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Past Tenses Chart

This document provides a summary of the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes: 1) The forms of the past simple (regular and irregular verbs) and past continuous (subject + was/were + verb+ing). 2) Examples of how to use each tense to talk about completed actions in the past (past simple) versus ongoing actions in the past (past continuous). 3) Spelling rules for adding "-ed" to form the past simple of regular verbs and for adding "ing" to form the present participle.

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Past Tenses Chart

This document provides a summary of the past simple and past continuous tenses in English. It includes: 1) The forms of the past simple (regular and irregular verbs) and past continuous (subject + was/were + verb+ing). 2) Examples of how to use each tense to talk about completed actions in the past (past simple) versus ongoing actions in the past (past continuous). 3) Spelling rules for adding "-ed" to form the past simple of regular verbs and for adding "ing" to form the present participle.

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PAST SIMPLE PAST CONTINUOUS

Regular: V+ed
Irregular: 2nd column (Sb, pg 133)

(+) Subj + V + Compl. (+) Subj + WAS/WERE + V-ing + Compl.


She finished school last year. She was studying hard.
I went to London 3 years ago. The children were playing on the
beach.
FORM
(-) Subj + didn’t + V + Compl.
Alan didn’t leave until 10. (-) Subj + WASN’T/WEREN’T + V-ing + Compl.
I didn’t hurry to the bus stop. They weren’t working at that moment.
Dad wasn’t reading the newspaper.
(?) Wh- + Did + Subj + V + Compl?
(?) Wh- + WAS/WERE + Subj + V-ing + C?
How did the criminal escape?
Where were you walking?
Why did Colin leave his job? Why was the baby crying?

SPELLING To add -ed (Sb, page 107) Verb + ing (Sb, page 107)
RULES *Irregular verbs

1. Complete actions at a mentioned time. 1. An action (long) in progress at a


She finished school last year. specific time in the past.
I saw Katie yesterday. I was studying the whole day yesterday.
2. Time expression “AGO”.
*Expressions: all day/night, the whole
Three years ago, I went to London.
day/night, the whole morning, for a
I passed my driving test long ago.
long time...
3. Consecutive actions completed in the past. 2. Two or more (long) actions taking place
She called for help and then she saw the at the same time in the past.
red car again. While we were walking home, my friend
USE was telling me a spooky story.

*Expressions: while, as, during,


meanwhile...

4. A specific short action which 3. A long action in the past which was
happened while another (longer) action interrupted by another (shorter) action.
was in progress. We were driving when, suddenly, the
They arrived while we were preparing object appeared.
dinner.

GRAMMAR REVIEW: PAST TENSES

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