Support Material Learning activity 3 Presentation Remember that the simple past tense is used to talk about activities that began and ended in the past. Past Present Future A. How to use simple past? To make affirmative, negative or interrogative sentences in simple past, you should follow the structures shown below. Affirmative sentences I Studied English at SENA. Subject Verb in past Complement Negative sentences I did not (didn’t) Study English at SENA. Subject did not or didn’t Verb in base form Complement Interrogative sentences Did you Study English at SENA? Did Subject Verb in base form Complement Yes, I did / No, I didn’t Short answers B. When is past continuous used? The past continuous is used in the following cases: 1. To describe a past action over a period of time. I was playing the guitar Action started Past Action finished Now 2. To describe what someone was doing at a specific point in time. Past I was having dinner with my wife Yesterday evening 3. To describe an action in progress that was interrupted by other action in the past. You should use the word where before the simple past. He was making dinner Action started when he telephone rang Past Action interrupted 4. When two actions are taking place at the same time in the past. You should use the word while between the two actions. Past I was talking on the phone While I was driving C. Use of used to The structure used to refers to habits, states or repeated actions that happened in the past but no longer happens in the present. Practice A. Tick (√) if the sentence is correct or cross (X) if it is incorrect. Correct the wrong ones. 1. Paula didn’t wrote his report. _________________________________________________________ 2. Did you used to dance when you were younger? _________________________________________________________ 3. The kids was screaming all the time. _________________________________________________________ 4. My father called me when I was driving. _________________________________________________________ 5. She was listening to music when she was cooking. _________________________________________________________ 6. My pet used to jumped all the time. _________________________________________________________ 7. Ronald was talking on the phone when his wife calls him. _________________________________________________________ 8. My computer was working perfectly when the light went out. _________________________________________________________ 9. I was making the bed while I was listening to you. _________________________________________________________ 10. They was having lunch while their boss called them _________________________________________________________ B. Match the word with its definition or use. 1. This word is used to express equality or similarity. 2. This word is used to say that something happens on all occasions. a. a. until b. b. immediately 3. This expression is used to indicate that something should be done rapidly. 4. This word means that something must be done without waiting. 5. This word is used to express that something will happen or happened after some wait or effort. 6. This word indicates that something will occur in the near future. 7. This word means that something will occur in a while. 8. This word is used to express a result. 9. This word expresses an event up to the point in time mentioned. 10.This expression indicates that someone did something at a certain age. c. as quickly possible. as d. d. always e. soon f. as g. eventually h. at the age of i. then j. later C. Fill the gasps with the correct verb in simple past or past continuous. Then, write the main verb in the crossword. 1. I ________(use) to smoke but I quit. 2. Robert ________(go) downstairs when the phone _______(ring). 3. While I _______(make) the bed, she _______(wash) the dishes. 4. She _______(drink) milk when he ______(make) her laugh. 5. Sally _______(eat) dinner last night when someone _______(knock) on the door. 6. I ________(not/pay) attention when the teacher ________(ask) to answer the question. 7. We _______ (listen) to music while we _________(run) in the park. 8. I _______(think) about you last night. 9. It ________(begin) raining when Andrea and I ________(walk) to school. 10. When I ______ (get) home my cat ________ (purr). 7. L 9. B E G A N W A L K I N G 5. I 3. E S M A T A E T H O U G H K N I 8. 6. P 2. G O A Y I N I I N N G G A R A N G N S K E D G G G K R U 1. U D R N W N A O S E D N K C H N 10. 4. I K I N I N N G O I N G R R I N G G T O T P U G M A D E D R A N G Production A. In the frame below, paste a photo of you (can be unreal) when you were younger and write sentences saying what you used to do or didn’t use do to at that age. Document control Author Adaptation Name Position Dependence Ricardo Aristizábal Salinas Theme expert Asesor English Dot Works Programa de Bilingüismo Dirección de Formación Profesional. Dirección General Luz Clarena Arias González Copy editor – Línea de Producción Centro Agroindustrial. Regional Quindío Date October 2014 October 2014
