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 When I reached the front, the police had stopped
the traffic.
 The police stopped the traffic before/after I reached the front.
 When I reached the front, two teenagers were
walking along the street.
 The teenagers were walking before/at the same time
as/after/ I reached the front.
 When I reached the front, I asked one of the cops a
question.
◦ I asked a question before/at the same time as/after I
reached the front.
 To talk about finished actions in the past:
 To tell stories and describe past action
states and events
 Nancy came to US in 1998 speaking only her native
language. She was originally from Ghana. She
brought her son with her.
KEY WORDS:
Yesterday…./ Last year / month / August….
In 1988…../Two months ago….
 To talk about an action in progress in the past:
(we have breakfast / start to rain)
One day while we were having our
breakfast on the boat, we saw a body in the sea.
(a car knock the child / the child cross the road)
The little kid was crossing the road when a car
knocked him down.
 To talk about repeated unplanned or undesired
events with adverbs such as ‘always and
constantly’
 People were always warning me that my
freedom would not last.
 I was constantly crying over the charges
sentenced.
 WHEN + Simple Past (I work in the shop / two
men start to fight)
I was working in the shop, two men started to
fight.
 WHILE + Past continuous (they argue fiercely /
everybody watch quietly)
While they were arguing fiercely on the street,
everybody was watching them quietly.
 As + Past Continuous (I go home / I see
accident)
As I was going home, I saw an accident close to
my house.
 To express a finished action that took place before
another completed action in the past:
 When I arrived home I realized somebody_had
broken into my apartment. I couldn’t believe my
eyes. The burglars had stolen all of my valuable
stuff.
 After I had arrived home, I saw that somebody
had tried to unlock the door.
past
The robber had
killed the bank
clerk.
(1st action)
The police
arrived.
(2nd action)
future
now
 After: (my husband come home /pack my
suitcase)
I had already packed my suitcase when my
husband came home.
 Before: (my director come to office / I
write all emails)
I had written all the emails before my
director
came to the office.
 By the time: ( his wife clean the house /
he come home)
By the time he came home, his wife had
cleaned the whole house.
 http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinu
ous.html
 http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs4.htm
 http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinu
ous.html
 http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect
.html
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1 past tenses overview

  • 1.
  • 2.  When I reached the front, the police had stopped the traffic.  The police stopped the traffic before/after I reached the front.  When I reached the front, two teenagers were walking along the street.  The teenagers were walking before/at the same time as/after/ I reached the front.  When I reached the front, I asked one of the cops a question. ◦ I asked a question before/at the same time as/after I reached the front.
  • 3.  To talk about finished actions in the past:  To tell stories and describe past action states and events  Nancy came to US in 1998 speaking only her native language. She was originally from Ghana. She brought her son with her. KEY WORDS: Yesterday…./ Last year / month / August…. In 1988…../Two months ago….
  • 4.  To talk about an action in progress in the past: (we have breakfast / start to rain) One day while we were having our breakfast on the boat, we saw a body in the sea. (a car knock the child / the child cross the road) The little kid was crossing the road when a car knocked him down.
  • 5.  To talk about repeated unplanned or undesired events with adverbs such as ‘always and constantly’  People were always warning me that my freedom would not last.  I was constantly crying over the charges sentenced.
  • 6.  WHEN + Simple Past (I work in the shop / two men start to fight) I was working in the shop, two men started to fight.  WHILE + Past continuous (they argue fiercely / everybody watch quietly) While they were arguing fiercely on the street, everybody was watching them quietly.  As + Past Continuous (I go home / I see accident) As I was going home, I saw an accident close to my house.
  • 7.  To express a finished action that took place before another completed action in the past:  When I arrived home I realized somebody_had broken into my apartment. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The burglars had stolen all of my valuable stuff.  After I had arrived home, I saw that somebody had tried to unlock the door.
  • 8. past The robber had killed the bank clerk. (1st action) The police arrived. (2nd action) future now
  • 9.
  • 10.  After: (my husband come home /pack my suitcase) I had already packed my suitcase when my husband came home.  Before: (my director come to office / I write all emails) I had written all the emails before my director came to the office.
  • 11.  By the time: ( his wife clean the house / he come home) By the time he came home, his wife had cleaned the whole house.
  • 12.  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinu ous.html  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs4.htm  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinu ous.html  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastperfect .html  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs12.ht m  http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs11.ht m