Past tenses revision
Present Past simple Present perfect Present Past perfect Past perfect
simple simple perfect continuous
continuous
Affirmative- I work I worked I have worked I have been I had worked I had been
work working working
Negative I don’t work I didn’t work I have not worked I have not been I had not I had not been
working worked working
Questions Do you Did you work? Have you Have you been Had you Had you been
work? worked? working? worked? working?
Past Present Future
Past simple
Past continuous
Past Present Future
Past simple
Past continuous
Present perfect simple FINISHED/NOT FINISHED
Live, work, study
Present perfect continuous CONTINUOUS ACTION CONTINUES???
Stative verbs – NEVER CONTINUOUS
Past Present Future
Past simple
Past continuous
Present perfect simple FINISHED/NOT FINISHED
Live, work, study
Present perfect continuous CONTINUOUS ACTION CONTINUES???
Past perfect
Stative verbs – NEVER CONTINUOUS
Past perfect continuous
Portuguese equivalent?
Stative verbs
Descrevem um estado (State) e não uma Ação (Action).
Conheço o John há 3 anos.
I have known John for 3 years, NUNCA I have been knowing John for 3 years
Stative verbs:
thoughts and
opinions: agree, believe, doubt, guess, imagine, know, mean, recognize, remember, suspect, think, understand
feelings and emotions: dislike, hate, like, love, prefer, want, wish
senses and perceptions: appear, be, feel, hear, look, see, seem, smell, taste
possession and measurement: belong, have, measure, own, possess, weigh, need.
Uns verbos podem ser Stative ou Action:
I have an old car. (state – posse)
I'm having a quick break. (action – having a break é uma atividade)
Do you see any problems with that? (state – opinião)
We will see James tomorrow afternoon. (action – vamos nos encontrar com ele)
Revision past tense
1. Last week I spent (spend) a lot of time on the beach
2. Last week I didn’t spend (not/spend) a lot of time at work
3. I have just finished (acabei de terminar) my presentation, so we can discuss it
4. I haven’t yet finished (ainda não terminei) my presentation (yet), so we’ll have to postpone the
meeting
5. I have been preparing (prepare) this presentation all week, so I’m very tired
6. I have not been paying (not/pay) attention in the meeting, so I hope no one asks me a question
7. She has eaten (eat) chocolate all morning, so she feels sick.
8. Julie has cooked (cook) dinner. Let's go and eat!
9. Julie has been cooking (cook) dinner, so there is mess everywhere
10. Eu conheço meu chefe há 3 anos = I have known my boss for 3 years
11. Não bebo cerveja desde a sexta-feira passada = I haven’t drunk beer since last Fri
12. Estou em casa desde o domingo passado = I have been at home since last Sunday
1. Yesterday when I got to (get to) the office, the meeting had already
started_(already/start)
2. Last month, when the ship got to (get to) the port, it had already closed (already/close)
3. Last month, the ships had been wating (wait) for 2 weeks when they docked (dock) in
the port
4. Yesterday I went to the supermarket, then I bought_some bread, then I went (back)
home
5. I _had been waiting (wait) for hours yesterday when my boss finally _arrived_ (arrive)
6. I have been waiting (wait) for my boss for 2 hours, now I’m fed up
