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Past tense

• past simple
  
• past continuous
• past habitual

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Past simple

• Forms
• I went
• You went
• He went
• She went
• We went
• You went
• They went

• Clearly in the past, no connection with the
  present, e.g. when you tell a story
• Statement of fact
• Duration is unimportant
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• You can see when it happened
• Last night/week/month/year, yesterday, .. ago,
  in 20., when, at what time, etc.
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• Ex. Yesterday my father tried to prepare dinner.

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Past simple questions and negatives

• Questions
• Did subject infinitive
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• Ex. Did you see that film last night?

• Negatives
• Subject did not infinitive
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• Ex. He did not show up yesterday

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Quick practiceread these sentences as a
question and as a negative

1. He talked to her yesterday.
2. They prepared for the exam.
3. I saw the movie last night.
4. We went to Amsterdam last week.
5. She took the bus to school.

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Past continuous(was/were ing)

• Forms
• I was going
• You were going
• He was going
• She was going
• It was going
• We were going
• You were going
• They were going

• Ongoing action in the
• past, interrupted
• by another action
• Duration!
• --------------------------
• Ex. I was washing the car when it started to rain.

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Quick practiceread these sentences as a past
continuous

• She (tell) us a story.
• I (try) to be useful.
• You (ride) a bicyle.
• They (build) a house.
• Birds (fly) high in the sky.

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Past habitual

• A habit in the past, which you dont have anymore
  in the present time!
• Form used to infinitive
• --------------------------------------------------
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• Ex. I used to go to school by car.
• We used to live here when we were young.

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Quick practiceread these sentences as a past
habitual

1. He (smoke), but he quit two years ago.
2. She (work) in a bank.
3. They (go) to Spain in their holidays.
4. We (read) the newspaper, now we get the news from
   the internet.
5. My sister (live) in Nijmegen, until she moved to
   Amsterdam.

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Quick Practicepast simple, continuous or
habitual?

1. Mary (read) a book when Tom (come) in.
2. I (watch) a really good movie and then some idiot
   (call) me on the phone and (ask) if I (want) a
   newspaper subscription.
3. There (be) a Thai restaurant here, but it (close)
   a year ago.
4. The boy (jump) off the bus while it (move).
5. She (cut) her finger while she (cut) the meat.