Week 4_Lesson5_Grammar

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Astana IT University
School of General Disciplines
Foreign Language 1. B 1- level.
PAST TENSES
Week 4. Lesson 5. Grammar.
2025-2026 academic year

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PAST SIMPLE
We use the Past Simple Tense to describe
completed actions in the past.
POSITIVE
I ate.
You ate.
We ate.
They ate.
He ate.
She ate.
It ate.
NEGATIVE
I
You
We
They
He
She
It
eat.
eat.
eat.
eat.
eat.
eat.
eat.
QUESTION
Did I eat?
Did you eat?
Did we eat?
Did they eat?
Did he eat?
Did she eat?
Did it eat?

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PAST CONTINUOUS
We use the past continuous to talk about events or
situations that continued for a certain amount of time in the
past or happened during a specific time.
POSITIVE
I was eating.
He was eating.
She was eating.
It was eating.
We were eating.
You were eating.
They were eating.
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
We
You
They
Was I eating?
Was he eating?
Was she eating?
Was it eating?
Were we eating?
Were you eating?
Were they eating?
eating.
eating.
eating.

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PAST PERFECT
We use the Past Perfect Tense when talking about
actions that happened before another action in the past.
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
I had eaten.
He had eaten.
She had eaten.
It had eaten.
We had eaten.
You had eaten.
They had eaten.
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
Had I eaten?
Had he eaten?
Had she eaten?
Had it eaten?
Had we eaten?
Had you eaten?
Had they eaten?
eaten.
eaten.
eaten.
eaten.
eaten.
eaten.
eaten.

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Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the correct past tense form of the verbs:
begin, find, make, take, see, bring, know, write, choose, go
1. They ___ the project last year and finished it on time. (begin)
2. She ___ a useful tutorial online that helped her learn new skills. (find)
3. He ___ a presentation about the latest trends in technology. (make)
4. The team ___ a lot of time to test the new software. (take)
5. They ___ a significant improvement in performance after the update. (see)
6. The developers ___ their ideas to the meeting and discussed them. (bring)
7. We ___ about the security issues and addressed them quickly. (know)
8. She ___ a detailed report on the findings from their research. (write)
9. He ___ a different approach to solve the problem. (choose)
10.They ___ to a tech conference to learn about new innovations. (go)

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Exercise 2. Complete the sentences using the correct form
(past simple or past continuous) of the verbs in parentheses.
1. While they ___ (develop) the new app, they ___ (realize) they needed more testing.
2. She ___ (watch) a video tutorial when her internet connection ___ (fail).
3. The team ___ (discuss) the project when the manager ___ (arrive).
4. I ___ (browse) the web while my friend ___ (work) on his presentation.
5. He ___ (take) notes during the lecture when he ___ (see) an important point.

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Exercise 3. Complete the sentences using the correct form
(past perfect or past simple) of the verbs in parentheses..
1. After they ___ (finish) the project, they ___ (celebrate) their success.
2. She ___ (realize) she ___ (forget) to save her work before the computer crashed.
3. By the time the meeting ___ (start), everyone ___ (arrive).
4. He ___ (download) the software before he ___ (install) it.
5. They ___ (see) the new features after they ___ (update) the app.

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Exercise 4. Fill in the gaps using the correct form of the
verb in parentheses (past simple or past perfect).
Yesterday was a busy day for me. When I (1) ___ (wake) up, I (2) ___
(realize) that I (3) ___ (forget) to set my alarm. I quickly (4) ___ (get) out
of bed and (5) ___ (rush) to get ready.
After I (6) ___ (take) a quick shower, I (7) ___ (grab) a piece of toast and
(8) ___ (leave) the house. I (9) ___ (think) I (10) ___ (be) late for my
meeting, but when I (11) ___ (arrive) at the office, I found out that the
meeting (12) ___ (postpone).
Later in the day, I (13) ___ (meet) my friend Sarah, who (14) ___ (have) a
great idea for a project we could work on together.

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Exercise 5. Match the sentences from List A (Past Simple) with the appropriate
sentences from List B (Past Perfect).
List A: Past Simple
1. She finished her homework before dinner.
2. They went to the concert after they had eaten.
3. He realized he had forgotten his wallet.
4. I saw a movie after I had read the book.
5. We arrived at the station when the train had left.
List B: Past Perfect
A. They had eaten a big meal before the concert.
B. I had read the book several times before seeing it on screen.
C. He had forgotten his wallet at home.
D. The train had left by the time we got there.
E. She had completed her homework before dinner.

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Exercise 6. Complete the timeline below with your own sentences. Use past simple,
past continuous, and past perfect tenses to describe your day yesterday.
Timeline Prompts
Morning:
7:00 AM: I _________________________ (past simple).
7:30 AM: I _________________________ (past continuous)
when ___________ (past simple).
Before breakfast, I _________________________ (past perfect).
Afternoon:
1:00 PM: I _________________________ (past simple).
While I _________________________ (past continuous),
I _________________________ (past simple).
Before I left the house, I _________________________ (past perfect).
Evening:
6:00 PM: I _________________________ (past simple).
While I _________________________ (past continuous),
I _________________________ (past simple).
After I _________________________ (past perfect),
I _________________________ (past simple).

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