Past tenses

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Past tenses

The infinitivePresent participlePast participle
To + verb verb + ing verb+ d or ed
Mind the irregular verbs
To close ,To walkClosing, Walking Closed ,Walked To drinkDrinkingDrunkTo takeTakingTaken The simple past
Simple pastThe rule
ExampleHe was/he drank/he went/he played
Yesterday, last week, last month, last year, a month ago....
verb+d or ed

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I visited New York City a month ago.



http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28032.gifHe ate chicken yesterday.


http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28033.gifJames smoked for most of his life.
(Maybe for 30 years)
QuestionDid + verb
http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28034.gifDid you find the answer?
NegationDid not (didn't)+ verb
http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28035.gifI didn't find the answer.
I did not find the answer.
Short answerDid
Did not (didn't)
http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28036.gifYes, I did.
No, I did not (didn't).
Past Continuous (Progressive)The rule
Examplehe was playing/he was eating
All night, all day, while, yesterday..)
Was+ were+ verb+ing

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I was reading a novel yesterday evening.
(I spent the whole evening reading)


http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28037.gifI was reading a novel, while he was playing.
(At the same time)

http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28038.gifThey were living in Moscow.
(Now, they live in London)
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We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence.
http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/27939.gifI was reading a novel, when the phone rang.

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http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28041.gifWe were playing games, when she arrived.http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28042.gifPast perfectThe rule
ExampleHe had played/he had gone

Had+past participle
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I had finished my work by nine o’clock.


http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28037.gifI had played games before I went to bed.
(Two actions: one action before the other one )
Past perfect continuous The rule
ExampleHe had been playing
He had been going

Had+been+ present participle
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Really, I was very tired! I had been revising all evening.


http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28058.gifI had been waiting for James for thirty minutes when he finally arrived.
(James arrived after thirty minutes )
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