1. PASTTENSES
PAST SIMPLE
STRUCTURE:
-ED REGULAR VERBS/ 2ND COLUMN IRREGULAR VERBS
AUXILIARY:DID
USES:
PASTACTION AT A DEFINITETIME IN THE
PAST
MY SISTER VISITED LONDON IN 2010
PASTACTIONSAFTER ONEANOTHER PETER BOUGHT A BOOKAND A NOTEBOOK
HABITS OR STATESIN THE PAST I USED TO PLAYCHESS WITH MY FATHER
WHEN I WAS 5 ( ACTIONSANDSTATES)
I WOULD PLAYCHESS WITH MY FATER
WHEN I WAS 5 ( ACTIONS)
PAST CONTINUOUS
STRUCTURE:
WAS/WERE + ING
USES:
ACTION IN PROGRESS ANDINTERRUPTED BY
ANOTHERACTION
I WAS TAKING A SHOWER WHEN MY
FATHER CALLED
TWO SIMULTANEOUS ACTIONSIN THE PAST I WASREADING A BOOKWHILE MY SISTER
WASWATCHING TV
A PASTACTION IN PROGRESS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON I WASTIDYING UP
MY ROOM.
FOR BACKGROUNDINFORMATION IN A
STORY
IT WAS A HOT SUMMER. THE SUN WAS
SHINING ANDTHE CHILDREN WERE
PLAYING…
Time expressionsinthe pastcontinuous: WHILE,WHEN,AS, ALL MORNING/EVENING…
PAST PERFECT
STRUCTURE:
HAD + PASTPARTICIPLE( 3rd
column)
AN ACTION BEFORE ANOTHERACTION IN
THE PASTOR BEFORE A SPECIFICTIME
- I HAD BOUGHT A NEW BOOK BY
NOON.
- I HAD HEARD THE NEW SONG
BEFORE THEY RELEASED IT
A PASTACTION FINISHEDWITH A VISIBLE
RESULT LATER ON.
- WE HAD WALKED A LONG DISTANCE
ANDWE WERE EXHAUSTED.
A GENERAL ACTION IN THE PAST -
Time expressions:BEFORE,AFTER,ALREADY,JUST, FOR,SINCE,TILL/ UNTIL, WHEN, BY THE TIME, NEVER, etc.
2. PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
STRUCTURE:
HAD BEEN + ING
TO EMPHASIZE THE DURATION OF A PASTACTION
BEFORE ANOTHERACTION
HE HAD BEEN RUNNINGFOR 2 HOURS WHEN I
REALISED I WASLOST.
FOR A PROGRESSIVEACTION IN THE PASTWITH VISIBLE
RESULTS.
SHE HAD BEEN SWIMMING ANDSHE WAS ALL WET.
Time expressions: FOR,SINCE,HOWLONG,BEFORE, UNTIL, etc
USED TO
USED TO + INFINITIVE for Past Habits or states
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I USED TO VISITMY GRANDMOTHER EVERY FRIDAY
WHEN I WAS YOUNB I USED TO BE HEALTHIER
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I VISITEDMY GRANDMOTHER EVERY FRIDAY ( PastSimple)
WOULD ( For habits)
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WOULD PLAY CHESSWITH MY FATHER
