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NOTE The past simple of the verb can is could. • We use much with uncountable nouns, in questions
The past simple of the verb be is was/were. and negative sentences.
We don’t have much money.
Used to
• We use many with plural countable nouns, usually in
Affirmative questions and negative sentences.
There aren't many books in the bookcase.
I/He/She/It used to play
We/You/They • We use a lot of/lots of with uncountable and plural
countable nouns, usually in affirmative sentences.
Negative There is a lot of coffee in my cup.
There are lots of apples in the fridge.
I/He/She/It didn’t use to play
• We use a little with uncountable nouns, in affirmative
We/You/They sentences.
There is a little cheese on the table.
Questions
• We use a few with plural countable nouns, in
Did I/he/she/it use to play? affirmative sentences.
we/you/they There are a few magazines on the table.

• We use used to to talk about something that happened • We use little with uncountable nouns, when there’s not
regularly in the past, but no longer does. enough of something.
We used to go skateboarding every afternoon when we were We’ve got very little time.
young.
• We use few with plural countable nouns when there are
Prepositions of Time not enough of them.
There are very few tomatoes left.
at at six o’clock / at half past two
For emphasis we can use:
at noon / at night / at midnight / • very, so, too + little/few

at midday There’s very little milk in my coffee.
• only + a little/a few
at the weekend NOTE
He’s got only a few friends.
at breakfast/lunch/dinner
When some, any, much, many, a lot, lots,
at fifteen / at the age of twenty a little, a few are used as pronouns, they are
not followed by nouns.
at the moment Do you have any money? No, I don’t have any.
I don’t need any more hats. I have lots.
in in the morning/afternoon/evening

in April

in spring/winter/autumn/summer

in 2006 / in the 20th century

in my free time Module 2

on on Friday

on Friday morning/afternoon, etc. Past Progressive

on weekdays

on 15th May

during I met him during my trip to Venice. Affirmative

after He left after lunch. I/He/She/It was working

before He arrived before midnight. We/You/They were working

from... till/until/to We usually work from nine till/until/ Negative

to five. I/He/She/It wasn’t working

ago I came back from work an hour ago.

Quantifiers We/You/They weren’t working
(some/any/no/much/many/a lot of/lots of/
(a) little/(a) few) Questions

• We use some + uncountable / plural countable nouns in Was I/he/she/it working?
affirmative sentences and offers. Were we/you/they working?
There is some orange juice in the fridge.
Would you like some chips? We use the past progressive:

• We use any + uncountable / plural countable nouns in • for actions that were happening at a specific point of
questions and negative sentences. time in the past.
Is there any orange juice in the fridge? I was watching TV at 7 o’clock yesterday evening.
There aren’t any chips on the table.
• to describe background scenes to a story.
• We use no (= not any) + uncountable / plural countable Jack was walking in the forest and it was raining.
nouns in affirmative sentences to give a negative meaning.
There is no cheese in the fridge. (= There isn’t any cheese • for actions that were happening at the same time in
in the fridge.) the past. In this case, we usually use while.
While I was watching TV, my mother was cooking.

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