SIMPLE PAST AND PAST CONTINUOUS

Regular verbs in Simple past




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REMEMBER!!!

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

Signal Words of Simple Past

• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday
• If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I spoke.	I did not speak.	Did I speak?

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

It is the time for learning by heart the irregular verbs list

TEST ON SIMPLE PAST 1
TEST ON SIMPLE PAST 2
TEST ON SIMPLE PAST 3

SOME EXERCISES FOR PRACTISING THE IRREGULAR VERBS LIST