31758 past simple and past progressive

Past Simple and Past Progressive
Name:……………………………………………………………..……………………………. Date:……………………………
Grade:……………........................

Past Simple:
We use past simple when we talk about something that started and finished in the past.
Affirmative form (+):
Subject

+

I
You
We
They
He
She
It

verb(past)

complement

went

Negative form (-):
Subject + did not +
I
You
We
They

did not
He
She
It
IMPORTANT!

+

verb

go

to school yesterday.

+

complement

to school yesterday.

The contraction of “did not” is didn’t.
Interrogative form (?):
Did + Subject + verb (infinite) + complement + ?
I
You
We
Did They
He
She
It

go

to school yesterday?


Past progressive or Past continuous:
We use the past progressive or to express an action at a particular moment in the past. The verb is
written + ING (writing, playing, running, etc.).
Affirmative form (+):
I
you
we
they
she
he
it

was
were
Playing
was

Negative form (-):
I
you
we
they
she
he

it

was not
were not
Playing
was not

IMPORTANT!
The contraction of “was not” is wasn’t and the contraction of “were not” is weren’t
Interrogative form (?):
was
were

was

I
you
we
they
he
she
it

playing?


Activities
Past simple:
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb, and check the sign next to the
sentences (positive, negative or interrogative):

1. - I _____________(go) to the supermarket. (-)
2. - I _____________(play) football. (-)
3. - She _______ (wash) her car. (+)
4. - He ________ (read) the book. (+)
5. - ___he______(buy) the game? (?)
6. - ____ she ______(eat) her lunch? (?)

Past progressive or Past continuous:
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb, and check the sign next to the
sentences (positive, negative or interrogative):
1.- I _____________ _____a book when the telephone rang. (read)(+)
2.- Carlos and Ana _________________ TV when their mother arrived. (watch)(+)
3.- Daniel _______________ his homework yesterday. (do)(-)
4.- ______ you __________ writing a letter when I called you? (write) (?)
5.- _______ I_____________ driving a car last week? (drive)(?)
6.- She __________________ a cake last Monday at 2.00 p.m (cook)(-)

Good Job!!!