Past Tense Simple Past Past Perfect Past Progressive Practice with Past Tenses Student Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives  Students will be able to identify and use the simple past tense in English.  Students will be able to identify and use the past perfect tense in English.  Students will be able to identify and use the past progressive tense in English. Back to Home

Simple Past Tense  When we are talking about something that we have done in the past and it is finished, we use the simple past tense.  Uses of simple past:  Completed events  Habitual (repeated) events in the past  Past states (liked, knew)  Regular verbs take the –ed ending for simple past tense.  For example: I walked to school yesterday. I realized it was the day before Thanksgiving break! Back to Home

Past Perfect  A time or event in the past. It is used to show that this event occurred before another event in the past.  Uses of Past Perfect  The situation ended before a past event  The situation began in the past and was continuing when another past event occurred.  For example:  I had lived there for 5 years before we hosted a holiday dinner.  We had finished the dinner when the phone rang.

Past Progressive  In English, we use the past progressive when we are talking about an event that was going on in the past when something else happened in the past.  The past progressive takes the form: was/were verb + ing.  Uses of Past Progressive  Something that was ongoing at one point in time  An action that was repeated for a certain amount of time in the past  For example: I was cooking dinner when the phone rang. They were kicking the ball around in the backyard. Self-Assessment

 I know my past tenses. I am ready to practice.  I need to read the information again. I am not ready to practice yet. Practice Questions Back to Home

I ___________ home on the day before Thanksgiving. Walked Had walked Was Walking Try Again That’s Right! Try Again Next

We ______________________ all day cooking before we were finally finished. Spent Had spent Were spening Try Again That’s right! Next

I ______________ a great time with my family when I woke up from my dream. Had Had been Was having That’s Right! Try Again Next

Evaluation  How do you think you did with past tense practice? Repeat Presentation View Other Resources

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