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The document discusses different past tenses in English including: simple past to describe past events in sequence; past continuous to describe an action in progress at a specific past time to set the scene; past perfect to talk about actions that occurred before the main past events; and past perfect continuous to describe an action that was ongoing before other past events happened. It provides examples of using each tense to describe past actions and sequences.
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The document discusses the past perfect tense and provides examples of its use. It explains that the past perfect is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action. Three examples are given showing events that happened in the order of: 1) the tornado came before Shelley's dad travelled, 2) the tornado destroyed their house before they went to a neighbor's house, and 3) the storm had finished before they went back to their house. The formation of the past perfect with the auxiliary verb "had" and the past participle is also outlined.
Past continuous
The document discusses the past continuous tense, which refers to an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides the structure of the past continuous tense, including the affirmative and negative forms, as well as the interrogative form. Examples are given to illustrate using the past continuous tense with time expressions like "while" and "when" to show two actions happening simultaneously or one action in progress when another occurred.
Past continuous
The document discusses the past continuous tense, which is used to describe actions or situations that were ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It can be used to talk about what someone was doing at a certain time in the past or to describe what was happening over a period of time in the past. Examples are given to illustrate using the past continuous to discuss actions that were interrupted or ongoing, versus the past simple tense which refers to completed single actions.
Past continuous
The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It provides examples of affirmative and negative forms of the past continuous tense using different subjects. It then describes three main uses of the past continuous tense: 1) to talk about an ongoing action in the past, 2) to describe two simultaneous ongoing actions in the past, and 3) to contrast an ongoing action with a short action that interrupted it. The document concludes by comparing the past continuous with the past simple tense and providing additional examples.
Future time clauses
This document discusses future time clauses, which use words like after, as soon as, once, when, before, until, while to connect two future events. The verb following these time words should be in the simple present tense, even though both events will occur in the future. The time clause can come before or after the main clause. When placed first, it requires a comma. Present perfect can also be used to emphasize completion of the first event. When and while connect events that will happen simultaneously.
Perfective Tenses
Some differences between perfective tenses, simple and progressive (also known as continuous) for non-native speakers to learn how to use them properly. Thanks to PRACTICAL ENGLISH USAGE, by Michael Swan.
Past continuous tense
The document discusses the past continuous tense in English grammar. It notes that the past continuous tense uses was/were plus the verb ending in -ing to talk about ongoing or repeated actions in the past. It provides examples of using the past continuous tense with time phrases like yesterday, last night, and last Sunday. It also explains that the past continuous can be used with the past simple tense to talk about two simultaneous actions, with conjunctions like when and while.
Past continuous
1) The document discusses the past continuous tense, which is formed using was/were + verb + -ing to describe an action that was ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past.
2) Some common uses of the past continuous tense include describing background events that were happening when another action occurred or describing two simultaneous ongoing actions in the past.
3) Time expressions like "at 8 o'clock", "when", "while", etc. are often used with the past continuous tense to specify when the ongoing past action was happening.
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Past continuous
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Past continuous
The document discusses the past continuous tense in English. It provides examples of affirmative and negative forms of the past continuous tense using different subjects. It then describes three main uses of the past continuous tense: 1) to talk about an ongoing action in the past, 2) to describe two simultaneous ongoing actions in the past, and 3) to contrast an ongoing action with a short action that interrupted it. The document concludes by comparing the past continuous with the past simple tense and providing additional examples.
Future time clauses
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Past continuous
1) The document discusses the past continuous tense, which is formed using was/were + verb + -ing to describe an action that was ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past.
2) Some common uses of the past continuous tense include describing background events that were happening when another action occurred or describing two simultaneous ongoing actions in the past.
3) Time expressions like "at 8 o'clock", "when", "while", etc. are often used with the past continuous tense to specify when the ongoing past action was happening.
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This document discusses time clauses, which are subordinate clauses that indicate when something happens in relation to the main clause. Time clauses contain a subject and verb and use conjunctions like "when", "after", or "before" to connect to the main clause. The verb in the time clause is usually in the present simple tense, while the verb in the main clause is typically in the future tense. Time clauses placed before the main clause are followed by commas.
Past Progressive v. Simple Past
The document discusses the simple past and past progressive tenses in English. It provides examples of when to use each, including:
- Using the past progressive to show that two events were happening at the same time or that one event was in progress.
- Using the simple past to show that an event was completed or that events happened sequentially rather than simultaneously. Key signal words for each tense are also identified.
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Past Progressive
The document discusses the past progressive tense in English. The past progressive is used to describe an event that was in progress at a specific time in the past. It involves using was/were plus the present participle (verb + -ing) form of the verb, such as "I was working." The past progressive can describe a longer event that was interrupted by a shorter event happening within it, such as "I was working when my mom called."
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The document provides information and examples about using the past continuous tense in English. It explains that the past continuous describes an action that was ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It gives examples of using time expressions like "while" and "when" with the past continuous. It also contrasts the past continuous with the past simple tense. The end of the document includes a practice activity asking the reader to recall details from a picture they viewed for one minute without writing anything down.
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Past progressive
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Time Clauses
This document discusses time clauses and how to combine sentences using before, after, and when. It provides examples of sentences combined with each time clause word, explaining that after is used when one action occurs after another, before indicates that one action happened before the other, and when describes two simultaneous actions or one action leading to another. Sample sentences are given for each conjunction to model their use in combining two clauses.
Past simple and past continuous
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The document provides information about and examples of using the past continuous tense in English. It discusses how the past continuous tense expresses an action that was happening at a particular moment in the past and often sets the background for a story. It provides examples of using the past continuous tense to describe parallel or interrupting actions. It also lists verbs that are rarely used in the continuous form, such as abstract verbs and possession verbs. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to write sentences in the past continuous tense based on prompts.
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Simple Future
The document discusses verb tenses including present, past, and future tenses. It provides examples of verbs in the present tense like "play" and "eat" and past tense verbs like "created" and "jogged". It explains how to form the past tense by usually adding "-ed" and notes some irregular verbs. It then explains how to form the future tense by adding "will" before the base or infinitive form of the verb.
Talking About Existence - There + be
There are several ways to use the structure "there + be" to indicate existence in a sentence. This structure is used with indefinite subjects like "a man" or "some pens" followed by the verb "be" and then the subject. The verb "be" takes different forms like "is", "was", "has been", and "will be" depending on tense. If the subject is plural, the verb "be" takes a plural form as well.
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The document provides information and examples about using the past continuous tense in English. It explains that the past continuous describes an action that was ongoing or in progress at a specific time in the past. It gives examples of using time expressions like "while" and "when" with the past continuous. It also contrasts the past continuous with the past simple tense. The end of the document includes a practice activity asking the reader to recall details from a picture they viewed for one minute without writing anything down.
When and while , no difference at all.
The document discusses the use of "while" and "when" to describe simultaneous actions in the past. It notes that "while" can introduce both a longer ongoing action and a shorter event. When describing two ongoing actions, the past continuous ("was/were + verb+ing") should be used for both. Similarly, "when" can also introduce both a longer ongoing action or shorter event, and the past continuous or past simple can be used depending on the context. The conclusion revises the initial definitions provided, clarifying that both "when" and "while" can be used with past continuous and past simple verbs.
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3) The past continuous is used to describe actions that were in progress at a specific time in the past. It provides more examples and discusses time expressions that can be used with the past continuous tense.
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Time Clauses
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Past simple and past continuous
The document discusses the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It provides examples of how each is formed and the main uses of each tense. The past simple is formed with an -ed ending while the past continuous uses an -ing ending. The past simple is used to describe completed actions while the past continuous describes ongoing actions happening at the same time. Certain verbs like state of being, possession, senses and feelings are usually only used in the past simple, not continuous form. Time expressions are also provided to demonstrate when each tense is typically used.
The past continuous tense
The document provides information about and examples of using the past continuous tense in English. It discusses how the past continuous tense expresses an action that was happening at a particular moment in the past and often sets the background for a story. It provides examples of using the past continuous tense to describe parallel or interrupting actions. It also lists verbs that are rarely used in the continuous form, such as abstract verbs and possession verbs. The document concludes with exercises asking the reader to write sentences in the past continuous tense based on prompts.
Simple past and past progressive.
The document discusses the past progressive and simple past tenses, noting that the past progressive describes ongoing past actions using "was/were + verb+ing" while the simple past describes single past actions using the past form of the verb. It also explains that the tenses can be used together to show one event interrupting another ongoing action or to emphasize multiple simultaneous past actions.
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narrative tenses
- 1. Narrative tenses Simple Past, Past continuous and Past perfect Simple and Continuous
- 2. Simple Past ∗ To talk about actions that happened in a sequence in the past. main events in a story I came home, picked up my laptop and left I came home I picked up my lap top I left
- 3. Past Continuous ∗ To describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past to set the scene Mary was working at ten yesterday she was working 10 pm ∗ To talk about an action that was in progress when a second action happened I was studying when the electricity went off I was studying the electricity went off
- 4. Past perfect ∗ Earlier past things that happened before the ‘main events’
- 5. Past perfect Continuous ∗ An action that was in progress before the main events happened
- 6. Past perfect Continuous ∗ An action that was in progress before the main events happened