A brief review of past simple, progressive, and perfect tenses with a bit of practice. Created by Coleman's Classroom.

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Verbs
Past Verb Tense

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All Verbs Have…
Form Function

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Past Simple
Usually One Verb

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Simple Past Form
Regular: Add –ed to infinitive form of
verb.
Greg walked to class.
Irregular: Various rules and forms. Some
patterns but mostly must memorize.
Greg ate dinner.

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Simple Past Function
At a specific time in the past, the
action occurred. It both began and
ended in the past.
I watched American Idol on Tuesday.
Joe went to Disneyland on Sunday.
Catherine cooked lemon chicken
yesterday.

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15 % of verbs are irregular.
You MUST memorize forms.

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Past- Progressive
Two Verbs (Be + ING)
Be MUST Agree w Subject

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Past Progressive Form
ALWAYS Takes minimum TWO verbs
PAST form of be verb + Base form of
Verb + ing
He was + eat + ing = He was eating.
Hint: Only difference between present
and past is the form of be verb!

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Past Progressive Function
An action that occurred before the
present time and was in progress at a
specific point in time that another
actionoccurred.
He was driving when it began to rain.
Hint: Used when TWO actions occur in
the past.
Note: Second Action is simple past!

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Past - Perfect
Two Verbs (Have + Past Participle)
Have MUST Agree w Subject

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Past Perfect Tense
I had gone …
He had talked…
They had had a good time.

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Past Perfect Form
ALWAYS Takes minimum TWO verbs
Past form of have + past participle of
verb
He had called his mother before it
started to rain.
She had already driven to school when
the phone rang.
Hint: Used when two actions occurring in
past!

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Past Perfect Function
An action which was completely finished
before another past action was finished.
Catherine had just turned on the TV when
the phone rang.
Hint: All actions take place in the past!

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Possible Problems
Should I use simple past:
I went to the store
or present perfect:
I have gone to the store?

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Simple Past vs. Present Perfect
1. Definite & specific
time in past
2. Continuous or
competed events in
past
3. Repeated past
events that are
finished
4. Recently completed
1. Indefinite or
Unspecified past
time
2. Unfinished past
events or states
3. Repeated past
events that can
occur again
4. Recently completed
that affects
present

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A: ____ you ever ______ (go) to
Yellowstone Park before?
B: Yes, I _____ (go) there three
years ago.
Past or Present Perfect?

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A: ____ you ever ______ (go) to
Yellowstone Park before?
B: Yes, I _____ (go) there three
years ago.
Past or Present Perfect?
Have gone
went

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Jill _______(go) to Disneyland
five times before. Last year, Jill
____ (take) her parents there
when they _____ (come)
to visit her.
Past or Present Perfect?

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Jill _______(go) to Disneyland
five times before. Last year, Jill
____ (take) her parents there
when they _____ (come)
to visit her.
has gone
took
came
Past or Present Perfect?

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Jennifer is quite excited about
going to the Train concert since
she (negative, see)
them in concert before.
Past or Present Perfect?

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Jennifer is quite excited about
going to the Train concert
since she
them in concert before.
has never seen
Past or Present Perfect?

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A: Can you give me a ride
downtown?
B: Sorry, I can’t. I _________
(have) an accident and I’m a
nervous wreck.
Past or Present Perfect?

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A: Can you give me a ride
downtown?
B: Sorry, I can’t. I _________
an accident and I’m a nervous
wreck.
just had
Past or Present Perfect?

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Dear Mom,
Sorry that I ___________ (write) you
last week, but I _________ (be) so
busy lately at the hospital. Three of the
doctors ____ (be) sick and so I ___
(have) to fill in for them all last week.
Past or Present Perfect?

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Dear Mom,
Sorry that I ___________ you
last week, but I _________ so
busy lately at the hospital. Three of
the doctors ____ sick and so
I ___ to fill in for them all last week.
didn’t write
have been
were
had
Past or Present Perfect?

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Daniel and I finally ____ (go) to
see the Nutcracker Performance.
I _______________ (negative, see)
such a crowd at our local theater!
Our seats ____ (be) quite good,
and we could see the dancers very
well.
Past or Present Perfect?

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Daniel and I finally ____ to
see the Nutcracker Performance.
I _______________
such a crowd at our local theater!
Our seats ____ quite good,
and we could see the dancers very
well.
went
had never seen
were
Past or Present Perfect?

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We ____ (be) all surprise, though,
when the prima ballerina ______ (slip)
and ____ (fall) during the first act. She
_____ (break) her leg and they ____
(take) to the hospital immediately.
Past or Present Perfect?

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We ____ all surprise, though,
when the prima ballerina ______
and ____ during the first act. She
_____ her leg and they ____
to the hospital immediately.
were
slipped
fell
broke took
Past or Present Perfect?

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I ________ (negative, make)
airplane reservations yet to go
home for Christmas.
Past or Present Perfect?

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I ___________ airplane
reservations yet to go home
for Christmas.
haven’t made
Past or Present Perfect?

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