1. PAST VERB FORMS
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노현진

2. INDEX The Habitual Past The Future in the Past The Past Perfect Tense
Continuous Tense

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The Habitual Past

4. The Habitual Past : would and used to
USES
EXAMPLES
Repeated Actions in the Past
When I was a child. My family would travel in the West every summer.
We used to visit the Teton Mountains every year.
Continuous Actions or Situations in the Past
My father used to live near the mountains. (not: would live)
He used to work as a forest ranger.
(not: would work)
Past Actions or Situations that No Longer Exist
Campsites used to be free; now you have to pay to camp.
(not: would be)

5. The Habitual Past : would and used to
Example
-My Grandfather often spent hours reading My Grandfather would often spend hours reading
- We lived in a small town
- We used to live in a small town.
(Would cannot be used)

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The Future in the Past

7. The Future in the Past : was/were going to
uses
Examples
Past Intentions
(Action Completed)
I said I was going to get an “A” in English, and I did.
Last summer, our family was going to visit friends in Colorado. We did.
(Action Not Completed)
Last summer, we were going to visit friends in Colorado, but we didn’t have enough time.

8. The Future in the Past : was/were going to
Example: Have you cleaned your room yet?
-I was going to clean it a while ago, but I didn’t have time
-I said I was going to clean it a while ago, and I did
Ann/ make a cake/ no sugar
Ann was going to make a cake, but she didn’t have any sugar
The man/ use the pay phone / no coins
The man going to use the pay phone, but he didn’t have coins.

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The Past Perfect Tense

10. The Past Perfect Tense Simple Sentences
Uses
Examples
Simple
Sentences
Until, 1932, the O’Keefes had lived on a farm.
Bye the end of 1932, they had already lost their farm and moved to the city.
Complex
Before the Depression began, the O’keefes had been prosperous farmers.
The children had just begun school when their parents lost the farm.

11. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
uses
Examples
Simple Past +
Simple past
It began to rain when I went out.
(The rain began at that time)
Past Perfect + Simple Past
It had begun to rain when I went out
(The rain had begun earlier)

12. The Past Perfect Tense Example
American society ( )to change when World War II
By the time that World War II ( )to an end, the American way of life ( ) tremendously
After women ( )the world of work, many ( )it difficult to return to their traditional roles.
After rural families ( )to the cities in search of work, they ( )new lives there instead of returning to their farms.

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The Past Perfect
Continuous Tense

14. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
uses
Examples
Simple
Sentences
Before the Depression, the o’keefes had been making a decent living.
Until the Depression, they had been planning to buy a larger farm.
Complex
Sentence
Before they lost their farm, the O’keefes had been making a good living.

15. The Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Example
Household chores are usually boring, All of us in the Peterson house hold ( ) busy schedules, so we ( ) to share the chores.
I ( ) doing all these chores, and, in fact, I ( ) housework.
But I ( ) to be the “someone.” It ( ) easy to have two full-time jobs!

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