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Use the table below for studying. You may hide and show an entire column or single rows and test yourself thereby.

Now practise the various forms of the irregular verbs by completing the table below.

Look at the list of verb forms below. Decide which of the forms are simple past forms (yellow) and which are past participles (orange). To do so, first click on the yellow colour and then on the words you believe to be simple past forms. Then click on the orange colour and then on the words that you think are past participles.

Practise again all the irregular verbs from this page using our slideshow. Try to remember the simple past form and the past participle of the verbs. To check if you were right, scroll your mouse over the hidden areas.

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Irregular Verbs: A-D (with exercises) - Learning English Online

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Use the table below for studying. You may hide and show an entire column or single rows and test yourself thereby. Now practise the various forms of the irregular verbs by completing the table below. Look at the list of verb forms below.

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This slideshow is about the Past Continuous tense. I hope you like it.

1. 1. past now continuing past action Specific time

2. 2. Past Continuous Clue words at (nine o'clock,...) all (day, night,...) while last (Monday,...) as

3. 3. Past Continuous Affirmative I YOU HE, SHE, IT WE YOU THEY Subject was/ were -ing form was were was were were were reading reading reading reading reading reading + +

4. 4. Past Continuous They were camping last weekend.

5. 5. Past Continuous Negative I YOU HE, SHE, IT WE YOU THEY Subject was/ were not -ing form was not were not was not were not were not were not reading reading reading reading reading reading + +

6. 6. Past Continuous I YOU HE, SHE, IT WE YOU THEY Subject wasn't/ weren't -ing form wasn't weren't wasn't weren't weren't weren't reading reading reading reading reading reading + + Negative

7. 7. Past Continuous They weren't paying attention to the teacher.

8. 8. Past Continuous Interrogative I YOU HE, SHE, IT WE YOU THEY subjectwas/ were -ing form was were was were were were reading reading reading reading reading reading + + ? ? ? ? ? ?

9. 9. Past Continuous Were the children swimming yesterday afternoon? No, they were playing.

10. 10. We use the past continuous to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. Past Continuous past now continuing past action specific time 1.

11. 11. Past Continuous What were they doing at six o'clock yesterday ?

12. 12. Past Continuous Pauline was playing the guitar.

13. 13. Past Continuous Mike was watching TV.

14. 14. Past Continuous Sarah and Henry were hiking.

15. 15. Past Continuous Anne, Cathy and James were playing games.

16. 16. Past Continuous They were training together.

17. 17. Past Continuous Was it raining in the morning? Yes, it was.

18. 18. Past Continuous past now continuing past action interruptionpast simple 2. We use the past continuous to talk about an action that was in progress when another one interrupted it.

19. 19. Past Continuous She was reading a book when the alarm clock rang.

20. 20. Past Continuous While Mary was writing the email, the computer suddenly went off.

21. 21. Past Continuous The girls were walking to school when Jason appeared.

22. 22. Past Continuous She didn't see anyone known while she was running.

23. 23. Past Continuous When you called I was listening to music.

24. 24. 3. Past Continuous past now continuing past action 1 continuing past action 2 specific time We use the past continuous to talk about two actions that were in progress at the same time in the past.

25. 25. Past Continuous He was looking at Rose while she was reading a book.

26. 26. Past Continuous They took many photos while they were visiting a new city.

27. 27. Past Continuous While Charles was reading Susan was solving Math problems.

28. 28. Past Continuous What were you doing while I was cleaning the kitchen?

29. 29. We use the past continuous for activities as background description.4. Past Continuous

30. 30. It was a dreadful morning. The snow was still falling, the wind was blowing, and the cars were skidding on the icy roads. Past Continuous

31. 31. Past Continuous The sun was shining and the birds were singing...

32. 32. The past continuous, with words such as "always" or "constantly", expresses the idea that something irritating or shocking often happened in the past. 5. Past Continuous

33. 33. Past Continuous He was always coming to class late.

34. 34. Future Continuous She was constantly yelling. She annoyed everyone.

35. 35. It is important to remember that Non-Continuous Verbs cannot be used in any continuous tenses. Past Continuous like - love - hate - want - need prefer - know - suppose - mean believe - understand- seem,...

36. 36. Instead of using Past Continuous with these verbs, you must use Past Simple. Past Continuous like - love - hate - want - need prefer - know - suppose - mean believe - understand- seem,...

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1. 1. 1 Past Progressive and Simple PastSomeone Stole His Briefcase! Focus on Grammar 3 Part I, Unit 4 By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ Wells Copyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

2. 2. Reporting to the Police 1 I was was aboutcup of coffee, It having a ten in the morning, andwatching the in and I was I was sitting Maxi's Caféin the City Park. people near café. What did you What were yousee? doing?

3. 3. Reporting to the Police 2 To my right,there was another young HeShe Suddenly, there was a young woman. was To my left, man. man. He snatched the redand reading a ran away with it was eating a huge dish of ice cream. She A drinking coffee briefcase and newspaper. big fast that no one knew what was happening. so red briefcase was standing next to his feet. was enjoying it. After the man stole the briefcase, we were all talking loudly. The owner of the briefcase was very upset!

4. 4. Past Progressive Use the past progressive to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. I was having coffee. She was eating ice cream. 10 a.m. nowpast future was having was eating

5. 5. Be Careful!Non-action verbs are not usually used in theprogressive. Note the exception with have. I was having a headache. I had a headache. I was having coffee. She was having ice cream. Here the meaning of have is eat or drink. drink

6. 6. Past Progressive & Simple Past 1 Use past progressive with simple past to describe an action that was interrupted by another action. They were enjoying the morning when the thief stole the briefcase. stole now futurepast were enjoying

7. 7. Past Progressive & Simple Past 2 Use past progressive for the action in progress. Use when and the simple past for the action that interrupts. The man was reading the newspaper when the thief snatched his briefcase. snatched now past future was reading

8. 8. Past Progressive & Simple Past 3 Use past progressive to focus on the duration of an action. Use simple past to focus on the completion of an action. I was sitting in Maxi's Café and watching the people there. people. The thief stole the briefcase and ran away. nowpast future was sitting / was watching

9. 9. What were you and others Practice 1 doing? Answer the questions using the past progressive.Example:What were you doing when I called this morning? I was trying to wake up when you called. called1. What were you doing when the phone rang last night?2. What were your friends doing at 6 p.m. yesterday evening?3. What were you doing last weekend?4. What was the teacher doing when you first saw her/him today?

10. 10. Past Progressive with While 1 Use past progressive with while to describe two actions in progress at the same time in the past. The man was reading the newspaper while the woman was eating her ice cream. now past future was reading was eating

11. 11. Past Progressive with While 2 Use past progressive with while to describe two actions in progress at the same time in the past. While While I was describing the theft, the police the theft, the police officer was writing officer was writing everything down. everything down. nowpast future was describing was writing

12. 12. Time Clauses The time clause (= the part with while or when) can come at the beginning or the end of the sentence. no co mmaThey were having coffeewhen the thief snatched the briefcase.When the thief snatched the briefcase ,they were having coffee. !!! a m com

13. 13. Be Careful! Sentences with both clauses in the simple past have a different meaning from sentences with one clause in the simple past and one in the past progressive. When the waiter came, came First the waiter came; then I I looked at the menu. looked at the First I was menu. When the waiter came, came looking at the menu; then the I was looking at the menu. waiter came. came nowpast came was looking future looked

14. 14. Form sentences with while. Practice 2 Use the past progressive.Example: read / steal While the man was reading, the prisoner was stealing his wallet. reading1. talk / drink 3. play / watch 4. not look / burn2. shine / splash 5. talk / sit4. While the woman was not looking, the toastthe was3. While one sun waswere talking, fountain waswas tea. 1. 2. man wasshininglookingthe other splashing.5. While the woman was talking onthey phone, manman was the women shining, the the were drinking playing pool, talking splashingburning.burningsitting in the chair.watching. watching

15. 15. ReferencesCopyright © 2006 Pearson Education andits licensors. All rights reserved.

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UBEAUJO 2/13/2006 Change to: Regular (bold) verbs (bold) in the simple past end in -ed (bold, italics). If the base form ends -e (bold, italics), add only -d (bold italics). If the base form ends in -y (bold, italics) after a consonant, change the y (bold italics) to i (bold, italics) and add -ed (bold, italics).

UBEAUJO 2/6/2006 ADD A SLIDE: Header: Negative Grammar rule bar: Be careful! Don&apos;t sue did (italics) or didn&apos;t (italics) with the past tense for of the verb. Body: Regular Verbs: She didn&apos;t plant trees in the U.S. [animate and highlight (planted) and (didn&apos;t plant)] [art: picture of an African woman plantin trees. (United States) appears, is crossed out with an &amp;quot;X&amp;quot;, and (Kenya) appears appears. She planted trees in Kenya Irregular: She didn&apos;t go to England in 1966. [animate and higllight (went) and (didn&apos;t go)] [art: African woman heading to the airport gate (luggage), the wrong date appears above, is crossed out with an &amp;quot;X&amp;quot;, and is followed by the correct date appearing] She went back to Kenya in 1966.

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UBEAUJO 2/13/2006 Change to: Regular (bold) verbs (bold) in the simple past end in -ed (bold, italics). If the base form ends -e (bold, italics), add only -d (bold italics). If the base form ends in -y (bold, italics) after a consonant, change the y (bold italics) to i (bold, italics) and add -ed (bold, italics).

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