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Understanding Past Tenses in English

The document provides information on using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It discusses the forms of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense and the uses of the past simple and past continuous tenses to describe completed and ongoing past actions. It then provides examples of how to use the past simple and past continuous correctly in sentences, including using them with time signals and in interrupted situations. Finally, it gives an exercise for learners to practice putting verbs into the correct past tense.

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Understanding Past Tenses in English

The document provides information on using the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It discusses the forms of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense and the uses of the past simple and past continuous tenses to describe completed and ongoing past actions. It then provides examples of how to use the past simple and past continuous correctly in sentences, including using them with time signals and in interrupted situations. Finally, it gives an exercise for learners to practice putting verbs into the correct past tense.

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TENSE PAST SIMPLE

FORM irregular verbs: 2nd column of irregular verbs I spoke regular verbs: verb + ed I worked NEG: Ex. INTER: Ex: Ex:

USAGE We use past simple to describe: 1. A completed Action in the Past

SIGNAL WORDS yesterday last night week month etc the last time the first time

2. A series of completed actions.

3. An action which interrupts another

ago a da! two weeks etc WHEN

PAST CONTINUOUS NEG:

past form of "be" + #erb +ing

We use past continuous to describe: 1. Actions in progress in the past Ex: 2. Two actions happening at the same time Ex:

WHILE

INTER:

3. Ex:

With the past simple! the interrupted action.

"#$$E"T T%E &'(TA)E(. 1. &* mum was often dri+ing when she was *ounger. 2. While dadd* didn,t loo-. (usan put it in her poc-et. 3. ' needed to tal- to her. And at 1/ ' was calling her. 0. 1our English is +er* good. Where were *ou stud*ing2 3. As the* wal-ed along the ri+er. the* saw something strange in the water. 4. ' was ta-ing her to 5o+er. We had a great time. 6. When he met her. she wore a hat. 7. (he was arri+ing home. and prepared dinner.

TENSE PAST SIMPLE

FORM irregular verbs: 2nd column of irregular verbs I spoke regular verbs: verb + ed I worked NEG: Ex. INTER: Ex: Ex:

USAGE We use past simple to describe: 1. A completed Action in the Past

SIGNAL WORDS yesterday last night week month etc the last time the first time

2. A series of completed actions.

3. An action which happened after another one

ago a da! two weeks etc

PAST PERFECT

had + $rd column of irregular verbs e%: had + infinitive + ed e%: NEG:

We use past perfect to describe an actions which too- place happened! before something else in the past. Ex:

A8TE$ A9$EA51 ::;E8#$E

Ex:

INTER:

<se the right tense: Put the +erbs into the correct tense (imple Past or Past Perfect!.

1. 2. 3.
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The removal van &arrived'had arrived( before the! &finished' had finished( packing )efore the! &moved' had moved( to this town* the! &lived'had lived( in +hicago ,fter the kids &ate' had eaten( their lunch* the! &took' had taken(a little nap ,fter school we &met' had met( at the !outh club .hen I /////////////// &come( home* m! mother//////////////// &alread!'prepare( .hen 0onica /////////////// &finish( her homework* she//////////// &go ( out to pla! with .hen we ////////////////&meet( ,ndrew* we/////////////////// &tell( him about our I went to the librar!* then I ////////////// &bu!( some milk and went home .e got home and found that someone//////////////// &break( into the house

3.
dinner

4.
her friends 1 plans 2 3

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6ulie was ver! pleased to see that 6ohn //////////////////// &clean( the kitchen

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