PastPast tensestenses

Simple Simple PastPast, , PastPast continuouscontinuous andand

PastPast perfectperfect

Simple Simple PastPast

�� WeWe formform affirmativeaffirmative statementsstatements in in thethe simple simple pastpast withwith a a

subjectsubject andand thethe pastpast formform ofof a a verbverbI I finishedfinished mymy homeworkhomework afterafter lunchlunch

I ate a I ate a sandwichsandwich forfor lunchlunch

�� WeWe formform thethe pastpast formform ofof regular regular verbsverbs withwith ––dd, , --eded

�� Irregular Irregular verbsverbs formform theirtheir pastpast formsforms in in differentdifferent waysways

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�� WeWe use use thethe auxiliaryauxiliary verbverb diddid toto formform negativenegative

statementsstatements, , questionsquestions andand short short answersanswersWeWe didndidn’’tt likelike thethe film film lastlast nightnight

DidDid youyou hearhear thethe newsnews?, ?, YesYes, I , I diddid

Uses Uses ofof thethe Simple Simple PastPast�� ToTo describe describe anan actionaction thatthat happenedhappened atat a a definitedefinite time in time in thethe pastpast

I I travelledtravelled toto Paris in 1985Paris in 1985

�� ToTo talktalk aboutabout anan actionaction thatthat interruptedinterrupted anotheranother actionaction thatthat waswas in in progressprogress in in thethe pastpast

I I waswas studyingstudying whenwhen thethe electricityelectricity wentwent offoff

�� ToTo talktalk aboutabout actionsactions thatthat happenedhappened in a in a sequencesequence in in thethe pastpastI I camecame homehome, , pickedpicked up up mymy laptoplaptop andand leftleft

�� ToTo narratenarrate thethe mainmain actionsactions andand eventsevents in a in a storystoryItIt waswas gettinggetting darkdark, I , I waswas walkingwalking downdown thethe roadroad, , whenwhen I I sawsaw a a strangestrange manman

……

�� WithWith time time expressionsexpressions suchsuch as as yesterdayyesterday, , lastlast night, night, ……, , fourfour daysdaysago, in 2004, ago, in 2004, ……

I I sawsaw a a greatgreat film film lastlast nightnight

�� WithWith stativestative verbsverbsI I hadhad anan examexam yesterdayyesterday

--eded endingsendings

�� MostMost verbsverbs addadd ––eded: : startedstarted, , obeyedobeyed, , ……

�� VerbsVerbs whichwhich endend in a in a consonantconsonant +e, +e, addadd ––dd: : livedlived, moved, , moved, ……

�� VerbsVerbs thatthat havehave 1 1 syllablesyllable andand endend in a single in a single vowelvowel + a single + a single consonantconsonant, , doubledouble thethe consonantconsonant andand addadd ––eded

�� ExceptionsExceptions::

–– VerbsVerbs endingending in in ––ww oror ––xx, do , do notnot doubledouble thethe consonantconsonant: : fixedfixed, , showedshowed

–– VerbsVerbs withwith 2 2 syllablessyllables, , endingending in a in a vowelvowel + a + a consonantconsonant, , withwithstress stress onon thethe lastlast syllablesyllable, , doubledouble thethe final final consonantconsonant: : preferredpreferred

–– VerbsVerbs withwith 2 2 syllablessyllables endingending in l, in l, doubledouble itit: : travelledtravelled

–– VerbsVerbs endingending in a in a consonantconsonant + y, + y, changechange y y toto i i andand addadd ––eded: : worriedworried

–– VerbsVerbs in in ––ieie, , addadd ––dd: : tiedtied, , dieddied

PastPast ContinuousContinuous

�� WeWe formform thethe pastpast continuos tense continuos tense withwith thethe

pastpast tense tense ofof be + a be + a verbverb + + --inging

WereWere youyou listeninglistening toto thethe radio radio atat 9 9 lastlast night?night?

No, I No, I wasnwasn’’tt. I . I waswas watchingwatching TVTV

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Uses Uses ofof thethe PastPast ContinuousContinuous�� ToTo describe describe anan actionaction thatthat waswas in in progressprogress atat a a specificspecific

time in time in thethe pastpastMaryMary waswas workingworking atat ten ten yesterdayyesterday

�� ToTo talktalk aboutabout anan actionaction thatthat waswas in in progressprogress whenwhen a a secondsecond actionaction happenedhappened

I I waswas studyingstudying whenwhen thethe electricityelectricity wentwent offoff

�� ToTo talktalk aboutabout twotwo actionsactions thatthat werewere in in progressprogress atat thethesamesame time in time in thethe pastpast

I I waswas havinghaving a a bathbath whilewhile mymy husbandhusband waswas cookingcooking

�� ToTo givegive background background informationinformation in a in a storystoryItIt waswas gettinggetting darkdark, I , I waswas walkingwalking downdown thethe roadroad whenwhen I I sawsaw a a

strangestrange manman ……

�� WithWith time time expressionsexpressions suchsuch as as whilewhile, , allall morningmorning, , ……I I waswas workingworking allall dayday

WhenWhen andand whilewhile

�� WeWe use use whenwhen oror whilewhile in in sentencessentences withwithtwotwo actionsactions in in thethe pastpast

WhenWhen I I camecame homehome, I , I pickedpicked up up mymy postpost

I I waswas sleeping sleeping whenwhen thethe firefire alarmalarm wentwent offoff

I I waswas readingreading a a bookbook whilewhile youyou werewere watchingwatching TVTV

�� WhenWhen thethe clauseclause withwith whenwhen oror whilewhilecomes comes atat thethe beginningbeginning, , wewe putput a a commacommaafterafter itit

WhenWhen thethe phonephone rangrang, I , I waswas watchingwatching thethe newsnews

I I waswas watchingwatching thethe newsnews whenwhen thethe phonephone rangrang

PastPast perfectperfect

�� WeWe formform thethe pastpast perfectperfect tense tense withwith hadhad

+ a + a pastpast participleparticipleI I hadhad metmet PeterPeter beforebefore youyou introducedintroduced me me toto himhim

HadHad youyou seenseen thethe film film beforebefore? No, I ? No, I hadnhadn’’tt

�� WeWe formform regular regular pastpast participlesparticiples by by addingadding

––dd, , --eded toto a a verbverb

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Uses Uses ofof thethe PastPast perfectperfect

�� ToTo talktalk aboutabout a a pastpast actionaction thatthat endedended beforebefore anotheranotheractionaction oror time in time in thethe pastpast ((whenwhen wewe use use beforebefore andandafterafter, , wewe may use may use thethe simple simple pastpast too)too)

TheThe film film hadhad startedstarted beforebefore wewe arrivedarrived

�� ToTo show show thethe cause cause ofof a a pastpast actionactionI I waswas tiredtired onon MondayMonday, I , I hadnhadn’’tt sleptslept wellwell thethe night night beforebefore

�� WithWith time time expressionsexpressions suchsuch as as whenwhen, , afterafter, , beforebefore, as , as soonsoon as, by as, by thethe time, by, time, by, untiluntil

By By thethe time I time I gotgot homehome, , mymy mothermother hadhad alreadyalready preparedprepared dinnerdinner

�� WithWith adverbsadverbs suchsuch as as everever, , nevernever, , alreadyalready, , yetyet, , justjust, so , so farfar andand stillstill

I I hadhad nevernever beenbeen toto suchsuch a a beautifulbeautiful place place beforebefore

PastPast perfectperfect ContinuousContinuous

�� WeWe formform thethe pastpast perfectperfect continuouscontinuous tense tense withwithhadhad + + beenbeen + a + a verbverb + + --inging

�� WeWe use use itit toto emphasizeemphasize thethe continuationcontinuation ofof ananactionaction thatthat waswas in in progressprogress beforebefore anotheranotheractionaction oror time in time in thethe pastpast

Sara Sara hadhad beenbeen workingworking herehere forfor twotwo weeksweeks whenwhen sheshe hadhad thetheaccidentaccident

�� ToTo show show thethe cause cause ofof a a pastpast actionactionI I hadhad beenbeen travellingtravelling allall night, so I night, so I waswas tiredtired

�� WithWith time time expressionsexpressions suchsuch as as whenwhen, , beforebefore, by , by thethe time, time, forfor, , sincesince andand how longhow long

He He hadhad beenbeen workingworking forfor twotwo hourshours whenwhen youyou interruptedinterrupted himhim

Thanks to:

Grammar in view 2 & 3. Macmillan Publishing

Ana Sancho November 2007