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PAST TENSEIt began and ended in the past
Things to rememberVerb 2 : bought, cut, stopped, walked, etcLinking verb : was, were
Look at the following examples :
a. Seto stayed home yesterday morning.
b. Dania took a taxi to the airport. c. She was very young.
d. They were at home.
Regular past form of the verbs : talk-talked, look-looked,
watch-watched, stay-stayed, etc
Irregular past form of the verbs :swim-swam, drink-drank, see-saw, write-wrote, etc
STATEMENT [ I, You, She, He, It, We, They ] worked yesterday ate breakfast
NEGATIVE
[I, You, She, He, It, We, They ] did not work yesterday Did not eat breakfast
INTERROGATIVE
Did [I, You, She, He, It, We, They ] work yesterday ? Did [I, You, She, He, It, We, They] eat breakfast ?
SHORT ANSWER
Yes, [ You, She, He, It, We, They ] did. No, did not
FORMS OF THE SIMPLE PAST
EXERCISESFor question 1-2 find the correct
answer!
1. I have a cold. Yesterday ………. But I’m feeling better today
a. I am okayb. I will be terriblec. I was terribled. I won’t be terrible
2. Rika : Did you go to class yesterday?Firda : No, …………
a. I went to classb. I go to classc. I stayed at homed. I am staying at home
Key : C
Explanation : The question is about the activity in the past (did you…) so the answer must be activity in the past.
Question number 3 find the word/phrase that
is not correct!
3. When I went Shopping yesterday, I see
A B C
some light bulbs and a cooking pot. D
Key answer: C
Explanation: The activity happened in the past, the verb ’see’ has to be changed ‘saw’
THE PAST PROGRESSIVEIt was occurring, was happening inthe past/another action happened
Here are some examples:
When the phone rang, I was sleeping.The phone rang while I am sleeping.While I was doing my homework, my
roommate was watching TV.
STATEMENT {I-She-He-It} was working{You-We-They} were working
NEGATIVE {I-She-He-It} was not (wasn’t ) working{You-We-They} were not (weren’t) working
QUESTION Was {I-she-he-It} working?Were {you-we-they} working?
SHORT ANSWER
Yes { I-she-he-It} was. No { I-she-he-It} wasn’tYes {you-we-they} were. No {you-we-they weren’t
EXERCISES
Question number 1-2 find the word/phrase that
is not correct!
1. Student1: were you eating dinner when I
A B
knock on the door? C Student 2: No, I was watching TV D
2. Mother : What did your sister do while
A B I was talking on the
phone? C
Seno : She will read a book D
For question number 3 find the correct
answer!
3. Mira : What were you doing when the light went out?
Santi : ………….
a. I am reading a bookb. I was reading a bookc. I will read a bookd. I can read a book
THE USING OF ‘USED TO’
‘Used to’ is used to express past habit
Here are some examples:
◦Anne used to be afraid of cats, but now she likes them.
◦I used to live with my parents. Now I live in my own apartment.
◦Did you use to live with your parents?
◦I didn’t use to live with my parents.
Forms
Statement : S + used to + V1Question : Did + S + use to + V1 + ?Negative : S + did not + use to + V1
EXCERCISESFor question number 1-2 find the
correctanswer!
1. Fathia : What time did you use to go to
bed when you were a child?Hafizha : ………………..
a. I went to bed yesterdayb. I used to go to bed at 9 p.m.c. I use to go to bed at 9 p.m.d. I go to bed early
2. Ana : Did you drink coffee when you were a child?
Boni: No, …………….
a. I used to drink milkb. I don’t drink milkc. You used to drink tead. You didn’t drink coffee