Nome: ________________________________________________________________________________ Turma: _____________________________ Perodo: _________________________ Data: ____________ LNGUA INGLESA II Lista de exerccios Simple Past and

nd Past Continuous Prof. Flvio Amorim da Rocha valor 2,0

SIMPLE PAST Study this example: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian musician and composer. He lived from 1756 to 1791. he started composing at the age of five and wrote more than 600 pieces of music. He was only 35 years old when he died. Lived/ started/ wrote/ was/ died are all verbs in the past simple. The regular verbs end in ed: Before working here, I worked in a shop. I decided not to go. She passed her examination. However, many verbs are irregular. These verbs have different forms. We have to memorize them: Write wrote See saw Go went Shut shut Do did In questions and negatives we use did/ didnt + the infinitive of the main verb: I enjoyed the party. I didnt enjoy the party. Did you enjoy the party. The past of be (am/ is/ are) is was/ were: I was I wasnt Was I? You were you werent were you? He was he wasnt was he? She was she wasnt was she? It was it wasnt was it? We were we werent were we? They were they werent were they? We went to the mall. We didnt go to the mall. Did you go to the mall?

Note with the verb be, we NEVER use the auxiliary did!!!

Exercises: A. Read what Cindy says about a typical working day: I usually get up at 6 oclock. I dont have breakfast. I take the bus to work. I start working at 8.45. I have lunch every day in a restaurant. I finish working at 5 oclock. Im always tired when I get home. I usually cook a meal in the evening. I dont usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 oclock. I always sleep well. - Yesterday was a typical day for Cindy. Write what she did and what she didnt do: 1. She _________________ at 6 oclock. 2. She __________________ breakfast. 3. She __________________ to work. 4. She __________________ at 8.45. 5. She __________________ in a restaurant. 6. She ____________________ at 5 oclock. B. Put one of these verbs in each sentence: Buy catch cost drink fall hurt sell write spend teach throw win

1. Mozart ______________ more than 600 pieces of music. 2. How did you learn to drive? My father ______________ me. 3. We couldnt afford to keep our car, so we __________________ it. 4. I was very thirsty. I ________________ the water very quickly. 5. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. Hes better than me so he _________________ easily. 6. Don _____________ down the stairs this morning and ___________________ his leg. 7. Jim _____________ the ball to Sue, who _________________ it. 8. Ann _______________ a lot of money yesterday. She ________________ a dress which ____________ $100. C. A friend has just come back from vacation. You ask him about it. Write your questions. Follow the example: 1. (where/ go) Where did you go? 2. (the place/ beautiful) Was the place beautiful? 3. (go/ alone) _ ______________________________________________________________? 4. (food/ good) - _____________________________________________________________? 5. (how long/ stay there) - _____________________________________________________? 6. (stay/ at a hotel) - __________________________________________________________? 7. (how/ travel) - _____________________________________________________________? 8. (the weather/ fine) - _________________________________________________________? D. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the correct form, positive or negative. 1. It was warm, so I took off my coat. (take) 2. The movie wasnt very good. I didnt enjoy it very much. (enjoy) 3. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I _____________________ her. (disturb) 4. I was very tired, so I _________________ to bed early. (go)

5. The bed was very uncomfortable. I ________________ very well. (sleep) 6. Susan wasnt hungry, so she ____________________ anything. (eat) 7. We went to Kates house but she ________________ at home. (be) 8. It was a funny situation but nobody _____________________. (laugh) 9. The window was open and a bird ______________________ into the room. (fly) 10. The hotel wasnt very expensive. It ___________________ very much. (cost) PAST CONTINUOUS Yesterday Karen and Jim played tennis. They started at 10 oclock and finished at 11.30. So, at 10.30, they were playing tennis. They were playing = they hadnt finished playing they were doing the action. The structure of the past continuous is: Was/ were + verb (-ing) I was playing I wasnt playing Was I playing? You were playing you werent playing Were you playing? He was playing he wasnt playing Was he playing? She was playing she wasnt playing Was she playing? It was playing it wasnt playing Was it playing? We were playing we werent playing Were we playing? They were playing they werent playing Were they playing? Compare the past continuous (I was doing) and the simple past (I did): Past Continuous (in the middle of an action): I was walking home when I met Dave. Ann was watching TV when the phone rang. Past Simple (complete action) I walked home after the party last night. Ann watched television a lot last weekend. We use the past simple and the past continuous together to say that something happened in the middle of something else: Tom burned his hand when he was cooking dinner. While I was working in the garden, I hurt my back. I was walking down the street when I saw my friend. Some verbs are NEVER used in the continuous: Know, want, believe, like, love, hate, need, prefer, mean, understand, remember, contain, depend, seem, etc. Yes, I understood the subject. not I was understanding. The party was boring. I wanted to go home not I was wanting.

Exercises A. What were you doing at the following times? Write one sentence as in the examples. The past continuous is not always necessary see the second example: 1. (at 8 oclock yesterday evening) I was having dinner with some friends. 2. (at 5 oclock last Saturday) I was on a train on my way to London. 3. (at 10.15 yesterday morning) - ____________________________________________________ 4. (at 8 last night) - _______________________________________________________________ 5. (at 7 last Sunday evening) - ______________________________________________________ 6. (half an hour ago) - _____________________________________________________________ B. Use the past continuous and your ideas to complete the sentences: 1. Tom burned his hand while he was cooking dinner. 2. The doorbell rang while I _________________________________________________________. 3. We saw an accident while we _____________________________________________________. 4. Mary fell asleep while she ________________________________________________________. 5. The television was on but nobody __________________________________________________. C. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple: I saw Sue in town yesterday but she ______________________ (look) the other way. ________________ (not/ see) me. She

I ___________________ (meet) Tom and Ann at the airport a few weeks ago. They ___________________ (go) to Berlin and I __________________ (go) to Madrid. We ______________ (have) a chat while we ________________________ (wait) for our flights. D. Put the verbs into the correct form, past continuous or past simple. 1. Jane was waiting for me when I arrived. 2. What ____________________________ (you/do) this time yesterday? I was sleeping. 3. ____________________________ (go out) last night? No, I was too tired. 4. Was Carol at the party? Yes, she _____________________ (wear) a really nice dress. 5. How fast ________________________ (you/ drive) when you crashed the car? 6. We were in a very difficult situation. We _______________ (know) what to do. 7. I havent seen Alan for ages. When I last ____________________ (see) him, he ____________________ (try) to find a job in Miami. 8. I ____________________ (walk) along the street when suddenly I ___________________ (hear) footsteps behind me. Somebody ____________________ (follow) me. I was frightened and I ___________________ (start) to run.

Attention Caso precisem consultar uma tabela de verbos irregulares, elas so facilmente encontradas na Internet. Alm disso, h algum tempo atrs, enviei uma lista para os emails das turmas.