P AST SIM P LE P AST C ONTINUOUS Form: verb + ED or irregular verbs Use: a completed action in the past (a fact, a habit or a duration.) I lived in England for 30 years I saw Bob yesterday We use “Did” to make questions and “didn’t” for negatives The verb stays in the base form Did you see Bob? She didn’t see Bob Form: was/were + verb + ing Use: interrupted action in the past, specific time, parallel actions, atmosphere I was having a shower when the phone rang At p.m yesterday I was playing tennis Were you listening while he was talking? When I woke up this morning, the sun was shining and the birds were singing She (make) a cake when I (come) home from work When I (open) the door they (stop) talking We ……………… (have) dinner when they (arrive) She (live) in Hastings at that time They (come) home very late last night As he .……… (be) ill I (stay) to look after him (you/know) the answers to their questions ? He (stand) up, (take) his case and .(leave) When you (arrive) (Janet /make) dinner ? We (arrive) just in time, she .……… (get) on the train ! It (not take) me as long as I thought to get to Paris When I (be) on holiday I (have) a lie-in every day They .…… (have) breakfast when the postman (arrive) Everybody (start) clapping when the clown (arrive) I didn’t want to disturb him because he (read) the newspaper Just as I (open) the door my neighbour (call) me As they (make) an terrible noise, we could hear what the man said That day she (wear) a beautiful red dress When the waiter (bring) the steak he said he .(not eat) meat What (you/do) at that time ? KEY She WAS MAKING a cake when I CAME home from work When I OPENED the door they STOPPED talking We WERE HAVING dinner when they ARRIVED She WAS LIVING in Hastings at that time They CAME home very late last night As he WAS ill I STAYED to look after him DID YOU KNOW the answers to their questions? He STOOD up, TOOK his case and LEFT When you ARRIVED WAS JANET MAKING dinner? 10 We ARRIVED just in time, she WAS GETTING on the train! 11 It DIDN’T TAKE me as long as I thought to get to Paris 12 When I WAS on holiday I HAD a lie-in every day 13 They WERE HAVING breakfast when the postman ARRIVED 14.Everybody STARTED clapping when the clown ARRIVED 15 I didn’t want to disturb him because he WAS READING the newspaper 16 Just as I WAS OPENING the door my neighbour CALLED me 17 As they WERE MAKING an terrible noise, we could hear what the man said 18 That day she WAS WEARING a beautiful red dress 19 When the waiter BROUGHT the steak he said he DIDN’T EAT meat 20 What WERE YOU DOING at that time ?