Choose if the statements below the pictures are grammatically correct or not Past Simple/Continuous Formation Past Simple Some verbs are regular. The past simple of regular verbs is –ed: work – worked, jump – jumped, like – liked. Remember: if a verb ends in a consonant +y, we change -y into -i+ed: cry – cried, marry – married; if a verb ends in a short vowel + a consonant, we double the consonant: stop – stopped, ban – banned. Some verbs are irregular. We must remember their past simple form: run – ran, break – broke, take – took, say – said, etc. We form past simple negatives, questions, and short answers with did: I didn't see Mark yesterday. A: Did you live in London when you were a child? B: No, I didn't. Past Continuous We use was/were + -ing to form the past continuous: I was having lunch when my mum came. They weren't sleeping at 10 p.m. yesterday. Were you sleeping when I called you? – Yes, I was. Remember: if a verb ends in –e, we omit –e and add –ing: make – making, ride – riding; if a verb ends in a short vowel + a consonant, we double the consonant: swim – swimming, run – running; if a verb end is –ie, we change –ie into –y+ing: die – dying, lie – lying. I took a picture of him while he was trying on a suit. I was taking pictures of him while he was trying on a suit. My sister was doing her hometask outside yesterday. My sister did her hometask for 2 hours yesterday. My sister and her boyfriend were cooking dinner last night. My sister and her boyfriend cooked dinner last night while I was walking the dog. My grandparents was doing yoga last Sunday morning. My grandparents did yoga and went off to the cinema.
Задание

Choose if the statements below the pictures are grammatically correct or not
Past Simple/Continuous Formation
Past Simple

Some verbs are regular. The past simple of regular verbs is –ed: work – worked, jump – jumped, like – liked.

Remember:

  • if a verb ends in a consonant +y, we change -y into -i+ed: cry – cried, marry – married;
  • if a verb ends in a short vowel + a consonant, we double the consonant: stop – stopped, ban – banned.

Some verbs are irregular. We must remember their past simple form: run – ran, break – broke, take – took, say – said, etc.

We form past simple negatives, questions, and short answers with did:

I didn't see Mark yesterday.

A: Did you live in London when you were a child?

B: No, I didn't.

Past Continuous

We use was/were + -ing to form the past continuous:

I was having lunch when my mum came.

They weren't sleeping at 10 p.m. yesterday.

Were you sleeping when I called you? – Yes, I was.

Remember:

  • if a verb ends in –e, we omit –e and add –ing: make – making, ride – riding;
  • if a verb ends in a short vowel + a consonant, we double the consonant: swim – swimming, run – running;
  • if a verb end is –ie, we change –ie into –y+ing: die – dying, lie – lying.