Past continuous tense

Mr. Novotny _ when the murder happened.

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

A letter

Dear Kamila,

I am writing to you to tell you what happened to me yesterday. I   up at 8 am as usually and I   breakfast. I   all the pancakes my mum made. Then I   to the living room where I   a weird noise. I   it   from behind the sofa. I   a bit afraid because I   someone had hidden there. So, I quietly   to the sofa and looked behind. Guess what I   ! There   a little kitten! It probably   there when I walked to the room but I   . I   relieved! The rest of the day I played with it. My mum even   me to keep it.

Past simple vs. past continuous

He (to talk) to a friend when he heard a loud bang.

Talking about the past: mix

Nepomohl jsem mamce.

          .

Past simple vs. present perfect

I _ my keys. I can't get into my house.

Present perfect tense

Nikdy jsem nebyl tak překvapený.

          .

Past simple vs. present perfect

He (to move) to Spain in 2014.

Past simple vs. past continuous

Odešli jsme z té párty brzy.

We         .

Present perfect tense

Parachuting

Martin Smith   part in parachuting since he   17. The sport   in America in 1919. The main idea is of the sport is a transition from a high point to Earth with aid of gravity. The parachutists control the speed using parachutes. Martin   his first parachute jump in 2010. He once   , “parachuting   me, I   interested in its history. There   people trying to jump, only in 1919 they   it a name.

Martin   on TV a number of times, but his big break   in 2006 when he   in a famous film. Since then, parachuting   even more popular and Martin   in many other films. Parachuting can be dangerous but Martin   a serious accident.

Talking about the past: mix

Kamil was having a shower when the telephone (to ring).

Past simple tense (irregular verbs)

Past simple vs. present perfect

Už hodiny mám hlad.

            .

Present perfect tense

I (to see) the film many times.

Talking about the past: mix

Messenger

Nikol: Hi, Martin. How are you?

Martin: I’m fine, thanks.

Martin: I’m sorry that I   your call yesterday. I   at the library.

Nikol: That’s alright. What   there?

Martin: I   . I will have three exams next week.

Martin: What   ?

Nikol: I   at home yesterday. I   TV and   to music.

Martin: Did you like the song I   you?

Nikol: Do you mean the one you also   on Facebook?

Martin: Yes, that one.

Nikol: I really   it!