Past Review

It is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now.

It can be in the recent past or the distant past and action duration is not important.

We have regular verbs and irregular verbs

We have the auxiliar "did" for negative statements and questions

Yesyterday

Today

This morning

Last weekend/month/year...

A week/some says/Three days ago

If a verb ends in -e, add -d. Like - liked

If a verb ends in consonant + -y, change -y to -i and add -ed. Carry . Carried

If a verb ends in vowel + -y, add -ed. Play Played

If a verb ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern, double the final consonant and add -ed. Plan - Planned

For all other verbs, add -ed. Watch - Watched

We use the past of verb to be (was, were) and the verb in gerund (ended in -ing)

I was reading a book....

It needs a second sentence: in simple past or past progressive

I was reading a book when you phoned me

I was reading a book while you were cooking dinner.

The past progressive cannot stand alone, the second sentence is mandatory.

If the past progressive has the time of action, no second sentence is needed

At ten o'clock I was reading a book.

It implies a continuous action in the past

Past progressive is also known as past continuous