Past tenses

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Past tenses

The infinitivePresent participle
Past 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.



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He ate chicken yesterday.


http://ns203417.ovh.net/cgi2/myexam/images2/28033.gifJames smoked for most of his life.
(Maybe for 30 years)
Question
Did + verb
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Did you find the answer?
Negation
Did not (didn't)+ verb
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I didn't find the answer.
I did not find the answer.
Short answerDid
Did not (didn't)
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No, I did not (didn't).
Past Continuous (Progressive)The rule
Example
he 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)


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I was reading a novel, while he was playing.
(At the same time)

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(Now, they live in London)

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We can use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence.
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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
Example
He had played/he had gone


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


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I had played games before I went to bed.
(Two actions: one action before the other one )
Past perfect continuous The rule
Example
He 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.


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I had been waiting for James for thirty minutes when he finally arrived.
(James arrived after thirty minutes )
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