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- 1. Past Tense Simple Past Past Perfect Past Continuous Practice with Past Tenses Student Learning Objectives
- 2. Simple Past Tense When we are talking about something that we have done in the past and it is finished, we use the simple past tense. Uses of simple past: Completed events Habitual (repeated) events in the past Past states (liked, knew) Regular verbs take the –ed ending for simple past tense. For example: I walked to school yesterday. I realized it was the day before Thanksgiving break! Back to Home
- 3. Past Perfect A time or event in the past. It is used to show that this event occurred before another event in the past. Uses of Past Perfect The situation ended before a past event The situation began in the past and was continuing when another past event occurred. For example: I had lived there for 5 years before we hosted a holiday dinner. We had finished the dinner when the phone rang.
- 4. Past Continuous In English, we use the past progressive when we are talking about an event that was going on in the past when something else happened in the past. The past progressive takes the form: was/were verb + ing. Uses of Past Progressive Something that was ongoing at one point in time An action that was repeated for a certain amount of time in the past For example: I was cooking dinner when the phone rang. They were kicking the ball around in the backyard. Self-Assessment
- 5. Self- Assessment I know my past tenses. I am ready to practice. I need to read the information again. I am not ready to practice yet. Practice Questions Back to Home
- 6. I ___________ home on the day before Thanksgiving. Walked Had walked Was Walking Try Again That’s Right! Try Again Next
- 7. We ______________________ all day cooking before we were finally finished. Spent Had spent Were spening Try Again Try Again That’s right! Next
- 8. I ______________ a great time with my family when I woke up from my dream. Had Had been Was having That’s Right! Try Again Try Again Next
- 9. Evaluation How do you think you did with past tense practice? Repeat Presentation View Other Resources