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B. Write down four things from the text that you think are surprising or interesting. Compare with your partner.
C. Are you happy with the way you use your time? What would you like to spend more/less time doing? Discuss in groups.
GRAMMAR 2: PAST TENSES
| Past Simple | |
| Formation | V2 I fell asleep very quickly last night. My brother-in-law livedin Moscow in 2008. |
| Question form | did + subject + V1 Did I fall asleep very quickly last night? Did my brother-in-law live in Moscow in 2008? |
| Negative form | did + not (didn’t) I didn’t fall asleep very quickly last night. My brother-in-law didn’t live in Moscow in 2008. |
| Usage | past action or a series of completed past actions |
| Signal words | yesterday, …years ago, last year, last month |
| Past Progressive | |
| Formation | was/were + Ving I was making my breakfast when Tom came. We were doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework. |
| Question form | was/were + subject + Ving Was I making my breakfast when Tom came? Were we doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework? |
| Negative form | was + not (wasn’t)/were + not (weren’t) + Ving I wasn’t making my breakfast when Tom came. We weren’t doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework. |
| Usage | action in progress in the past, two or more actions in progress at the same time |
| Signal words | from …to … |
| Past Perfect | |
| Formation | had+V3 He had already fedthe cat when I came. They had done the washing-up. |
| Question form | had + subject + V3 Had he already fedthe cat when I came? Had they donethe washing-up? |
| Negative form | had + not (hadn’t) + V3 He hadn’t already fed the cat when I came. They hadn’t done the washing-up. |
| Usage | action happened earlier than an action which followed |
| Signal words | before |
A. Identify the tenses of the underlined verbs in the text above.
B. Open the brackets paying attention to the usage of Past Simple tense (negative/question/affirmative forms).
1) The majority of women (not to work) full-time in London in 1980-s.
2) When I (to study) at school I (not to be keen) on sports at all.
3) We usually (to have) friends for dinner when we (to live) in a village.
4) I usually have one or two snacks during a day but I (to be in a hurry) yesterday so I (not to have) any.
5) Last year we (to go) to Paris where we (to see) a lot of interesting places, (to do) the shopping, (to go) to bed very late because we (to chat) a lot with our new French friends.
6) I (to pull) myself together easily at our last meeting because I (to have) an early night.
7) (To work) extra hours when you (to work) at Linkist, ltd?
8) What you (to be) responsible for at your previous job?
9) How much your brother-in-law (to earn) when he (to work) for Mr. Blake?
10) My holiday pay last year (to be) 1,000 $.
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