterday.
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She didn’t phone me last
week.
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When did you arrive in
this country?
To talk about completed
actions in the past. We
often mention WHEN the
action happened, and
use time expressions
such as yesterday, last
week/year, in 1999, two
years ago, when?
POSITIVE
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
finished
went
NEGATIVE (did not/didn’t + verb)
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
did not/didn’t finish
did not/didn’t go
QUESTIONS (did + subject + verb)
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they finish
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they go
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It was warm, so I ___ (take) off my coat.
The film wasn’t very good. I ___ (enjoy) it very much.
I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ___ (disturb) her.
I was very tired, so I ___ (leave) the party early.
The bed was very uncomfortable. I ___ (sleep) very well.
The window was open and a bird ___ (fly) into the room.
The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ___ (cost) very much.
I was in a hurry, so I ___ (have) time to phone you.
It was hard carrying the bags. They ___ (be) heavy.
What ___ (you/do) at the weekend?
Where ___ (you/go) last night?
-It
wasn’t raining at the
time.
-What were you doing at 6
o’clock yesterday?
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I was walking down the
street when I met an old
friend.
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I was cleaning the
floors, the children were
washing the windows.
actions and situations
that were in progress at a
particular time in the past
to describe something in
progress when the second
action happened
for two actions that were
both in progress at the
same time
POSITIVE (was/were + -ing)
I/he/she/it
was walking
you/we/they were walking
NEGATIVE (was not/wasn’t/were not/weren’t + -ing)
I/he/she/it
was not/wasn’t walking
you/we/they
were not/weren’t walking
QUESTIONS (was/were … + -ing?)
Was I/he/she/it walking
Were you/we/they walking
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Jenny ___ (wait) for me when I ___ (arrive).
What ___ (you/do) at this time yesterday?
___ (you/go) out last night?
How fast ___ (you/drive) when the accident ___ (happen)?
Sam ___ (take) a photograph of me while I ___ (not/look).
We were in a very difficult position. We ___ (not/know) what to
do.
I ___ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ___ (hear) footsteps
behind me. Somebody ___ (follow) me. I was so scared and I ___
(start) to run.
When I was young, I ___ (want) to be a pilot.
Last night I ___ (drop) a plate when I ___ (do) the washing up.
Fortunately it ___ (not/break).
I used to play tennis a lot,
but I don’t play very
often now.
This building is now a
furniture shop. It used to
be a cinema.
PAST HABIT = it
happened regularly in
the past, but no longer
happens
PAST STATE = things that
were true, but are not
true any more
positive
he used to play
used to + infinitive
negative
he didn’t use to play
didn’t + use to + infinitive
question
Did he use to play…?
did + S + use to + infinitive
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Diane doesn’t travel much now. She _____ a lot, but she
prefers to stay at home these days.
Liz _____ a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a
car.
We came to live in London a few years ago. We _____ in
Leads.
I rarely eat ice-cream now, but I _____ it when I was a child.
Jim _____ my best friend, but we aren’t good friends any
longer.
It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work now that
the new road is open. It _____ me more than an hour.
There _____ a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long
time ago
When you lived in New York, _____ to the theatre very
often?