Past Tenses Relationship of Past Events/Actions to Each Other

Past Tenses Past Tenses - Examples __ Simple Past 1) When I arrived, they were talking about me. __ Past Continuous 2) When I arrived, they had been talking about me for an hour. __ Past Perfect 3) When I arrived, they talked about me. Continuous 4) When I arrived, they had talked about me. 3 1 4 2

Past Tenses Past Tenses - Formulas __ Simple Past 1) had been + present participle __ Past Continuous 2) was/were + present participle __ Past Perfect 3) verb + ed (*regular verbs) Continuous 4) had + past participle 3 2 4 1

Past Tenses Past Tenses - Use Simple Past Action 1: I arrived. Action 2: They talked about me. Simple Past ► Action 2 occurring right after action 1. When I arrived, they talked about me.. (First, I arrived. Then they started talking about me.)

Past Tenses Past Tenses - Use Past Continuous Action 1: I arrived. Action 2: They talked about me. Past Continuous ► Action 2 continuing at the same time as action 1. When I arrived, they were talking about me.. (They started talking about me before I arrived. When I arrived, they were still talking about me.)

Past Tenses Past Tenses - Use Past Perfect Action 1: I arrived. Action 2: They talked about me. Past Perfect ► Action 2 occurring before action 1. When I arrived, they had talked about me.. (They started and finished talking about me before I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me.)

Past Tenses Past Tenses - Use Past Perfect Continuous Action 1: I arrived. Action 2: They talked about me. Past Perfect Continuous ► Action 2 occurring during some time before action 1. When I arrived, they had been talking about me for one hour.. (They were talking about me for one hour. Then I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me for that first hour.)

Past Tenses COMPARE Simple Past (verb + ed ) ► Action 2 occurring right after action 1. When I arrived, they talked about me.. (First, I arrived. Then they started talking about me.) Past Continuous (was/were + present participle ) ► Action 2 continuing at the same time as action 1. When I arrived, they were talking about me.. (They started talking about me before I arrived. When I arrived, they were still talking about me.)

Past Tenses Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past continuous. was cooking 1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The smell of the food was wonderful. cooked 2) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. She said she was waiting for me to help her decide what she would make for dinner. almost had 3) I _______________ (have, almost) a car accident last night. I _______________ (drive) down Washington Avenue when suddenly I _______________ (see) a car in my lane. It _______________ (come) right at my car. I _______________ (step) on the brakes and _______________ (swerve) to the right. The other car _______________ (miss, just) my car at about an inch. was driving saw was coming stepped swerved just missed

Past Tenses COMPARE Simple Past (verb + ed ) ► Action 2 occurring right after action 1. When I arrived, they talked about me.. (First, I arrived. Then they started talking about me.) Past Perfect (had + past participle ) ► Action 2 occurring before action 1. When I arrived, they had talked about me.. (They started and finished talking about me before I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me.)

Past Tenses Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past perfect. cooked 1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. She said she was waiting for me to help her decide what she would make for dinner. had cooked 2) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The food was waiting for me on the table. had been 3) He _______________ (be) a newspaper reporter before he _______________ (become) a businessman. became felt 4) I _______________ (feel) a little better after I _______________ (take) the medicine. took had taken

Past Tenses COMPARE Past Perfect (had + past participle ) ► Action 2 occurring before action 1. When I arrived, they had talked about me.. (They started and finished talking about me before I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me.) Past Perfect Continuous (had been + present participle ) ► Action 2 occurring during some time before action 1. When I arrived, they had been talking about me for one hour.. (They were talking about me for one hour. Then I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me for that first hour.)

Past Tenses Complete the sentences with the past perfect or the past perfect continuous. 1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The food was waiting for me on the table. had cooked had cooked had been cooking 2) My mother _______________ (cook) something for more than one hour when I walked in the room. She was already exhausted, so I helped her finish preparing the food. had been cooking had cooked 3) My mother _______________ (cook) something for more than one hour when I walked in the room. She was exhausted, but the dish looked wonderful! had worked 4) Michael _______________ (work) as a lawyer before he became a singer. In fact, he _______________ (work) in that company for more than 10 years. had been working had worked

Past Tenses COMPARE ALL THE PAST TENSES Simple Past (verb + ed ) ► Action 2 occurring right after action 1. When I arrived, they talked about me.. Past Continuous (was/were + present participle ) ► Action 2 continuing at the same time as action 1. When I arrived, they were talking about me.. Past Perfect (had + past participle ) ► Action 2 occurring before action 1. When I arrived, they had talked about me.. Past Perfect Continuous (had been + present participle ) ► Action 2 occurring during some time before action 1. When I arrived, they had been talking about me for one hour..

Past Tenses Match the pictures with their corresponding sentences. When Ellen arrived home, Mark cooked dinner. a c a When Ellen arrived home, Mark was cooking dinner. b b When Ellen arrived home, Mark had cooked dinner. c

Past Tenses Complete the sentences with the BEST past tense. had already given 1) I was late. The teacher ____________________ (already /give) a quiz when I ____________________ (get) to class. got were still sleeping 2) The kids ____________________ (still / sleep) when their father _______________ (call). And I didn’t want to wake them up, so they didn’t talk to him. called 3) My mother ____________________ (sleep) when I ____________________ (arrive) home. She was always anxious about what could happen to me. As for my father, he didn’t seem to worry. When I arrived home from parties, he ____________________ (already / go) to bed. slept arrived had already gone 4) I ____________________ (study) English for almost 2 years when I first____________________ (travel) abroad. had studied had been studying traveled

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