SIMPLE PAST

OBJECTIVE The students will be able to :

describe the patient’s past condition

describe the nursing interventions done to the patient in the past

FORMULA

• POSITIVE SENTENCE

S + V-2 + Complement

For examples: The client refused water last night. The patient vomited just now. The man felt so much pain this morning. I injected the patient just now.

FORMULA

• NEGATIVE SENTENCE

S + DID + NOT + V-1 + Complement

For examples: The client didn’t refuse water last night. The patient didn’t vomit just now. The man didn’t feel so much pain this morning. I didn’t inject the patient just now.

FORMULA

• INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

DID + S + V-1 + Complement

For examples: Did the client refuse water last night? Did the patient vomit just now? Did the man feel so much pain this morning? Did you inject the patient just now?

FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS

1. Something that began and ended at 1. Something that began and ended at a specific time in the pasta specific time in the past

Jimmy called Dr. Kane just now.Jimmy called Dr. Kane just now. Nurse Rosemary saved the patient’s life Nurse Rosemary saved the patient’s life

by giving CPR last week.by giving CPR last week. The patient with a chronic cancer died The patient with a chronic cancer died

five minutes ago.five minutes ago.

FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS2. An activity that began earlier than 2. An activity that began earlier than

the other activity.the other activity.

When the patient screamed for help, the When the patient screamed for help, the nurses in the nursing station ran hurriedly nurses in the nursing station ran hurriedly into the room. into the room.

Mr. Sandy rushed his wife to the nearest Mr. Sandy rushed his wife to the nearest hospital when she had a heart attack.hospital when she had a heart attack.

Dr. Bryce decided to transfer the patient to Dr. Bryce decided to transfer the patient to the state hospital when he realized that the state hospital when he realized that there was not enough equipment available there was not enough equipment available in his hospital.in his hospital.

RULES

Predicate form : Verb-2

Auxiliary:

Did = for all subjects

No auxiliary is needed in positive sentences. The auxiliary only exists in negative and interrogative sentences. If it exists, the main verb should be V-1.

Time expressions:

yesterday, last night, last week, last month, last

year, last Saturday night.

PAST PROGRESSIVE

FORMULA• POSITIVE SENTENCE

S + was/were + V-ing + Complement

For examples: While Dr. Myers was injecting the client, nurse

Sandy called him. Nurse Mary was washing the instruments when

the phone rang. The patients were sleeping when his kids came.

FORMULA• NEGATIVE SENTENCE

S + was/were + not + V-ing + Complement

For examples: While Dr. Myers wasn’t injecting the client, nurse

Sandy called him. Nurse Mary wasn’t washing the instruments

when the phone rang. The patients weren’t sleeping when his kids

came.

FORMULA• INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE

Was/were + S + V-ing + Complement

For examples: Was Dr. Myers injecting the client, when nurse

Sandy called him. Was nurse Mary washing the instruments when

the phone rang. Were the patients sleeping when his kids came.

FUNCTIONS

1. An activity that was in progress when the next action/event occurred in the past.

We were studying English when someone

knocked at the door. The students were listening to the lecturer’s

explanation when the late students came into

the classroom.

FUNCTIONSFUNCTIONS

2. Two activities that were in progress at the 2. Two activities that were in progress at the same time simultaneously.same time simultaneously.

The doctor was reviewing the report while The doctor was reviewing the report while the two nurses were preparing the patient. the two nurses were preparing the patient.

The student nurse was talking to the The student nurse was talking to the patient while the doctor was examining the patient while the doctor was examining the chest.chest.

RULES

Predicate form : Verb-ing Auxiliary:

was = for single subject and I

were= for plural subjects and you

The auxiliaries (was/were) are needed in all kinds of sentences to precede the V-ing.

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