Week 7 Simple Past Tense & Past Continuous Tense

Simple Past Tense
&
Past Continuous Tense
PREPARED BY ZALGAY ‘SAMADI
Simple Past Tense
 Itshows an action or state which happened at
specific time in the past.
(happened = started and finished)
 S + V2 + C.
 They were present last week.
 He painted his room yesterday.
 She baked a yummy cake last night.
Structure Tobe (was/were)
 Affirmative Structure
S + V2(Tobe: was/were) + C. They were absent yesterday.
 Interrogative Structure
Tobe (was/were)+ S + C? Were they absent
yesterday?
 Negative Structure
S + Tobe (was/were) + not + C. They were not absent
yesterday.
 Negative Interrogative Structure
Structure other verbs
 Affirmative Structure
S + V2+ C. The baby woke up at 5:30 this
morning.
 Interrogative Structure
Did + S + V1 + C? Did the baby wake up at 5:30 this morning?
 Negative Structure
S + did + not + V1 + C. The baby didn’t wake up at 5:30 this morning.
 Negative Interrogative Structure
Did + not + S + V1 + C? Didn’t the baby wake up at 5:30 this morning?
Examples
 The students were busy with their assignments yesterday.

 They were angry at you this morning.
I was nervous about the interview last week.
 We watched these movies last month.
 She lied to you last night.
 The judge dissolved the dispute an hour ago.
Usages
1. It is used to show an action that began and ended at a
particular time in the past.
 I visited Parwan last year.
2. It is used to indicate unreal situation with ‘if’ and ‘wish’.
 I wish that you passed the test.
3. It shows a repeated action. Ali always got angry at others.
4. It is used without time expression when listener and speaker
know about the time.
 Afghanistan won the match.
Some Irregular Verbs
 Come Came Come

 Eat ate
eaten
 Build built built
 Buy bought
bought
 Spend spent
spent
Continue
 hear heard
heard
 find found
found
 forget forgot
forgotten
 leave left
left
 give gave
given
Practice: Fill in the blanks using the given verbs in simple past tense.
1. I (go) ________ to the store last weekend.
2. She (climb) ________ the mountain last week.
3. Last year, we (drive) _________ to Mazar-e-Sharif in a jeep.
4. I (work) _________ at Kabul University last year.
5. Yesterday, it (rain) _________ in Panjsher valley.
6. She (sing) _________ a song in the class last Monday.
7. We (watch) _________ the interesting movie last night.
8. I (wait) _________ for the bus all morning yesterday.
9. The class (practice) _________ listening well an hour before.
10. The cat (run) _________ inside the house a while ago.
Past Continuous Tense
It is used to show an action that was in progress at a particular

time in the past.
The stated time is the continuation point not the starting point.
S + Tobe (was/were) + V-ing + C.
We were playing cricket yesterday at 3:00
pm.
She was washing the dishes last night at
10:00 pm.
Structure
 Positive: S + was/were + v-ing + Comp.

 Negative: S + was/were + not + v-ing + Comp.
 Positive Interrogative: Was/Were + S + v-ing + Comp?
 Negative Interrogative: Wasn’t / weren’t + S + v-ing + Comp?
Was/Were +
S + not + v-ing + Comp?
While + Past Continuous Tense, Simple Past Tense.
Oral Exercise: Change the following sentences into negative and interrogative.
1. He was cleaning the house yesterday.
2. They were playing cricket this morning.
3. Ajmal was fixing the car the day before yesterday.
4. Hamza and Wali were doing their homework last night.
5. Salim was teaching English five years ago.
6. Janan and Lima were composing a book last month.
7. I was washing the carpets yesterday.
8. We were slicing the carrots when Farid came home.
9. The dog was barking whole night.
10. He was designing a building.
Usages
1. It is used to show an action that was in progress at a particular time in the
past. The stated time is the continuation point not the starting point.
 They were watching movie last night.
2. It is used to indicate an action which was in progress, but sometimes
interrupted by another action.
While + Past Continuous Tense + , + Simple Past Tense
When + Simple Past Tense + Past Continuous Tense
 While I was teaching, someone knocked the door.
3. It shows two actions happen at the same time.
 Ahmad was speaking and writing English language.
Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the given verbs in past progressive tense.
1. I (sit) _________________ in class at this exact same time yesterday.
2. While the teacher (read) _________________ the story, the class fell asleep.
3. _______________ they (wait) _________________ for me when the train
arrived?
4. The students (speak) _________________ when the lecture began.
5. _________________ I (work) _________________ when power went out
6. The student (study) _________________ when she heard the loud noise.
7. She (call) _________________ her sister when she lost the connection.
8. You (fix) _________________ the refrigerator while I was sleeping.
9. _________________ the engine (make) _________________ noise?
10. The wind (blow) _________________ fast when it started to rain.
11. Lima needed a break because she (study) ______________ all morning.
12. While Rafi (sleep) ________________ in his room, the fire started.
13. I did not go out last night because I (work) ________________ all day.
14. I was sleeping while my roommate (watch) ________________ a film.
15. When I went to see Ms. Waheeda, her secretary told me that she
(attend) _________________ a meeting.
16. You got sick because you (eat) _________________ a lot of meat.
17. The musician (live) _______________ in this town when he became
director of the opera house.
18. It (rain) _________________ hard last night.
19. The passengers (wait) __________________ for four hours.
20. We (drive) _______________ to Panjsher yesterday at this time.
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Simple Past Tense

 The students were busy with their assignments yesterday.

 Come Came Come

It is used to show an action that was in progress at a particular

 Positive: S + was/were + v-ing + Comp.

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