3° Medios :Instructions• Read the PPT explanations. • Copy the exercises that are in the

ppt in your notebook • Do the exercises .• Take a picture and send it back.

Past Simple ,Past Continuous & Present

Perfect

– He left at three o’clock.

– They arrived three weeks ago.

Examples

Use • a finished action in the past

– We met in 2007.• An action that follows anotherin a

story – Mary walked into the room and stopped.

• a Past situation or habit

– When I was a child, we lived in a small house by the sea.

• Most regular verbs add –ed to the base form of the verb ( worked, wanted, helped .....)

• There are many common irregular verbs ( ex. Go-went, Meet-met, See-saw,.....)

Time expressions• Last{night, year,week , month,

summer , Sunday etc.• Ago{ a year ago, a week ago,a month

ago etc.• Yesterday• In a past year ex. In 2003 , in 1878

Form• Affirmative Sentence:• Subject + verbin simple past +

complement.• Examples :v Katty went to Viña last summer.vMy parents used to go to the disco.v My Friends were at home today.

Negative statementsSubject +did+not +verb (base form)+ complement

Ex. I didn´t go to school today.• My Friends didn´t study yesterday• Sandra wasn´t at home last week .She was on

vacations.

Questions |Did + subject+ verb (base fom)+Complement?

• Did you go to Viña last summer?• Yes , I did. (short answer. ) • Yes, I went to Viña.( full answer)• No , I didn´t.(short answer)• No , I didn´t go to Viña

Wh-How questions

Wh + did + subject + verb(base form)+ Complement?

§ What did you do yesterday?We went to the south on vacations

§ How long did you stay in the south?We stayed there for 3 weeks

Past continuous

Affirmative Sentences• Subject +was / were + verb + -ing+

complement.• Examples:• They were driving to Paris.• We were waiting for a long time.

Negative Sentences• Subject+ wasn´t/weren´t + -ing.• Examples :• I wasn´t playing .I was doing my

homework.• My friends weren´t reading.They

were watching TV.

QUESTIONSWas/Were + subject + verb-ing ?Examples:• Was your sister listening to music in

class?• Yes , she was (short answer)• Were you playing tennis today?• No , I wasn´t.

Wh- How questions• Wh-+ was/were+ subject+verb-ing ?• How • Example:• What were you doing last night at

11pm.?• I was reading a magazine.

Use • To express activities in progress

before, and probably after, a particular time in the past.

– At 7 0’clock this morning I was having my breakfast.

• For descriptions.– Jan looked beautiful.She was wearing a green

dress.• To express an interrupted past activity.

– When the phone rang, I was having a shower.• To express an incomplete activity.

– I was reading a book during the flight.

Past simple or continuous?

• Sometimes both tenses are possible. The Past Simple focuses on past actions as complete facts.

• The Past Continuous focuses on the duration of past activities

Compare :• 1.A: I didn’t see you at the party last

night.• B: No. I stayed at home and watched the

football.• 2A: I didn’t see you at the party last

night.• B: No, I was watching the football at

home.

Present Perfect

When do we use Present Perfect?

When we talk about GENERAL EXPERIENCE without giving specific information (we don’t have to know WHEN you did something, we want to know IF you did it or not).

Tarantino has directed lots of blockbusters.

BUT: Tarantino directed “Kill Bill” in 2003.

2) Actions that are finished in the past but connected with present (actions in the past affected the present – you can see the result).

XPast Present

I’ve eaten a banana.

A plane has landed

When we want to express an unfinished period of time (that started in the past but continues now).

I have taken three tests this semester (this semester is not finished, it’s still going on).Helen has been to London once in her life (her life is not finished, it’s still going on).

Present Perfect formAffirmative sentences:

Subject +have/has+past participle Subject Auxiliary Verb Past Participle

IYou We

They

have seen

HeSheIt

has seen

Negative sentencesSubject Auxiliary Verb Past Participle

IYou We

They

haven’t (=have not) seen

HeSheIt

hasn’t (=has not) seen

When we want to express an unfinished period of time (that started in the

past but continues now).

I have taken three tests this semester (this semester is not finished, it’s still

going on).Helen has been to London once in her life (her life is not finished, it’s still

going on).

Let´s practice

A. Choose the correct form of the verb, Past Simple or Past Continuous1. They fell/were falling in love when they worked/were working in Rome.

2.She read/was reading quietly in her room when suddenly the lights went/were goingout and heard/ was hearing a scream.

3.Didn’t you meet/Weren’t you meetingyour wife while you lived/were living in Italy?

4.I saw/ was seeing you in the park yesterday. You sat / were sitting with your arm round Tom.

5.We slept / were sleeping in our bedrooms at 6 o’clock.6.The boys played / were playing baseball when it started / was starting to rain.

7.My cousin had / was having dinner when the telephone rang / was ringing.

8.When I got / was getting up, my father read / was reading the newspaper.

9. Emilio fell / was falling when he painted / was painting the wall.

10. The doctor examined / was examining my eyesight yesterday.

Complete the sentences with the correct affirmative, negative or interrogative form of the verb in brackets in the present perfect:1.Carol ________________ (just/ arrive) in London.2._____________________ (you/ ever/ go) to the USA?3.My father ________________ (not/ finish) his business talk yet.4.The organization ________________ (just/ cancel) the tennis match.5.I _____________ (live) in this flat for ten years.6.Sue _____________ (not/ invite) Paul to the party.7.Look at me! I ____________ (just/ buy) this pair of jeans at the sales.8.It _______________ (not/rain) since May.