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Past Tense

Past Simple:

Welche Signalwörter gibt es für die Past Simple?

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Worauf muss man bei der Past Simple achten?

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I.) Form Sentences/Questions/Negations in the PAST SIMPLE:

1.) the / last / good / write / a / pupils / test / week

Sentence: _________________________________________________________________

Yes/No Question:____________________________________________________________

Wh-Question: ______________________________________________________________

Negation: _________________________________________________________________

2.) somebody / last / steal / week / his / all / money

Sentence: _________________________________________________________________

Yes/No Question:____________________________________________________________

Wh-Question: ______________________________________________________________

Negation: _________________________________________________________________

3.) my / 1998 / parents / summer / go / Paris / to / in

Sentence: _________________________________________________________________

Yes/No Question:____________________________________________________________

Wh-Question: ______________________________________________________________

Negation: _________________________________________________________________

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Past Continuous:

Welche Signalwörter gibt es für die Past Continuous?

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Wie wird die Past Continuous gebildet?

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I.) Form Sentences/Questions/Negations in the PAST CONTINUOUS:

1.) Caroline / Walkman / music / her / some / listen / on / to

Sentence: _________________________________________________________________

Yes/No Question:____________________________________________________________

Wh-Question: ______________________________________________________________

Negation: _________________________________________________________________

2.) at / fire / still / six / the / burn / morning / the / in

Sentence: _________________________________________________________________

Yes/No Question:____________________________________________________________

Wh-Question: ______________________________________________________________

Negation: _________________________________________________________________

3.) movie / watch / I / TV / a / on / mystery

Sentence: _________________________________________________________________

Yes/No Question:____________________________________________________________

Wh-Question: ______________________________________________________________

Negation: _________________________________________________________________

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II.) Fill in the gaps using the verb in brackets in the PAST CONTINUOUS tense.

1.) I …………………….………… letters all day yesterday. (write)

2.) You…………………………..very slow about it. (be)
3.) You………………….……..on the phone for hours and hours. (talk)
4.) They………………………………much business before lunch. (do NEGATIVE)
5.) She………………………………….to me all week. (speak NEGATVE)
6.) It……………………..for long. (rain NEGATIVE)
7.) What……………………..you……………………….when I phoned yesterday? (do)
8.) …………………………..you……………………………TV when it happened? (watch)
9.) What………………………….you……………………….at the party? (wear)
10.) He………………………….horrible to everyone. (be)
11.) I …………………………..computer games all morning. (play)
12.) We…………………………all afternoon in the library. (study)

III.) Past Simple or Past Continuous?

1.) _____________ to the park on B. I was being very shy

Sunday.
A. I went 6.) When I woke up this morning
B. I was going _________________
A. It rained
2.) ______________ when I saw Neil. I B. It was raining
stopped and had a chat.
A. I was running 7.) _______________ when I tried to call
B. I ran them?
A. Were they sleeping
3.) When _____________ to the party? B. Did they sleep
A. did you go
B. were you going 8.) _____________ learning English 2
years ago.
4.) I was talking with the students while A. I was starting
Katie _______________ the parents. B. I started
A. was talking to
B. talked to 9.) I saw you yesterday.
A. You were talking to Ainara
5.) When I was 12 _________________ B. You talked to Aina
A. I was very shy
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