1. Past Tenses Relationship of Past Events/Actions to Each Other

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.)

5. 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.)

6. 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.)

7. 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.)

8. 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.)

9. 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

10. 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.)

11. 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

12. 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.)

13. 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

14. 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..

15. 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

16. 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

17. Past Tenses
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