Past Continuous

The past progressive (past continuous), puts emphasis on the course of an action in the past.

The emphasis: “ I was talking to the rats”.

Pronouns Positive Negative Question

I/HE/SHE/IT

I was walking I was not walking Was I walking?

YOU/WE/THEY You were walking You were not walking Were you walking?

Form:

There are some exceptions when adding (-ing) to any sentence. Let’s look below:

Exceptions in spelling when adding (ing) Example

Final e is dropped (but: (ee) is not changed Leave- Leaving

But Agree-Agreeing

After a short, stressed vowel, the final consonant is doubled Sit-Sitting

Put-Putting

Final (ie) becomes (y) Lie-Lying

Use of Past Progressiveputs emphasis on the course of an action in the past

Example: She was brushing her hair.

Two actions happening at the same time (in the past)

Example: While she was preparing dinner, he was washing the dishes.

Action going on at a certain time in the past

Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.

Signal Words of Past Progressivewhen, while, as long as

Simple Past

The simple past is used to talk about actions or situations in the past.

Examples:

First, I went to supermarket.Then, I had lunch. I visited my cousins last weekend. I saw her boyfriend yesterday.

Regular Verbs - Affirmations The verbs in the simple past consist of particle ED at the

end, and for that, you must follow some rules:

- Verbs ending in E has only earn D: dance=danced - Verbs ending in a consonant + y, lose and gain IED Y: =

Studied study. - Verbs ending in a vowel + y, just make ED: play =

played. - Verbs ending in consonant + vowel + consonant, double

the last consonant and earn ED: stop = stopped

irregular verbs - Affirmations The affirmative sentences with irregular verbs make

up the subject if + past simple of the verb:

- I saw - She said

Interrogations (regular and irregular) The questions in the simple past of the auxiliary DID

ask for help (past DO) + the normal form of the verb: - Did you drink? - Did she sleep?

* Note that those in the past is the auxiliary DID, the main verb remains in its basic form.

Negative form Add the DID + NOT (did not) after the

subject (is for everyone): - You did not drink. (You did not take.) - She did not sleep. (She did not sleep.)

Signal Words of Simple Past

yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday

If-Satz Typ II (If I talked, …)

Bibliography

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/past-progressive

http://professoramarissandra.blogspot.com.br/

https://www.google.com.br/

http://www.slideshare.net/ehugas

http://www.infoescola.com/ingles/passado-simples-simple-past/

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past

UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO (UERJ) FACUDADE DE FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORES

Alunos: Alberson Santos Ellen dos SantosErikson SantosMonique SampaioThyrza Bonometti Sara Avelinos.

Língua Inglesa II Professora Vera.