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I walked to college
yesterday.
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She didn’t phone me last
week.
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When did you arrive in
this country?
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To talk about completed
actions in the past. We
often mention WHEN the
action happened, and
use time expressions
such as yesterday, last
week/year, in 1999, two
years ago, when?
POSITIVE
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
finished
went
NEGATIVE (did not/didn’t + verb)
I/you/he/she/it/we/they
did not/didn’t finish
did not/didn’t go
QUESTIONS (did + subject + verb)
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they finish
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they go
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2.
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It was warm, so I ___ (take) off my coat.
The film wasn’t very good. I ___ (enjoy) it very much.
I knew Sarah was very busy, so I ___ (disturb) her.
I was very tired, so I ___ (leave) the party early.
The bed was very uncomfortable. I ___ (sleep) very well.
The window was open and a bird ___ (fly) into the room.
The hotel wasn’t very expensive. It ___ (cost) very much.
I was in a hurry, so I ___ (have) time to phone you.
It was hard carrying the bags. They ___ (be) heavy.
What ___ (you/do) at the weekend?
Where ___ (you/go) last night?
-It
wasn’t raining at the
time.
-What were you doing at 6
o’clock yesterday?
-for
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I was walking down the
street when I met an old
friend.
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- While
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I was cleaning the
floors, the children were
washing the windows.
actions and situations
that were in progress at a
particular time in the past
to describe something in
progress when the second
action happened
for two actions that were
both in progress at the
same time
POSITIVE (was/were + -ing)
I/he/she/it
was walking
you/we/they were walking
NEGATIVE (was not/wasn’t/were not/weren’t + -ing)
I/he/she/it
was not/wasn’t walking
you/we/they
were not/weren’t walking
QUESTIONS (was/were … + -ing?)
Was I/he/she/it walking
Were you/we/they walking
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Jenny ___ (wait) for me when I ___ (arrive).
What ___ (you/do) at this time yesterday?
___ (you/go) out last night?
How fast ___ (you/drive) when the accident ___ (happen)?
Sam ___ (take) a photograph of me while I ___ (not/look).
We were in a very difficult position. We ___ (not/know) what to
do.
I ___ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ___ (hear) footsteps
behind me. Somebody ___ (follow) me. I was so scared and I ___
(start) to run.
When I was young, I ___ (want) to be a pilot.
Last night I ___ (drop) a plate when I ___ (do) the washing up.
Fortunately it ___ (not/break).
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I used to play tennis a lot,
but I don’t play very
often now.
This building is now a
furniture shop. It used to
be a cinema.
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PAST HABIT = it
happened regularly in
the past, but no longer
happens
PAST STATE = things that
were true, but are not
true any more
positive
he used to play
used to + infinitive
negative
he didn’t use to play
didn’t + use to + infinitive
question
Did he use to play…?
did + S + use to + infinitive
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2.
3.
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8.
Diane doesn’t travel much now. She _____ a lot, but she
prefers to stay at home these days.
Liz _____ a motorbike, but last year she sold it and bought a
car.
We came to live in London a few years ago. We _____ in
Leads.
I rarely eat ice-cream now, but I _____ it when I was a child.
Jim _____ my best friend, but we aren’t good friends any
longer.
It only takes me about 40 minutes to get to work now that
the new road is open. It _____ me more than an hour.
There _____ a hotel near the airport, but it closed a long
time ago
When you lived in New York, _____ to the theatre very
often?