DEPARTAMENTO DE LÍNGUAS ESTRANGEIRAS

Área disciplinar de Inglês - 7º Ano

School Year 2019/2020
Past Simple / Past Continuos Tutorial
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Past Simple Task

Hello, everyone!

Here you have another challenge. To perform the exercises, you must read and study the table below and open the
course book on p. p. 158 – Irregular Verbs.

The Past Simple of both regular and irregular verbs is done the same way (with the exception of modal verbs, that are not
covered here). Let’s study the table.

P a s t S i m p l e
Usa-se:
- 1. para expressar ações que ocorreram num momento passado (começaram e terminaram num passado
definido);
- 2. para expressar uma sequência de eventos no passado;
- 3. com as palavras e expressões, tais como: then / yesterday / ago / in 2018 ... / when / last week, month
…

Afirmativa
VERBOS REGULARES (aqueles que terminam em ed):
Sujeito + infinitivo + -ed/d/ied (rever as terminações dos verbos com y)
Ex.: J.K. Rowling published her first Harry Potter book in 1997.

VERBOS IRREGULARES (consultar lista)

Ex.: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone quickly became a bestseller many years ago.

Negativa – à exceção do verbo To Be

VERBOS REGULARES (aqueles que terminam em ed):
Sujeito + did not (didn’t) + infinitivo -ed/d/ied (rever as terminações dos verbos com y)
Ex.: She didn’t publish her first book in 2001.

VERBOS IRREGULARES (consultar lista) - à exceção do verbo To Be

Ex.: Many other books didn’t become best sellers in 1997.

Interrogativa - à exceção do verbo To Be

VERBOS REGULARES (aqueles que terminam em ed):
Did + sujeito + infinitivo
Ex.: Did she publish her first Harry Potter book in 1997?
- Yes, she did. (repara que se responde com o verbo auxiliar, não com o verbo principal)

VERBOS IRREGULARES (consultar lista) - à exceção do verbo To Be

Ex.: Did many other books become bestsellers in 1997?
No, they didn’t. (repara que se responde com o verbo auxiliar, não com o verbo principal)

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 O verbo To be é auxiliar dele próprio, pelo que não não faz negativa nem interrogativa com o auxiliar did!

Exercises
A. Complete the sentences using was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.

1. Chiara and her sister ________________ here a moment ago.

2. It _________________ a holiday last week and we ________________ at my uncle’s house. My cousins
_______________ at home, so it ________________ quiet.
3. A: You’re here at last! I ________________ worried about you.
B: The train ________________ late.
4. ___________________ it a good film?
No, it ___________________. It ________________ the worst film of the summer!
5. A: _________________ Ben at football practice on Monday?
No, he _________________! And where _________________ you?
6. A: __________________ your parents angry?
B: No, they ________________.

B. Robin Hood’s enemy, the Sheriff of Notingham, is asking him some questions. Complete the questions and the
short answers with the verb To Be in the Past Simple. You may need to add some words!

1. Sheriff: Where ____________________ born?

2. Robin: I’m not telling you!
3. Sheriff: Were you at home yesterday?
4. Robin: No, I _______________.
5. Were you hanging out with your friends?
6. Robin: The Merry Men? Yes, I _______________.
7. Sheriff: ___________________ in the forest?
8. Robin: No, we _______________.
9. Sheriff: Where ________________ yesterday?
10. Robin: We _______________ in your castle!

C. Complete the text with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets

Travis Carter ________________ (live) in a fridge for 40 days from December 2008 to February 2009 – a world
record! A reporter ___________________ (ask) Travis later, ___________________________ (you/celebrate)
New Year in the fridge? Travis _______________ (reply), No, I ___________________________ (not/ know)
that it was New Year: my watch ________________ (not/work) because it was so cold!
Two years ago, Travis ________________ (try) another world record – 60 hours in a freezer. This time he
________________ (fail). The freezer was just too cold. I ________________ (not/like) it. I ________________
(prefer) the fridge.

D. The most famous poem in Old English is Beowulf. Complete the text using the correct past simple form of the
verbs in brackets.

Beowulf _______________ (be) a great fighter 1,000 ago. He ________________ (win) many battles against
monsters and dragons. Grendel was a terrible monster from Denmark. He _______________ (have) big teeth
and he was very strong. Grendel _______________ (not / sleep) and ________________ (not / eat). He
_______________ (drink) blood. King Hrothgar of Denmark _______________ (pay) Beowulf to kill Grendel.
Beowulf _______________ (leave) Denmark and ________________ (not / come) back. He ______________
(become) a King. Finally, Beowulf _______________ (die) because a dragon ________________ (Kill) him.

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 P a s t Co n t i n u o u s T a s k
Usa-se:
- 1. para expressar ações que estavam a decorrer no passado (ações contínuas no passado); eventos a
acontecer em simultâneo no passado;
- 2. com as palavras / expressões de tempo : while, as , all morning / evening / day / night, etc …
- O Past Continuous forma-se com o auxiliar To Be no Simple Past (was/were), juntando “ing” ao verbo
principal.

Afirmativa
was/were + ing form do verbo principal
Ex.: While she was writing her book, the train stopped.
Ex.: As they were entering the station, they heard a loud noise.
Negativa
Wasn’t/weren’t + ing form do verbo principal
Ex.: when she received the letter from the literary agent, she wasn’t expecting it.
Ex.: They weren’t planning to stay long, but they did.
Interrogative
was/were + sujeito + ing form do verbo principal
Ex.: Was she writing in the garden when they arrived?
Yes, she was./ No, she wasn’t. (repara que se responde com o verbo auxiliar, não com o verbo principal)
Ex.: Were they cooking when she called?
Yes, they were. / No, they weren’t. (repara que se responde com o verbo auxiliar, não com o verbo principal)

Exercises

A. Write full sentences using the words in the same order.

1. He / sit / in the kitchen / when / the fire / start.

_______________________________________________________________________
2. It / get / late / and / the man / work / quickly.
_______________________________________________________________________
3. The pencil / break / while / I / writing down / her phone number.
_______________________________________________________________________
4. It / snow / but we / not wear / warm clothes.
_______________________________________________________________________
5. A cat / run / in front of the car / when / I / drive / home.
_______________________________________________________________________
6. The lights / change / while / she / still cross / the road.
_______________________________________________________________________
7. You / still sleep / when / I / get up.

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8. They / not build / the stadium / when / I / live / in the city.

B. Complete this urban legend. Use past continuous or past simple forms of the verbs in brackets.
( Teacher’s tip: Past Simple – complete action // Past Continuous – incomplete action – action in progress)

A TV team in Alaska ____________________ (make) a film about the life of salmon. They
____________________ (catch) a salmon in the sea and very carefully _____________________ (put) a radio
transmitter on it. The radio transmitter ____________________ (send) messages to the TV team. They
_____________________ (follow) the salmon’s journey for two months. One day the cameramen
_______________________ (camp) at the side of the river and they ____________________ (follow) the
salmon as usual. Suddenly the fish _____________________ (leave) the river and _______________________
(go) through a forest. The team _____________________ (take) their cameras and followed. In the forest, a
group of boys ____________________ (camp). When the TV team _____________________ (find), they
_______________________ (sit) around a fire. They _________________________ (cook) the salmon on the
fire.

C. Make excuses for the following situations using the past continuous (and past simple, if you want). The
excuses can be funny!
Ex.: Why are you late for school?
I was taking my pet kangaroo for a walk and it ran away.

1. Why are your shoes dirty?

__________________________________________________________________________________
2. Why did you eat all the chocolates?
__________________________________________________________________________________
3. Why didn’t you do your homework?
__________________________________________________________________________________
4. Why are you sleeping in class?
__________________________________________________________________________________

D. Choose the correct option and fill in the gap with A, B or C.

1. A: Did they feel happy? B: No, they ___ very angry. A. feel. B. fell. C. felt
2. Where ___ from? A. did the Saxons come. B. the Saxons came C. did the Saxons came
3. A: Did Beowulf speak Old English? B: Yes, he ___. A. spoke B. did C. does
4. The Ancient Britons ___. A. hadn’t B. didn’t have C. didn’t had
5. Beowulf ___ sorry to the King. A. sayed. B. saw. C. said
6. He was working in the sewer ___ he saw the alligator. A. then. B. when. C. while
7. They ___TV when they saw a cow in their garden. A. are watching. B. watching. C. were watching
8. I was wearing sunglasses because the sun ___ very bright. A. was shining. B. is shining. C. shone
9. A: ___ raining when you arrived? B. No, it was very sunny. B. Was it C. It is
10. B: Were you wearing a helmet when you fell off your bike? B: ___. A. No, I weren’t B. No, I wasn’t
C. No, I’m not

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