Transcript Past Continuous

NÁZEV ŠKOLY: Základní škola Strančice, okres Praha - východ
AUTOR: Mgr. Lenka Kulhavá
NÁZEV: VY_32_INOVACE_3.2.10.2. O 16
TEMA: Angličtina
ČÍSLO PROJEKTU: CZ.1.07/1.4.00/21.2976
ANOTACE:
Prezentace je určena pro žáky 7. - 9. ročníku ZŠ k
seznámení, opakování a shrnutí učiva o minulých časech
v angličtině.
V první části prezentace v přehledu porovnává
použití obou minulých času (past simple/continuous) na
příkladech.
V další části jsou žáci v přehledu seznámeni s
druhy sloves, které se používají pouze v minulém čase
prostém.
Poslední část prezentace obsahuje mnoho cvičení
na procvičení a testování znalosti učiva.
PAST TENSES
Lenka Kulhavá
Past Simple
Past Continuous
1) irregular verbs - see 2nd column
of irregular verbs:
I spoke
2) regular verbs: verb + ed
I worked
past form of 'be' + ing form of verb:
I was speaking
you were speaking
he / she / it was speaking
we were speaking
they were speaking
Exceptions when adding 'ed' :
1) when the final letter is e, only add d:
Example: love - loved
2) after a short, stressed vowel, the
final consonant is doubled Example:
admit - admitted
3) final l is always doubled in British
English (not in American English)
Example: travel - travelled
4) after a consonant, final y becomes i.
(but: not after a vowel) Example: worry
- he worried
but: play - he played
Exceptions when adding 'ing' :
1) silent e is dropped (but: does not
apply for -ee)
Example: come - coming
but: agree - agreeing
2) after a short, stressed vowel, the
final consonant is doubled
Example: sit - sitting
3) final l is always doubled in British
English (not in American English)
Example: travel - travelling
4) final ie becomes y
Example: lie - lying
PAST SIMPLE OR PAST CONTINUOUS
After another or at the same time?
 Do you want to express that the actions in the past happened one after
another or at the same time?
Simple Past
Past Continuous
after
after another: She came home,
at the same time: Simon was playing
switched on the computer and checked on the computer while his brother was
her e-mails.
watching TV.
New action or already in progress?
 If you want to express that a new action happened in the middle of another
action, you need both tenses: Simple Past the new action and Past
Continuous for the action already in progress.
Simple Past
Past Continuous
new action: My mobile rang when I
was sitting in a meeting.
action already in progress: While I
was sitting in a meeting, my mobile
suddenly rang.
Only mentioning or emphasising progress?
 Do you just want to mention that an action took place in the past (also used for
short actions)? Or do you want to put emphasis on the progress, e.g. that an
action was taking place at a certain time?
Simple Past
Past Continuous
just mentioning:
Colin played football yesterday.
emphasising progress:
Yesterday at six o'clock, Colin was
playing football.
Signal words
Simple Past
Past Continuous
• first
• then
• If - clauses - typ II (If I talked,
…………)
• when
• while
• as long as
Certain Verbs
The following verbs are usually only used in Simple
Past (not in the progressive form!).
 state: be, cost, fit, mean, suit
Example: We were on holiday.
 possession: belong, have
Example: Sam had a cat.
 senses: feel, hear, see, smell, taste, touch
Example: He felt the cold.
 feelings: hate, hope, like, love, prefer, regret, want, wish
Example: Jane loved pizza.
 brain work: believe, know, think, understand
Example: I did not understand him.
 introductory clauses for direct speech: answer, ask, reply, say
Example: “I am watching TV,“ he said.
Simple Past or Past Continuous
Exercise 1 Put the verbs into the correct tense:
1) While Tom……..(read) , Amely………(watch) a documentary on TV.
2) Marvin………(come) home,……….(switch) on the computer and………..(check)
his emails.
3) The thief…………….(sneak) into the house,………..(steal) the jewels
and………………(leave) without a trace.
4) Nobody…………….(listen) while the teacher……………(explain) the tenses.
5) While we………….(do) a sight-seeing tour, our friends……………..(lie) on the
beach.
6) He……………(wake) up and………………..(look) at his watch.
Exercise 2
Put the verbs into the correct tense:
1) The receptionist…….(welcome) the guests and……….(ask) them to fill
in the form.
2) The car…….(break) down and we……….(have) to walk home.
3) The boys……..(swim) while the girls……..(sunbathe) .
4) My father…….(come) in,………..(look) around and……..(tell) me to tidy
up my room.
5) As long as one group…….(prepare) dinner, the others……(collect) wood
for their campfire.
6) While the parents………(have) breakfast, their children……(run) about.
7) Martha……..(turn) off the lights and………(go) to bed.
Exercise 3
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous):
1) We ……..(wait) for Jane, when suddenly Louis ……..(come) around the corner.
2) I ……….(cycle) through the park, when I ……….(hear) a strange noise.
3) He ………..(pass) her a message when the teacher ………….(look / not) .
4) I …………(fall) asleep while I …………(watch) TV last night.
5) When Mike and Jane ………..(paint) the walls, their dog …….. (knock) over
the paint pot.
6) Tom ……….(break) his leg when he………… (play) frisbee.
7) The phone ………(ring) when I ……………(sit) on the toilet.
Exercise 4
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous):
1) I ………. (jog) in the park, when two squirrels ……………(cross) my way.
2) Robert ……….(fall) off the ladder when he……….. (pick) cherries.
3) Archimedes ……….(discover) the theory of buoyancy while he ……..(take) a
bath.
4) When we ………(travel) around Ireland, we ………(meet) some very nice
people.
5) While she ………(speak) on the phone, the milk ………….(boil) over.
6) When I ……….(leave) the house this morning, the sun……….. (shine) .
7) Caroline ………(burn) her hand when she …………(iron) her clothes.
Exercise 5
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous):
Two days ago, a murder ……(happen) in Market Street at about seven pm.
Yesterday, Sherlock Holmes …….(arrive) at the crime scene to investigate.
He ………(ask) one of the tenants in the house.
»What ………(do / you) yesterday at seven?«
»I ……….(watch) a football match on TV.«
» …………..(be) you alone?«
»Yes, I ……..(be) .«
» …………(hear / you) anything suspicious?«
»Yes, about seven o'clock, two people ………(argue) in the hallway. But the
football match ………(be) so interesting. So I just ……..(turn) up the telly and
then ……(hear / not) anything anymore.«
Exercise 6
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Continuous):
A: »What ………….(do / you) yesterday at 8 pm?«
B: »I ……… (sit) in the pub with Sam. Why?«
A: »I……. (drive) to the sports centre at that time to play squash with a few
friends. As we ……..(be) only three players, I ………(try) to ring you to ask if you
would like to come as well. But I ……..(reach / not) you at home.«
B: »Why ……….(ring / not / you) my mobile?«
A: »I actually ………(want) to ring your mobile, but by accident I …….(dial)
William's number. He ………(do / not) anything special at that moment and
really…………… (like) the idea of playing squash with us.«
Exercise 7 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple/Continuous):
1) When I………(do) the washing-up, I ……….(break) a plate.
2) While Tom ………….(play) the piano, his mother……….(do) the washing-up.
3) He ………..(drink) some juice and then he………..(eat) a few chips.
4) I ………(have) dinner when I suddenly ………..(hear) a loud bang.
5) When my father .…(work) in the garden, an old friend…..(pass) by to see him.
6) She……..(go) to school, …….(take) out her textbook and ………(begin) to learn.
7) When it ……..(start) to rain, our dog ………(want) to come inside.
8) When Jane……(do) a language course in Ireland, she .…(visit) Blarney Castle.
9) When I ………..(be) on my way home, I ………(see) an accident.
10) I ………(not / understand) what they ………(talk) about.
Exercise 8 Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple /Continuous):
1) When I …….(get) up yesterday, the sun ………(shine) .
2) It ………(is) a beautiful morning.
3) So I ………(decide) to cycle around a little.
4) I ………(go) to the shed and ……….(take) out my bike.
5) While I ……(cycle) past some villages, I …..(see) some people in their gardens.
6) One man ………(mow) the grass while his wife ……….(pick) strawberries.
7) After one hour of cycling in sunshine, a big fat raincloud suddenly
…….(appear) and it ………..(start) to rain.
8) Luckily, a farmer ………(notice) me and ……….(tell) me to come in.
9) While it ………..(rain) outside, I ……….(sit) in the farmer's house.
10)After a while, the sun ………..(come) out again.
11)I ………(thank) the farmer for his hospitality and ………(move) on.
Exercise 8
Put the verbs into the correct tense (Past Simple /Continuous):
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
Our plane ………(fly) over Scotland when the accident ……….(happen).
The teacher ……….(correct) tests when the postman ………..(ring) the bell.
The man ………(leave) the shop when the policeman ………….(stop) him.
When Frank ………(see) the policeman, he ………..(put) the pen back.
When I …………(be) a little boy, I ……….(not like) basketball.
While my sister ………(play) tennis, I ………(do) her homework.
I …………….(want) to buy some bread yesterday, but the shopkeeper
…………(not have) any.
8) When you last ………….(open) this safe?
9) Henry ……….(finish) his newspaper while he ………….(wait) for the bus.
10)Jill ………..(work) in the garden when it ………..(begin) to rain.
11)Fred …………(go) home and ………………(have) a shower before he
…………..(call) his sister.
12)Where ……… you ……….(go) yesterday when I ………….(see) you?
13)Mandy ………(play) the piano while Jack …………(do) his homework?
14)They ………..(play) with the dog when I …………..(see) them.
ZDROJE:
Simple Past – Past Progressive. Ego4u.com [online]. 2011 [cit. 2012-06-24]. Dostupné z:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro
Simple Past or Past Progressive, Exercise1-8. Ego4u.com [online]. 2012 [cit. 2012-06-24]. Dostupné z:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simpas-paspro