Grammar Basics Past Simple Past Continuous intro

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English P2 week 2

Basic Grammar 2 and Roadmap

English sprint 2

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Basic Grammar 2: Past Simple + Past Continuous

Work in Roadmap books

TEST

08 December '23

Basic Grammar 2: Past Simple

What is the past simple?

Grammar: Past simple

PAST SIMPLE

How does the past simple work?

Verb + ed

I talk to my scrum master about our project. 

->

I TALKED to my scrum master about our project. 

Past Simple:
Pick the example of the past simple:

1. She was living in the city.
2. She lived in the city.
3. She has lived in the city.
4. She has been living in the city.

Past Simple of
to work?

1. works
2. worked
3. working
4. workedd

That's it!

(Or is it...?)

Irregular verbs

What are they and how do they work?

Swim

Drink

Shake

Write

Sing

Irregular verbs in the past simple

Swim - > Swam

Drink -> Drank

Shake -> Shook

Write -> Wrote

Sing -> Sang

past simple of 'catch'

1. caught
2. catched
3. catch
4. caughted

past simple of 'beat'

1. beated
2. beaten
3. beat
4. hitted

past simple of 'break'

1. brake
2. breaken
3. broked
4. broke

Past simple of 'dance'

Past simple of 'lie' (to not tell the truth)

Past simple of 'read'

Regular verbs

Irregular verbs

swim

walk

drive

cook

give

have

Learn the irregular verbs by heart!

a list containing most irregular verbs can now be found on page 160 of your Roadmap Student's Book

Past Continuous

Form?

WAS / WERE + ING

I was walking down the street when I saw an accident happen.

Past Continuous

When?

An activity that took place in the past. You want to emphasise the activity. During that activity usually a PAST SIMPLE happens.

I was walking down the street when I saw an accident happen.

Past Continuous

Examples:

- I was making dinner when she arrived.

- She was washing the dishes when the doorbell rang.

- Where I was yesterday at 6 o'clock? I was eating my diner!

Past Continuous

Examples:

- I was making dinner when she arrived.

- She was washing the dishes when the doorbell rang.

- Where I was yesterday at 6 o'clock? I was eating my diner!

Fill in the past continuous: We ................... a good movie when the phone rang.

1. watched
2. have watched
3. were watching
4. are watching

Fill in the past continuous:
You ...... (work) on your computer when it crashed.

1. are working
2. worked
3. work
4. were working

Past simple or past continuous?
They were dancing at his party for hours.

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Fill in the past continuous
John ...............(sing) at the party yesterday evening

1. was singing
2. were singing
3. singing
4. can singing

Which sentence is in the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1. I haven't been to that film yet.
2. I was walking down the street when I tripped.
3. I lived in Utrecht in 2010
4. I am eating a sandwich.

WHICH SENTENCE IS IN THE PAST CONTINUOUS?

1. I worked at home last week
2. I was working at home, when the doorbell rang
3. I am working at home at the moment
4. I work at home every day

PAST SIMPLE or PAST CONTINUOUS?

Yesterday I went to the beach

1. Past simple
2. Past continuous

Roadmap Student's Book

page 15 exercise 8 + 9

Roadmap Student's Book

page 118: explanation Past Simple / Past Continuous

Please do:

Page 119: 2A, exercise 1 + 2