Past Simple and Past Progressive Name:…………………………………………………………… …………………………… Date:…………………………… Grade:…………… Past Simple: We use past simple when we talk about something that started and finished in the past Affirmative form (+): Subject + I You We They He She It verb(past) complement went Negative form (-): Subject + did not + I You We They did not He She It IMPORTANT! + verb go to school yesterday + complement to school yesterday The contraction of “did not” is didn’t Interrogative form (?): Did + Subject + verb (infinite) + complement + ? I You We Did They He She It go to school yesterday? Past progressive or Past continuous: We use the past progressive or to express an action at a particular moment in the past The verb is written + ING (writing, playing, running, etc.) Affirmative form (+): I you we they she he it was were Playing was Negative form (-): I you we they she he it was not were not Playing was not IMPORTANT! The contraction of “was not” is wasn’t and the contraction of “were not” is weren’t Interrogative form (?): was were was I you we they he she it playing? Activities Past simple: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb, and check the sign next to the sentences (positive, negative or interrogative): - I _(go) to the supermarket (-) - I _(play) football (-) - She _ (wash) her car (+) - He (read) the book (+) - _he (buy) the game? (?) - she (eat) her lunch? (?) Past progressive or Past continuous: Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb, and check the sign next to the sentences (positive, negative or interrogative): 1.- I _ _a book when the telephone rang (read)(+) 2.- Carlos and Ana _ TV when their mother arrived (watch)(+) 3.- Daniel _ his homework yesterday (do)(-) 4.- you writing a letter when I called you? (write) (?) 5.- _ I _ driving a car last week? (drive)(?) 6.- She a cake last Monday at 2.00 p.m (cook)(-) Good Job!!!