Past Simple/Continuous / Quantifiers

Recap past simple and continuous / quantifiers
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Recap past simple and continuous / quantifiers

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Past simple when
Talk about finished actions at a specific moment in the past



Signal words:
yesterday, last week, a year ago, on Tuesday, this morning,
at 5 a.m., an hour ago, etc...
Past
Present
X

Slide 2 - Slide

Past continuous
When something happened in the past for a longer period of time.

was/were + verb + ing

I was playing a game with my friend.

Slide 3 - Slide

Past continuous questions
How:
was/were + subject + verb + ing

Examples (?)
Was Jamie pronouncing the words correctly?
Were Merel and Lmar talking about the test we just made?

Slide 4 - Slide

Past simple and continuous
When:
  • When a longer action is interrupted by another action.

Example:
I was reading when Celeste walked in.
Lina and Tom were texting each other when the storm hit.

Slide 5 - Slide

Past simple and continuous
Past
Present
X
Past
Present
X
Past
Present

Slide 6 - Slide

Use the past simple/continuous

I / run / in the park / when / Joanna /call/ me

Slide 7 - Open question

past simple/past continuous

We ............ dinner when my father's colleague ....... us a visit.
A
are having/pays
B
are having/to pay
C
were have/paid
D
were having/paid

Slide 8 - Quiz

past simple/past continuous

Last night Jason ................. a game when his mother ................ him.
A
is playing/calls
B
plays/calls
C
is playing/called
D
was playing/called

Slide 9 - Quiz

past simple/past continuous
He ___ the city while they ____ ____ out.
A
was exploring, were dining
B
explored, was dining
C
explore, were dining
D
explored, were dining

Slide 10 - Quiz

past simple/past continuous

When father ... home my brother got scared and quickly ... in the closet.
A
came/hid
B
came/had been
C
came/was hiding
D
was coming, was hiding

Slide 11 - Quiz

past simple/past continuous
I ____ (to walk) down the road when a car hit me.

A
walked
B
was walking
C
were walking
D
walk

Slide 12 - Quiz

Use past simple and past continuous:
Yesterday I ...... him while I ..... ! (not see / shop)
timer
1:00

Slide 13 - Open question

past simple/past continuous
The boy ___ (to play) in the tree when he ____ (to fall) out.
A
played / fell
B
was playing / was falling
C
was playing / fell
D
played / was falling

Slide 14 - Quiz

past simple/past continuous

You ... (study) when she called.
A
Present Perfect
B
Past Simple
C
Past Continuous
D
Present simple

Slide 15 - Quiz

Which one is the past simple and which one is the past continuous?
past simple
past continuous

Slide 16 - Drag question

past simple / past continuous

She was walking the dog when I ... (to look) at her.
A
looked
B
looking
C
had been looking
D
were looking

Slide 17 - Quiz

MAKE A NEGATIVE PAST CONTINUOUS SENTENCES.

THEY / TALK / AT THIS TIME YESTERDAY.

Slide 18 - Open question

MAKE A QUESTION IN PAST CONTINUOUS/PAST SIMPLE.

TOM / COOK / WHEN / YOU / ARRIVE.

Slide 19 - Open question

MAKE A QUESTION IN PAST SIMPLE.

Nichole / be / in the school / yesterday

Slide 20 - Open question

MAKE A NEGATIVE SENTENCE IN PAST SIMPLE.

Holly / wear / a skirt / this morning.

Slide 21 - Open question

Countable
  • things you CAN count

  • words that have a:
    singular & plural

an apple >  2 ...?  = apples
a tomato >  5 ...?  = tomatoes
a child >  3 ...? = children

Uncountable
  • things you CANNOT count

  • always singular!

cheese
water
sugar


Slide 22 - Slide

Some or Any
Some and Any both mean a little 

Use Some for affirmative sentences, when you make an offer or for requests

I have some money / Would you like some tea? / Could I have some money please?

Use Any for negatives and questions

I don't have any money. / Have you got any questions?

Slide 23 - Slide

Much, many & a lot
Much = Uncountable nouns (negative and question)
Many = Countable nouns (negative and question)
A lot = Affirmative sentences (positive)

Slide 24 - Slide

I don’t think we have ___ coffee.

A
any
B
some
C
many
D
a

Slide 25 - Quiz

How ___ glasses of water do you drink every day?
A
many
B
much
C
lot
D
cups

Slide 26 - Quiz

Would you like ___ apples? Yes, two please.

A
many
B
much
C
some
D
many

Slide 27 - Quiz

Have you got ___ teas?

A
many
B
any
C
a lot of
D
many

Slide 28 - Quiz

We live in ___ industrial town in ___ north of Italy.
A
a / the
B
an / the
C
an / -
D
- / the

Slide 29 - Quiz

Are you any good at ___ maths?
A
the
B
a
C
an
D
-

Slide 30 - Quiz

My parents are both ___ doctors.

A
a
B
an
C
the
D
-

Slide 31 - Quiz

Are you ready for the test?
YES, OF COURSE
MAYBE
I WILL STUDY MORE

Slide 32 - Poll