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8/11/2019 TENSES Past Indefiinite FA2013
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TENSES
Past Indefinite/Simple Past
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NADEEM AHMEDLecturer
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University,Karachi.
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Past Indefinite/Simple Past
1. Past repeated actions
Past customs: Past habits
We usual ly bunked classes
dur ing o ur sch ool l i fe.
Many off ic ial took br ibe inFrance b efore the
revolut ion.
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Past routines:
1. Past repeated actions
We attendedclasses regular ly inschool .
She signed inat 9:00 am dailyin ini t ia l years o f her job.
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2. Temporary Facts (Past)
I l ived in Gulistan-e-Johar
in 2000.
That pen cost Rs . 10 in 2001.
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3. Past completed actions
The bos s warned me of any
delay in the project .
Doctor BB Qureshi, Pakistans first PhD
woman, died in Edhi Old Home on
Wedn esday. (Aug 15, 2012)
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4. Feelings (Past)
I lovedmy bro ther when he was four .He hated work ass ignments.
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5. Thoughts (Past)
I t hough the wo uld accede
to my propo sal .
We believedit was the best t ime
to int roduce the produ ct .
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6. For past shorter actions
I was readin ga newspaper
when she phonedme.
I was del iver inglecture wh en
Salman knockedat the door.
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7. In conditional expressions
showing lesser chances of action
If he gota chance, he would not
repeatthe mistake.
If Ahmed Rao took proper classes
for guitar, he would playwell.
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8. With past latter action when two
past actions used together
I had typedthe letter before the
boss askedme to show him.
Robbers had escapedbeforethe police reachedthe scene
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Past Indefinite/Simple Past
Affirmative Sentences:
Subject + Ved+ Object/Complement/Adjunct.
e.g.
He/She/It/Faiza ranfast.
I/They/You/We/People spokethe truth.
He
SheIt
Singular Noun
IWe
You
They
Plural Noun
Ved
Ved
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Past Indefinite/Simple Past
Negative Sentences:
Subject + did not+ Vo+ Object/Complement/Adjunct.
e.g.
He/She/It/Faiza didnot runfast.
I/They/You/We/People did not speakthe truth.
IWe
You
They
Plural Noun
He
She
ItSingular Noun
did
did
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Interrogative Sentences (Yes/No Questions):
Did+ subject + Vo+ Object/Complement/Adjunct?
e.g.
Didhe/she/it/Faiza runfast?
Did I/they/you/we/people speakthe truth?
IWe
You
They
Plural Noun
He
She
ItSingular Noun
Did
Did
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Interrogative Sentences (Information Questions):
+ did+ subject + Vo+ O/C/A?
Why
Where
How
Whom
When
e.g. Whydidhe/she/it/Faiza run?
How did I/they/you/we/people improve vocabulary?
Exception: Who supportedyou financially?
Who instigatedthe public?
He/She/It/Singular Noun
I/We/You/They/Plural Noun
did
did
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Emphatic Sentences:
Subject + did+ Vo+ Object/Complement/Adjunct.
e.g.
He/She/It/Faiza did runfast.
I/They/You/We/People did speakthe truth.
IWe
You
They
Plural Noun
He
She
ItSingular Noun
did
did
E i #1
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Exercise#1
Choose either the simple past or the past progressive in thefollowing sentences.
1. Saima _________________ (eat)dinner when her friend called.
2. While Maria was cleaning the apartment, her husband_________________ (sleep).
3. At three o clock this morning, Ammad ___________________(study).
4. When Majid arrived, other family members___________________ (have)dinner, but they stopped inorder to talk to him.
5. Jabbar ___________________ (go)to France last year.
6. When the teacher ________________ (enter)the room, thestudents were talking.
7. While Asad was writing the report, Hamid ___________ (look)for more information.
8. We ___________________ (see)this movie last night.
9. Mr. Rabbani ___________________ (own)this building in 1985.
10. Mushahid ___________ (write)a letter to his family when his
pencil _________ (break).
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Exercise#2
Use either the simple past or present perfect in the following
sentences.
1. Shahid ________________ (write)his report last night.
2. Babar________________ (see)this movie before.
3. Abid ________________ (read)the newspaper already.
4. Shayan ________________ (work)in the same place for thirty-five years, and he is not planning to retire yet.
5. We ________________ (begin; negative)to study for the testyet.
6. Saad ________________ (go)to the store at ten oclock thismorning.
7. Aneela ________________ (travel)around the world.8. He ________________ (write)a letter last night.
9. Irfan Ahmed ________________ (call)his employer yesterday.
10. We ________________ (see; negative)this movie yet.
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Exercise#3
Supply the simple past or past perfect in the following sentences.
1. The policeman read the suspect his right after he ________________(arrest)him.
2. After Sohail ________________ (wash)his clothes, he began to study.
3. Muneeb _________________ (wait)for one hour before the bus came.
4. Maria ____________________ (enter)the university after she hadgraduated from the community college.
5. Lubna ________________ (wash)pipettes after she had completed theexperiment.
6. Eman sent a letter to her university after she____________________(receive)her scholarship cheque.
7. After stewardesses had served the lunch to the passengers, they____________________ (sit)down.
8. The car ____________________ (flip)ten times before it landed on itsroof.
9. We corrected our papers after we ____________________ (take)the quiz.
10. John ________________ (live)in Miami for one year when his parentscame to visit.