1-to talk about actions performed in yesterday, the past (with finished time expressions): ago, I met my friend yesterday. in 1970, A: I worked /went. Did you go to the seaside last the other day, He/she/it worked/went. summer? last month/year/ You/we/they worked/went . 2-to talk about a succession of past week/ Sunday actions (stories): N: I did not (didn’t) work_/go. He opened the door, switched on the He/she/it did not (didn’t) work_/go. light and fed his cat. You/we/they did not (didn’t) work_/go. 3- to talk about an action taking place in the middle of another action: Q: Did I work_/go? He fell asleep while the teacher was Did he/she/it work_/go? explaining new grammar rules. Did you/we/they work_/go? PAST CONTINUOUS FORMS USE TIME PHRASES 1-to talk about a temporary action taking place at a given moment in at 6 o’clock the past: yesterday, from 3 were you doing at 6 o’clock to 6 On Monday, A: I was working. yesterday? when Mum He/she/it was working. 2-two or more actions happening at came, while You/we/they were working. the same time in the past: She was cooking dinner and her kids N: I was not (wasn’t) working. were watching TV. He/she/it was not (wasn’t) working. 3- action interrupted by another You/we/they were not (weren’t) working. shorter action in the past: I was working on computer when the Q: Was I working? telephone rang. Was he/she/it working? 4- background information in a story: Were you/we/they working? The sun was shining and the birds were singing… FUTURE SIMPLE FORMS USE TIME PHRASES
A: I worked /went. He/she/it worked/went. You/we/they worked/went . N: I did not (didn’t) work_/go. He/she/it did not (didn’t) work_/go. You/we/they did not (didn’t) work_/go. Q: Did I work_/go? Did he/she/it work_/go? Did you/we/they work_/go? 1-to talk about actions performed in the past (with finished time expressions): I met my friend yesterday. Did you go to the seaside last summer? 2-to talk about a succession of past actions (stories): He opened the door, switched on the light and fed his cat. 3- to talk about an action taking place in the middle of another action: He fell asleep while the teacher was explaining new grammar rules. yesterday, ago, in 1970, the other day, last month/year/ week/ Sunday PAST CONTINUOUS FORMS USE TIME PHRASES A: I was working. He/she/it was working. You/we/they were working. N: I was not (wasn’t) working. He/she/it was not (wasn’t) working. You/we/they were not (weren’t) working. Q: Was I working? Was he/she/it working? Were you/we/they working? 1-to talk about a temporary action taking place at a given moment in the past: were you doing at 6 o’clock yesterday? 2-two or more actions happening at the same time in the past: She was cooking dinner and her kids were watching TV. 3- action interrupted by another shorter action in the past: I was working on computer when the telephone rang. 4- background information in a story: The sun was shining and the birds were singing… at 6 o’clock yesterday, from 3 to 6 On Monday, when Mum came, while FUTURE SIMPLE FORMS USE TIME PHRASES
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