2. Past Simple
Used For :
1.Finished action with no
connection to the present.
2.Series of finished actions
3. Past Simple
• Form: Subject + V.2
• e.g. Verb + ed (Watch/Watched) or for
irregular verbs choose 2nd column(Eat/Ate)
• For example:
Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa.
I went to Central Westgate and ate lunch
last Saturday.
4. Past Simple: Negative sentence
Form Subject + did + not + V.1
Negative
sentence
I / You / We /
They
did not go to the school.
He / She / It did not take a bus to the school.
did not or didn’t
5. Past Simple: Interrogative sentence
Form Did + Subject + Verb1?
Interrogative
sentence
Did
I / you / we /
they
go to the museum.?
Did he / she / it take a bus to the school?
6. Past Simple: Interrogative sentence
Form Wh- /How + did + Subject +Verb1?
Interrogative
sentence with
Wh- /How
Where did
you / we /
they
go?
How did I /he / she / it go to the school?
Wh- : Who/What/Where/When/Why
7. Past Simple
Adverb of time in Past Simple
Yesterday For...
Last … in 2013
… ago this morning
8. Past Continuous
Used For :
1.Actions talking place over a period of
time
2.With past simple for interrupted
actions
3.For two actions which happened at the
same time in the past
9. Past Continuous
Form: Subject + was/were + V.ing
e.g. Verb + ing (Study/Studying) and the same for
irregular verbs (Eat/Eating)
For example:
I was shopping in Central Westgate for 2 hours.
We were shopping in Central Westgate, but left
because my brother fell asleep.
When I was playing games, my mom was
cooking in the kitchen.
10. Past Continuous: Negative sentence
Form Subject + was/were + not + V.ing
Negative
sentence
I /He / She / It was not talking to her.
You / We / They were not reading newspaper
Was not or wasn’t
were not or weren’t
11. Past Continuous: Interrogative sentence
Form Was/Were + Subject + V.ing ?
Interrogative
sentence
Was I / he / she / it talking to her?
Were you / we / they reading newspaper?
12. Past Continuous: Interrogative sentence
Form Wh- /How + was/were + Subject +V.ing ?
Interrogative
sentence with
Wh- /How
Who was I /he / she / it talking to?
What were you / we / they reading?
Wh- : Who/What/Where/When/Why
13. Past Continuous
Adverb of time in Past Continuous
Yesterday For...
Last … in 2013
… ago this morning
While When
15. Past Perfect
Used for:
• Completed Action Before Something in the
Past
The Past Perfect expresses the idea that
something occurred before another action in
the past. It can also show that something
happened before a specific time in the past.
16. Example:
• She had finished her homework
before she played game
• I had been to Paris once before
in 1999.
17. • Duration Before Something in the Past (Non-
Continuous Verbs)
With Non-Continuous Verbs and some non-
continuous uses of Mixed Verbs, use the Past
Perfect to show that something started in the
past and continued up until another action in
the past
Past Perfect
18. Example:
• We had had that car for 15 years
before it broke down.
• They felt bad about selling the
house because they had owned
it for more than forty years.
20. • Duration Before Something in the Past
The Past Perfect Continuous to show that
something started in the past and continued up
until another time in the past. however, the
duration does not continue until now, it stops
before something else in the past.
Past Perfect Continuous
21. Example:
• He had been to Berlin once in
1989 before he moved there in
1992.
• How long had you been
waiting to get on the bus?
22. • Cause of Something in the Past
The Past Perfect Continuous before another
action in the past is a good way to show cause
and effect.
Example:
• Jame was tired because she had been running.
• Jenny failed test because she hadn’t been
reading
Past Perfect Continuous
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Used to
vs.
Be/Get used to
24. Used to
Structure: S. + used to + V.infinitive
We use this expression to talk about habits or repeated actions in
the past which we don't do in the present and use it for
something that was true but no longer is.
The infinitive form
of a verb is the
base form of a
verb.
25. Example
• I used to have long hair.
= Now I have short hair.
• They used to live in India.
= Now they don’t live in India.
26. Be/Get used to
Structure : S. + be + Noun or Gerund.
We use this expression to talk about things which feel normal for us or things
that we are accustomed to.
Gerund is a verb
ending in –ing but
it has the same
function as a noun.
Structure : S. + get + Noun or Gerund.
We use this expression to talk about things that we are becoming accustomed
to it.
27. Example
• I'm used to getting up early.
= Getting up early is normal for me.
• I’m getting used to driving on the
right.
= Driving on the right is becoming
normal for me.
28. Practice
Past Simple & Past Continuous
1.Yesterday, John _____ (go) home,_____ (turn) on
his computer, and ______ (check) email.
2.I _______ (cycle) home yesterday when suddenly
a man _____ (step) out into the road in front of me.
went turned
checked
was cycling
stepped
29. Practice
Past Perfect & Past Perfect Continuous
3. The baby _________ (cry) for half an hour
before we went home.
4. The meeting _______(start) when the director
arrived.
had been crying
had started
30. 1. He several books a month but he
doesn't have time any more.
A. used to read B. was use to reading
C. got use to reading D. used to reading
2. When you went to Canada in winter, did it take you
long to the climate?
A. used B. used to
C. get used to D. be used to
Practice
A. used to read
C. get used to
