past tenses

1. Past tenses
Tenses Form Uses
Past simple S + V-ed / V2 Finished past actions
Past
Continuous
S + was / were + V-ing
An action in progress at a
specific time in the past
Past Perfect S + had + V-ed / V3
A past action happened
before another past action

2. Past tenses
Using the past tenses together
When John arrived, they had dinner.
When John arrived, they were having dinner.
When John arrived, they had had dinner.

3. Story making
• Work in groups.
• Teacher will give you some characters.
• Create a story using the characters given.
Remember to use the correct past
tenses.
• You will have 10-15 minutes to make your
stories.
• Then tell the story to the whole class.

4. Story making
Here are your characters:
A young and successful
fashion model
An old and rich man
A professional
footballer
A student whose major is
environmentalism
A nice and
shy nurse

5. Story making
Here is an example:
Crystal Love
Ann was born lucky. She could do whatever she wanted and soon
became a successful fashion model. Her father, Mr. Brown was very
rich and loved her so much. Unfortunately, one day when Mr. Brown
was driving to her fashion show, he had a terrible accident and
couldn’t move his legs after that. Ever since, he had to be in a
wheelchair. However, Ann was too busy to take care of her father.
She then hired Judy, a skillful and patient nurse to look after her
father. Judy was quite shy, but she could share all stories to Mr.
Brown as if he was her father.………….