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Lesson 27 --- I WAS DOING AND I DID (Past Continuous and Simple Past)

2006/07/25

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Lesson27: I WAS DOING AND I DID (Past Continuous and Simple Past)

The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English. Its form is the same with all subjects. It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb.

With most verbs, the simple past is created simply by adding -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to add -ES or change the ending a little.

A.

-Eric was reading a book.
-The phone rang.
-He stopped reading.
-He answered the phone.

What happened?______The phone rang _________(simple past)

What was Eric doing when the phone rang?______(past continuous)
He was reading a book.______________________(past continuous)

What did he do when the phone rang?__________(simple past)
He stopped reading and answered the phone.____(simple past)

Eric began reading before the phone rang.
So when the phone rang, he was reading.

B.

Simple Past

A: What did you do yesterday morning?
B: We played tennis. (from 10-11:30)

we played
(complete action)

10:00 --------- > 11:30

- Eric read a book yesterday. (from beginning to end)
- Did you watch the movie on television last night?
- It didn’t rain while we were on vacation.

Past Continuous

A: What were you doing at 10:30?
B: We were playing tennis.

we were playing
(unfinished action)

10:00 ------------- >


	- Eric was reading a book when the phone rang. - Were you watching television when I called you? - It wasn’t raining when I got up. - I started work at 9 o’clock and finished at 4:30. At 2:30 I was working. - It was raining when we went out. (it started raining before we went out) - I saw Lucy and Steve this morning. They were waiting at the bus stop. - Mi Ja fell asleep while she was reading.


	14.1 Put the verbs in the past continuous or simple past. Linda __broke__??(break) her arm last week. It _______ (happen) when she _______ (paint) her room. She _______ (fall) off the ladder. The train _______ (arrive) at the station, and Paula _______ (get) off. Two friends of hers, John and Jenny, _______ (wait) to meet her. Yesterday Sue _______ (walk) down the street when she _______ (meet) Jim. He _______ (go) home, and he _______ (carry) a bag. They _______ (stop) to talk for a few minutes. 14.2 Put the verb in the past continuous or simple past. 1. A: What __were you doing__ (you/do) _ when the phone __rang__ (ring)? B: I __was watching__ (watch) television. 2. A: Was Tracy busy when you went to see her? B: Yes, she _______________ (study). 3. A: What time ____________ (the mail/come) this morning? B: It __________ (come) while I __________ (have) breakfast. 4: A: Was Megan at work today? B: No, she __________ (not/go) to work. She was sick. 5. A: How fast ________ (you/drive) when the police _________ (stop) you? B: I don’t know exactly, but I __________ (not/drive) very fast. 6. A: __________ (your team/win) the baseball game yesterday? B: No, the weather was very bad, so we _______ (not/play). 7. A: How ___________ (you/break) the window? B: We ____ (play) baseball. I ____ (hit) the ball, and it ____ (break) the window. 8. A: __________ (you/see) Judy last night? B: Yes, she __________ (wear) a long dress. 9. A: What _________ (you/do) at 2 o’clock this morning? B: I was asleep. 10. A: I __________ (lose) my key last night. B: How _________ (you/get) into your apartment? A: I __________ (climb) in through a window.


	Officer: Can you tell me what happened Mam? Mrs. Smith: I was doing some late night reading when I heard noises. Officer: What kind of noises? Mrs. Smith: Like someone was pounding on something. Officer: Ok. Then what happened? Mrs. Smith: I went to look where the noise was coming from, I heard it coming from the kitchen. That's when I saw the thief trying to enter through the window. Officer: I see. Did you see what the thief looked like? Mrs. Smith: Not really. It was dark, but i saw that he was a tall man wearing a raincoat and muddy boots. Then i ran to the phone and called the Police. Officer: Don't worry Mrs. Smith, we'll patrol the area and see if we can find him. Mrs. Smith: Thank you Officer.

1.) Have you experienced this kind of situation before?

2.) What will you do if a thief went inside your house?

3.) Will you be brave enough to check some noise in your house in the middle of the night?