Past Continuous

- We form the Past Continuous like this:


Positive

I/he/she/it ---> was
----> waiting
You/we/they ---> were


Negative Full Form

I/he/she/he/it ---> was not waiting
You/we/they ---> were not waiting
Short Form
I/he/she/it ---> wasn't waiting
You/we/they ---> weren't waiting

Questions

Was I/he/she/it
----> waiting?
Were You/we/they

2.- Look at this example: A: What were you doing at seven o' clock last night?
B: I was driving h
ome from work
Driving
-------------------->

6.30 7.00 7.15


I was living in Japan in 2001. ( I lived there from 1999 to 2003)


We use the Past Continuous for an action or situation that was in progress at a particular time
in the past ( e.g. at seven p.m., in 2001).

3.- Now look at this:

When Mary arrived, we were having dinner.

We use the Past Simple (arrived) for a completed action. We use Past Continuous
( were having) for an action in progress in the past.

4.- We can use when/while before the Past Continuous:

I met her when/while we were working for the same company. (when = during the time)

We can only use when ( not while) before the Past Simple:

When I met her, we were working for the same company. (when = at the time)



These songs were dedicated for my friend Mariano

Past Simple

1.- We form the past Simple of regular verbs by adding -ed to the verb:


walk ---> walked watch ---> watched
open ---> opened ask -----> asked

There are some exceptions:

----> verbs endiong with -e:

+d live ---> lived like ---> liked

----> verbs ending with a consonant and -y:

+ y ---> -ied apply ----> applied
try ------> tried

----> most verbs ending with one vowel and one consonant:

+p --->pped stop ----> stopped
plan ----> planned

2.- Many verbs have an irregular Past Simple form:

do --> did have --> had
take --> took buy --> bought
come --> came stand --> stood
find --> found ring ----> rang
go --> went say ----> said

3.- We form the negative with didn't and the infinitive (e.g. do, take, underestand):

I didn't understand. (Not didn't understood)

We form questions with did and the infinitive (e.g. watch):

Did you watch the film?

4.- We use the Present Simple to talk about an action or situation in the past which is finished. We often say when it happened (e.g. yesterday, last night):

Chris phoned me yesterday. He wanted to ask me something
Did you enjoy the concert last night?

5.- We can use the Past Simple with for to talk about something that continued for a period of time , ended in the past:

I lived in Rome for two years. Then I went to work in Japan.

past ---------------------> now

for 2 years



"The Reason"

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you
It's something I must live with everyday
And all the pain I put you through
I wish that I could take it all away
And be the one who catches all your tears
Thats why i need you to hear

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is You

and the reason is You [x3]

I'm not a perfect person
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found out a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show
A side of me you didn't know
A reason for all that I do
And the reason is you

Be: Past Simple

1.- We form de the Past Simple of be like this:

Positive

Singular

I was
you were
he/she/it was

Plural

we/you/they were


Negative


Full form

Singular

I was not
you were not
he/she/it was not

Plural

we/you/ they were not

Short form

Singular

I wasn't
you weren't
he/she/it wasn't

Plural

we/you/they weren't.

Questions

Singular

Was I
Were you ---------------> right?
Was he/she /it

Plural

Were we/you/they -----> right?


Here are some examples with was and were:

I was in New York last week.
we were at home yesterday evening.
they weren't late this morning
Was it a good film?


2.- Look at these examples of how we use the Past Simple of be:


----> was/were + facts about the past:

John F. Kennedy was an American president.

Our first house was in the centre of town.

A: Were your answer correct?
B: No, they were all wrong!
Paula wasn't at the party.


----> was/were + place and time


+ Place + Time

We were in Spain in June.
She wasn't at home last night.

George and Joanna weren't in London at the weekend. They were in Brighton Steve and
Mary were here at six o' clock.


----> was/were + adjective (e.g. cold, tired):

It was cold yesterday
They were tired after the journey
The train was late again this morning


A: Were your exams easy?
B: The first exam was easy, but the second one wasn't.