C. Are you happy with the way you use your time? What would you like to spend more/less time doing? Discuss in groups.
GRAMMAR 2: PAST TENSES
Past Simple | |
Formation | V2 I fell asleep very quickly last night. My brother-in-law livedin Moscow in 2008. |
Question form | did + subject + V1 Did I fall asleep very quickly last night? Did my brother-in-law live in Moscow in 2008? |
Negative form | did + not (didn’t) I didn’t fall asleep very quickly last night. My brother-in-law didn’t live in Moscow in 2008. |
Usage | past action or a series of completed past actions |
Signal words | yesterday, …years ago, last year, last month |
Past Progressive | |
Formation | was/were + Ving I was making my breakfast when Tom came. We were doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework. |
Question form | was/were + subject + Ving Was I making my breakfast when Tom came? Were we doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework? |
Negative form | was + not (wasn’t)/were + not (weren’t) + Ving I wasn’t making my breakfast when Tom came. We weren’t doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework. |
Usage | action in progress in the past, two or more actions in progress at the same time |
Signal words | from …to … |
Past Perfect | |
Formation | had+V3 He had already fedthe cat when I came. They had done the washing-up. |
Question form | had + subject + V3 Had he already fedthe cat when I came? Had they donethe washing-up? |
Negative form | had + not (hadn’t) + V3 He hadn’t already fed the cat when I came. They hadn’t done the washing-up. |
Usage | action happened earlier than an action which followed |
Signal words | before |
A. Identify the tenses of the underlined verbs in the text above.
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B. Open the brackets paying attention to the usage of Past Simple tense (negative/question/affirmative forms).
1) The majority of women (not to work) full-time in London in 1980-s.
2) When I (to study) at school I (not to be keen) on sports at all.
3) We usually (to have) friends for dinner when we (to live) in a village.
4) I usually have one or two snacks during a day but I (to be in a hurry) yesterday so I (not to have) any.
5) Last year we (to go) to Paris where we (to see) a lot of interesting places, (to do) the shopping, (to go) to bed very late because we (to chat) a lot with our new French friends.
6) I (to pull) myself together easily at our last meeting because I (to have) an early night.
7) (To work) extra hours when you (to work) at Linkist, ltd?
8) What you (to be) responsible for at your previous job?
9) How much your brother-in-law (to earn) when he (to work) for Mr. Blake?
10) My holiday pay last year (to be) 1,000 $.