Past Tenses Rules C1

WHICH RULE?

Sony & Philips invented the CD in the early 1980’s.

• Simple completed actions

• Habits in the past

• General truths about the past

• Permanent situations & events in the past

• The main events in a story

WHICH RULE?

We moved house a lot when I was a kid.

• Simple completed actions

• Habits in the past

• General truths about the past

• Permanent situations & events in the past

• The main events in a story

WHICH RULE?

Early clocks were usually very unreliable.

• Simple completed actions

• Habits in the past

• General truths about the past

• Permanent situations & events in the past

• The main events in a story

WHICH RULE?

Did the ancient Egyptians have more advanced technology than other civilizations?

• Simple completed actions

• Habits in the past

• General truths about the past

• Permanent situations & events in the past

• The main events in a story

WHICH RULE?

Frank turned on the TV and sat on the sofa.

• Simple completed actions

• Habits in the past

• General truths about the past

• Permanent situations & events in the past

• The main events in a story

WHICH RULE?

Were you chatting online to Matt at midnight last night?

• Actions in progress at a particular moment in the past

• Actions in progress around a particular moment in the past

• Temporary situations & actions in the past

• Changing & developing situations in the past

• Annoying / amusing past habits

WHICH RULE?

At the turn of the 20th century, many discoveries were being made in physics.

• Actions in progress at a particular moment in the past

• Actions in progress around a particular moment in the past

• Temporary situations & actions in the past

• Changing & developing situations in the past

• Annoying / amusing past habits

WHICH RULE?

At that time, I was working for a large software company in California.

• Actions in progress at a particular moment in the past

• Actions in progress around a particular moment in the past

• Temporary situations & actions in the past

• Changing & developing situations in the past

• Annoying / amusing past habits

WHICH RULE?

I was getting frustrated with my internet provider, so I decided to change.

• Actions in progress at a particular moment in the past

• Actions in progress around a particular moment in the past

• Temporary situations & actions in the past

• Changing & developing situations in the past

• Annoying / amusing past habits

WHICH RULE?

When she was young, Tina was always taking things apart to see how they worked.

• Actions in progress at a particular moment in the past

• Actions in progress around a particular moment in the past

• Temporary situations & actions in the past

• Changing & developing situations in the past

• Annoying / amusing past habits