Unit 3: Telling tales

PAST TENSES

Dec 9th, 2009

Simple pastPast continuous

Past perfect

Past simple

Form:

S + Ved/v2 + O

S + DID NOT + V1 ( bare-infi ) + o

(positive)

(negative)

Usage: simple past is used to expresses

a finished action in the past

actions that follow each other in a story

a past situation or habit

Note: spelling of verb + ED

most verb add –ed to the base form of the Verb worked, wanted, watched

when the V ends in –e, add –d liked, used, hated

V has only one syllable (1vowel+ 1consonant), double consonant before adding –ed

stopped, planned, robbed

Consonant is not doubled if it is “-Y”, “-W” played, showed

In 2-syllable V, the end consonant is doubled if the stress is on the second syllable

pre’ferred, ad’mitted

V that ends in a consonant +-y, change –y to -ied Carried, burried, hurried

Ex:

They were a doctor.

My father was a carpenter.

I visited my friend yesterday. Mary bought a new novel 2 days ago.

Peter played a football yesterday.

Complete these sentences

1. The apartment was hot when I got home, so I (turn) on the air conditioner.

2. Dr. Brown (spend) ten hours in the operating room performing the delicate surgery.

3. The children (play) in the garden.4. He ( hate) the dog.5. The students (stop) talking when the teacher

came.6. They (be) a foreigner.7. we still (carry) on our picnic although the

weather was bad.

Fill in the blank by using verb in simple past.

Last week Mary (go) ……..to the cinema to see the “Others”. Mary (like) ……it because it (be)………about ghosts and she was afraid of them. When she (get)……home with her friend Lisa, she (be) ……….very strange.

There (be)……..a noise behind them, but they could not see anyone. There (be, not)…….any taxis on the street, so they (have)….to go home walking. The noise (be)…..still behind them, the lights on street (turn)……….off. Do you know what happened next?

Work in pairs:

talk about your unforgettable memory

Past continuous

Form:

was/were + v-ING

was/were + NOT + v-ING

(positive)

(negative)

Usage:

to express activities in progress

Ex:

I was reading book at 8 o’clock last night.

When he entered the home, his parents were watching film.

Dr Baker and his wife were buying their house.

The children were playing in front of the gate.

Nov 22nd,2009

What was she doing?

What were they doing?

Work in group:

look at pictures (given by the teacher) and ask your friends by using Past continuous.

Past perfect

Form:

had + pp

Usage: to express an activity that was complete before another activity or time in the past

Ex: When I came, he had left The patient had died before the doctor

arrived. By the time we arrived, the party had

finished. After we had discussed it on the phone, I

wrote him a letter about it. When she had already gone out the office

this morning, Jim rang.

Complete the sentence by using words in the box

After I ___ work, I ___ home. When he ___ the station, the train ___. They ___ the gate be fore I ___ there. We ___ a good rest when our guest ___.

get, finish, leave, lock, have, leave ,go, come

Thanks for your attention