Transcript Was I playing?

♦ Monosyllabic ending in 1 vowel+1 conson,
double conson
Stop—stopped
♦ 2 syllables & stress in the 2nd,
double consonant
Permit—permitted
♦ V ending in conson + y
i + ed
Study—studied
Vowel + y
+ ed
play - played
+
?
Suj +
Verb + -ed ( Regular)
I played
Verb 2nd column (Irregular)
Suj + didn´t + verb
Did+ Suj + verb ?
I sang
I didn´t play
( Irreg) I didn´t sing
( Reg)
( Reg)
Did you play?
( Irreg)
Did you sing?
Time expressions
Past and finished actions
☻Yesterday , ☻in 1970
☻Last week / month/ year..
☻Two days /weeks ago
☻in the 20th century
☻when ☻for ☻during
We discovered a cemetery yesterday
My aunt saw a ghost when she was a child
The old lady died in 1945
They entered the secret corridor last week/ month/year
past states
The old lady lived in this house in 1868
I was very frightened when I saw that film
After the film they felt very frightened
Study all the irregular
verbs
 Click here to practice irregular verbs.
 Go to the irregular verbs section in our blog.
http://www.englishpage.com/irregularverbs/interactiveirregularverbs1.htm
 Click on the links below. Here you will find some easy exercises
to practice the Past Simple tense
http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.pastsim.i.htm
http://www.autoenglish.org/tenses/regpast/gr.pastsimplereg.html
http://www.autoenglish.org/questions/pastquspal/pastquspal.html
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V monosilabic ending 1 vowel + 1 cons., double cons.
Run—running
swim—swimming
V 2 syllables and stress in2nd, double conson.
Begin—beginning
Verbs ending in l , double l
Study – studying
Travel—travelling
Verbs ending in -ie ,
y + ing
Play - playing
Die—dying
Suj +
Past to be
+ V - ing
Was / were
I was playing
You were singing
I wasn´t playing
You weren´t singing
Suj + past to be + V-ing
Wasn´t / weren´t
Was I playing?
Were you singing?
Past to be + Suj + verb ?
Was / were
I , He , She , It
You, we, they
Was/ wasn´t
Were/weren´t
Remember
To talk about an action which was happening at a specific moment in the past.
I was talking to Anna on the phone at two o´clock
To refer to a past action which was interrupted for a particular reason.
I was walking home when I saw the strange woman
Time expressions
☻while
☻as
Write the sentences in the correct order
1. Driving / we / next to / Loch Ness / were
2. Creature / near / water / was / walking / a / the
3. Was / the / in / a / water / swimming / creature
4. For five minutes / watching / the / we / creature / were
5. Neck / long / moving / was / its
 Click on the link below for more practice
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoenglish/gr.pascon.i.htm
Complete the sentences. Use the past continuous form of the verbs in the box
Cook sit write watch do look make
At nine o´clock last night….
My sister and I were sitting in the living room
was watching
1. I …………………………………..
a programme about haunted houses
were cooking
2. Mum and dad …………………………………
in the kitchen
were making
3. Our dogs ………………………………….strange
noises
were looking
4. They ………………………………………at
the full moon
was doing
5. My sister …………………………………….her
homework
was writing
6. She …………………………………….a
ghost story!
 Click on the link below for more practice
http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.pascon.i.htm
The beast of Bodmin
Complete the text. Use the past
continuous form of the verbs in the box.
Play
eat
cycle not move
not study
watch
Cornwall is a peaceful and quiet area in the south
of England. But a lot of people think that a big cat
is living in the area. Its name is the Beast of Bodmin.
was playing
David: I saw the beast last night! I _______________________
football in my garden
wasn´t moving
when I saw it under a tree. It __________________________
but then it ran away.
were cycling
Megan: My brother and I __________________________
home. An enormous black
cat ran in front of our bikes. It had yellow eyes. It gave me nightmares.
Tim: I had a lot of homework, but I _________________________
wasn´t studying There was a full
was watching
moon and I _____________________________
something from my window. I could see
was eating
a large creature in the shadows. It ____________________________
something. I´m
sure it was the beast.
 Click on the links below for more practice
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_progressive-exercises.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-rqm16Q1OI
 we use the past simple to talk about an action in the past that has finished
 we use the past continuous when an action takes place over a period of time in the past.
Compare:
I made dinner last night. I started at seven o´clock and finished at half past eight. P.S.
What were you doing at eight o´clock? I was making dinner P.C
Sam and I talked for an hour. P.S
While we were talking, Jane was trying to get our attention. P.C.
 we use P.S. and P.C. in the same sentence to describe an action that interrupted another
action which was taking place in the past. We can combine the PS and PC with when and while.
While the teacher was explaining the bell rang
Past continuous
Past Simple
Past simple – Past continuous
When the strange creature ____
frightened (frighten) me,
I ____
was reading (read) a book.
I
______
came across (come across) a skull
while I
______
was digging (dig) in my garden
While the witch
her skin
As we
became
______
______
was
preparing (prepare) her potion,
(become) green
were_____
preparing (prepare) the halloween party,
some children
asked
_____
for
(ask for) some candies
Past simple – Past continuous
Past simple–Past continuous
blew
were you doing
happened
Were walking
Were you visiting
Did your computer break down
killed
Were working
Were the family sleeping
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm
screamed
2. She was reading a magazine………..
3. She was cutting her nails………….
4. He was sleeping/ He was taking a nap ………
5. He was doing a crosword ….
6. They were playing cards
7. They were looking at pictures
Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous of the verbs in brackets.
were sitting (sit) in their chairs when the teacher
1 The students ..............................
came in.
Were
making
2 .....................
you ........................
(make) a noise at 12 o’clock last night?
Was
sleeping
3 ........................
your mum ........................
(sleep) yesterday at four o’clock?
were leaving (leave) the house when the phone rang.
4 We ..............................
was cooking (cook).
5 The boy took a biscuit while his mother ..............................
6 Mum and Dad
weren´t shopping
..............................
(not shop) at one o’clock.
Write each sentence in the negative form. Then write new affirmative
sentences using the words in brackets. Pay attention to the underlined
words.
1. My brother was reading at nine o’clock. (eight o’clock)
My brother wasn´t reading at 9 o´clock. He was reading at 8 o´clock
2. Sarah and Danny were studying at six o’clock. (watch TV)
Sarah and Danny weren´t studying at six o’clock
They were watching TV
3. I was waiting for my friend all morning (the postman)
I wasn´t waiting for my friend all morning
I was waiting for the postman
4 The dogs were sleeping in the garden all day. (play)
The dogs weren´t sleeping in the garden all day
They were playing
Write questions using the words below. Use the Past Continuous
1 you / sleep / at 11.00 / last night / ?
Were you sleeping at 11.00 last night?
2 the students / play / during the break / ?
Were the students playing during the break?
3 your teacher / shout / this morning / ?
Was your teacher shouting this morning?
4 Sally / shop / all afternoon / ?
Was Sally shopping all afternoon?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.
saw
1 I .................................
(see) Helen yesterday afternoon.
were playing (play) basketball at 3.00 pm.
2 The girls .................................
left
3 We .........................
(leave) the party at midnight.
didn´t do
4 Jane .................................
(not do) her homework yesterday.
stopped
5 The rain .................................(stop)
five minutes ago.
swimming
Were
6 .......................
you .................................
(swim) in the sea at 6.00 am?
arrived
7 We .................................
(arrive) at the bus stop too late.
break
did
8 How ..........................
you .................................
(break) the window?
Fill in the blanks with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form
of the verb in brackets.
1 While I ............................
(see)
were swimming (swim) in the river, I ....................
saw
some frogs.
wasn´t paying
drove
2 Jim ............................
(not pay) attention when he ......................
(drive) his car into a tree.
doing (do) while she .......................
was sleeping (sleep)?
were
3 What ................you
.................
was sleeping (sleep) when the robbers ......................
broke in
4 Everyone ............................
(break in).
Was
standing (stand) outside when you
5 ........................ your friend ......................
came (come) home?
......................
started
6 It ............................
(start) raining while we
were playing (play) tennis.
............................
arrived (arrive) at the station just as the
7 We ..........................
was leaving (leave).
train ............................
wasn´t listening (not listen) while you
8 I’m sorry. I ............................
were talking (talk).
............................
Complete the sentences with when or while.
when
1 We were playing basketball ...................... it began to rain.
While
2 ......................
I was doing my homework, the telephone rang.
When
3 ...................... my father came home last night, we were
making dinner.
while
4 The dog was barking ......................
we were sleeping.
Complete the sentences with the Past Continuous or Past Simple of
the verbs in brackets.
was waiting (wait) for the bus when his father ............
arrived
1 He .............................
(arrive)
were swimming (swim) outside when it .........................
started
2. The girls ..............................
(start) to get cold
was listening (listen) to the radio while I ..............................
was reading
3. I ..............................
(read).
came (come) home, the baby ......................
was sleeping
4. When his mother ....................
(sleep).
rang (ring), I ..............................
was writing (write) a
5. When the phone .................
letter.
were dancing (dance) when the music suddenly ..................
stopped
6 They ..............................
(stop).
Complete the sentences with when or while.
while
1. I was watching TV ......................
newspaper.
my parents were reading the
when
2. Was the dog barking ...................... you came home?
when
3. Where were you going ......................
I saw you in the street
yesterday?
while
4. The fire started ......................
Dad was cooking dinner.
Do you fancy a song ?
Write in order the
unscrambled lyrics.
Thriller
by Michael Jackson
Yeah, ooh… 1
Cause this is thriller, thriller night
2
You hear the door slam and realice ther’s nowhere left to run
And no-one is gonna save you from the beast about
You feel the cold hand and wonder if you’ll ever see the sun
You close your eyes and hope that this is just your imagination to strike
You know it’s thiller, thriller night
, girl
You’re fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller
But all the while you hear a creature creeping up behind
tonight.
You’re out of time.
Night creatures call
3
Cause this is thriller, thriller night
And the dead start to walk in their masquerade
There ain’t no second chance
Tnere’s no escaping the jaws of the alien this time (they’re opem wide)
against the thing with forty eyes, girl
This is the end of your life.
Thriller, (wooohooo) thriller night
They’re out to get you,
5
there’s demons closing in on every side
They will posses you
Unlesss you change the number on your dial
Now is the time
for you and I to cuddle close together, yeah
All through the night
I’ll save you from the the terror on the screen
I’l make you see
You’re fighting for your life
Inside a killer, thriller tonight.
4
6
7
that this is thriller, thriller night
Girl, I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare try
Thriller,(wooohooo) thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer, diller, chiller
Thriller here tonight
the foulest stench is in the air
The funk of forty thousand years
And grizzly ghouls from every tomb
Are closing to seal your doom
And though you fight to stay alive
Your body starts to shiver
9
For no mere mortal can resist
The evil of the thriller
‘cause
this is thriller, thriller night
Girl, I can thrill you more than any ghost
would ever dare try
thriller., thriller night
So let me hold you tight and share a killer,
thiller
Aaooow.
8
10
Darkness fall across the land
The midnight hour is close at hand
Creatures crawl in search of blood
To terrorise your neighbourhood
And whenever shall be found
Without the soul for getting down
Must stand and face the hounds of hell
And rot inside the corpse’s shell.