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1. For a completed action in a time before now.

Examples:

I met my husband in 1993.

I bought my cell phone in 2016.

2. For events that were true for some time in the past.

Examples:

They lived in Russia for three years.

She worked in the company for five years.

3. For a list of completed actions in the past.

Examples:

Ryan come in, took off his coat and sat down.

He opened the car door, got in, closed the door and left.

4. For habits in the past.

Examples:

When I was a child, I played the piano.

When I was in high school, I played basketball.

5. To talk about an action in the past that takes place in the middle of another action.

Examples:

When she arrived, I was watching TV.

When we arrived, they were drawing

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A) He / phone / a friend / an hour ago.

1. He phoned a friend an hour ago.

2. He didn't phone a friend an hour ago.

3. Did he phone a friend an hour ago?

B) My father / buy / a jeep / last week.

1. My father bought a jeep last week.

2. My father didn't buy a jeep last week.

3. Did my father buy a jeep last week?

C) The girls / wear / skirts / to the party.

1. The girls wore skirts to the party.

2. The girls didn't wear skirts to the party.

3. Did the girls wear skirts to the party?

D) I / wash / my hair / last night.

1. I washed my hair last night.

2. I didn't wash my hair last night.

3. Did I wash my hair last night?

E) Jane / send / four e-mails / to Lisa.

1. Jane sent four e-mails to Lisa.

2. Jane didn't send four e-mails to Lisa.

3. Did Jane send four e-mails to Lisa?

F) The old lady / carry / heavy bags / yesterday morning.

1. The old lady carried heavy bags yesterday morning.

2. The old lady didn't carry heavy bags yesterday morning.

3. Did the old lady carry heavy bags yesterday morning?

G) The film / end / very late / last weekend.

1. The film ended very late last weekend.

2. The film didn't end very late last weekend.

3. Did the film end very late last weekend?

H) They / go / to bed / at midnight.

1. They went to bed at midnight.

2. They didn't go to bed at midnight.

3. Did they go to bed at midnight?

I) The children / play / tennis and basketball / at the sports centre.

1. The children played tennis and basketball at the sports centre.

2. The children didn't play tennis and basketball at the sports centre.

3. Did the children play tennis and basketball at the sports centre?

J) You / do / your homework / last weekend.

1. You did your homework last weekend.

2. You didn't do your homework last weekend.

3. Did you do your homework last weekend?

K) My friend / study / German / last year.

1. My friend studied German last year.

2. My friend didn't study German last year.

3. Did my friend study German last year?

L) I / get up / at seven / last Sunday morning.

1. I got up at seven last Sunday morning.

2. I didn't get up at seven last Sunday morning.

3. Did I get up at seven last Sunday morning?

M) We / visit / our friends / yesterday evening.

1. We visited our friends yesterday evening.

2. We didn't visit our friends yesterday evening.

3. Did we visit our friends yesterday evening?

N) She / have lunch / in an Italian restaurant.

1. She had lunch in an Italian restaurant.

2. She didn't have lunch in an Italian restaurant.

3. Did she have lunch in an Italian restaurant?

O) They / watch / TV / in the living room.

1. They watched TV in the living room.

2. They didn't watch TV in the living room.

3. Did they watch TV in the living room?

P) He / drink / orange juice / for breakfast.

1. He drank orange juice for breakfast.

2. He didn't drink orange juice for breakfast.

3. Did he drink orange juice for breakfast?

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1. Action before & after a specific time.

Examples:

Yesterday at noon, I was eating lunch.

Yesterday morning I was in class.

2. Interrupted action in the past.

Examples:

We were watching a movie when she called.

They were eating when she came in.

3. To start a story / create an atmosphere.

Examples:

The sun was shining and the birds were singing....

The world was moving and the sun was setting.

4. Parallel actions.

Examples:

I was reading while my brother was playing guitar.

I was playing video games while my brother was watching TV.

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Write Wh- questions for the underlined words in the previous sentences.

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A) Where did you see a friend yesterday?

B) Where did you buy a yellow jeep?

C) When did he go to the party?

D) Who did she call last night?

E) When did he send you four e-mails?

F) How many heavy bags did he bring?

G) Why did your party start very late?

H) What time did you go to bed yesterday?

I) What did you play at the sports centre?

J) What did you do last weekend?

K) When did you go to your German class?

L) What did you do at seven in the morning?

M) What did you eat yesterday evening

N) What did you eat in an Italian restaurant?

O) When did you buy the tv?

P) how much orange juice did you buy?

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While Alex was eating, the phone rang.

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While they were playing football, it began to rain.

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The sun was shining when he got up.

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Jack was walking down the street when he saw an accident. He called the police.

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While they were watching TV, a burglar came into the room and stole their money.

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2. What were you doing at six o’clock this morning?

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2. What were you doing at six o’clock this morning?

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3. Were you watching TV at eleven o’clock last night?

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3. Were you watching TV at eleven o’clock last night?

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4. Who were you talking to a few minutes ago?

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4. Who were you talking to a few minutes ago?

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5. What were you doing yesterday afternoon at one o’clock?

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5. What were you doing yesterday afternoon at one o’clock?

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7. Were we studying English an hour ago? If ‘no’, what were we doing?

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7. Were we studying English an hour ago? If ‘no’, what were we doing?

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8. What were you doing at midnight last night?

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8. What were you doing at midnight last night?

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9. What was our teacher doing one minute ago?

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9. What was our teacher doing one minute ago?

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10. What were we talking about five minutes ago?

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10. What were we talking about five minutes ago?

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What were you and others doing? Answer the questions using the past progressive.

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What were you and others doing? Answer the questions using the past progressive.

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1. What were you doing when the phone rang last night?
R= I was eating when the phone rang last night.

2. What were your friends doing at 6 p.m. yesterday evening?
R= My friends were doing homework at 6 p.m. yesterday evening.

3. What were you doing last weekend?
R= I was playing video games last weekend.

4. What was the teacher doing when you first saw her/him today?
R= The teacher was preparing the English class when I first saw her today.

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1- A Penny for your thoughts.

Literal translation:
Un centavo por tus pensamientos.

Meaning:
This idiom is used as a way of asking someone what they are thinking about.

Similar phrases in Spanish:

Pagaría por saber en qué piensas.

Daría cualquier cosa por saber qué estás pensando

Daría lo que fuera por saber qué piensas

¡Que no daría por saber en que piensas!

2- Add insult to injury.

Literal translation:
añadir sal a la herida.

Meaning:
To make a bad situation even worse.

Similar phrases in Spanish:

Echar sal a la herida.

Echar leña al fuego.

3- Once in a blue moon.

Literal translation:
Una vez en una luna azul.

Meaning:
When something happens very rarely.

Similar phrases in Spanish:

Muy de vez en cuando.

Una vez en un millón.

4- See eye to eye.

Literal translation:
Ver a los ojos.

Meaning:
Idiom is used to say that two (or more people) agree on something.

Similar phrases in Spanish:

Estar de acuerdo.

Estar en sintonía.

Estar en el mismo canal.

5- Hear it on the grapevine.

Literal translation:
Escúchalo en la viña.

Meaning:
This means 'to hear a rumor' about something or someone.

Similar phrases in Spanish:

Me lo dijo un pajarito.

6- Miss the boat.

Literal translation:
Perder el bote.

Meaning:
This idiom is used to say that someone missed his or her chance at something.

Similar phrases in Spanish:

Perder el tren.

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Means ... It's raining very hard.

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Means ... Something is very easy.

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Means ... You are full of energy.

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Means ... You are not able to sit still.

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Means ... You are the first to do or say something.

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Means ... You have secrets.

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Means ... Hurry up!

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Means ... Be patient.

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Means ... Be very happy or excited.

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Means ... A very small part of something.

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Means ... You cannot change who you are.

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Means ... A visual presentation is more descriptive than words.