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Past Simple
(I did)
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Very often the past simple ends in –ed(regular verbs):
We invited them to our party, but they decided not to came. But many verbs are irregular. The past simple does not ends in –ed. Write/wrote/written See/saw/seen etc.
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In questions and negatives we use did/didn’t+ infinitive.
Did you go out last night? Yes, I went to the cinema, but I don’tenjoy the film much. Did you have time to do the shopping? No, I didn’t. In following example, do is the main verb in sentence: I didn’tdo anything.
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Exercises
Dave (fall) down the stairs this morning and (hurt) his leg. I was in hurry, so (have) time to phone you. I knew Sarah was busy, so I (disturb) her. How did you learn to drive? My father (teach) me.
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Answers
Dave fell down the stairs this morning and hurt his leg. I was in hurry, so I didn’t have time to phone you. I knew Sarah was busy, so I didn’t disturb her. How did you learn to drive? My father tought me.
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Past Continuous
(I was doing)
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Was/were + ing is the past continuous.
Yesterday Karen and Jim Played tennis. They started at 10 o’clock and finished at 11:30. So, at 10:30 they were playing tennis. They were playing = they were in the middle of playing. They had not finished playing.
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I was doing smth
I was doing smth = I was in the middle of doing smth at a certain time. The action or situation had already started before this time, but had not finished: This time last year I was living in Brazil. I waved to Helen, but she wasn’t looking.
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We often use past simple and past continuous together to say that smth happened in the middle of smth else:
Matt phoned while we were having dinner. It was raining when I got up. But we use the past simple to say that one thing happened after another: I was walking along the road when I saw Dan. So, I stopped, and we had a chat.
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Some words are not normally used in the continuous:
We were good friends. We knew each other well. (Not We were knowing)
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Exercises
I (cycle) home yesterday when a man (step) out into the road in front of me. I (go) quite fast, but luckily I (manage) to stop in time and (not/hit) him. I (see) Sue in town yesterday, but she (not/see) me. She (look) the other way. How fast (you/drive) when the accident (happen)?
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Answers
I was cycling home yesterday when a man stepped out into the road in front of me. I was going quite fast, but luckily I managed to stop in time and didn’t hit him. I saw Sue in town yesterday, but she didn’t see me. She was looking the other way. How fast where you driving when the accident happened?
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