Past Tenses Relationship of Past Events/Actions to Each Other.
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Past TensesPast Tenses
Relationship of Relationship of Past Events/Actions Past Events/Actions
to Each Otherto Each Other
Past TensesPast Tenses
__ Simple Past__ Simple Past 1) When I arrived, they 1) When I arrived, they were were talkingtalking
about me.about me.
__ Past Continuous__ Past Continuous 2) When I arrived, they 2) When I arrived, they had had been been
talkingtalking about me for an hour. about me for an hour.
__ Past Perfect__ Past Perfect 3) When I arrived, they 3) When I arrived, they talkedtalked about about
me.me.
__ Past Perfect __ Past Perfect
ContinuousContinuous4) When I arrived, they 4) When I arrived, they had had talkedtalked
about me.about me.
1
3
4
2
Past Tenses - Examples
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Past Tenses - Formulas
__ Simple Past__ Simple Past 1) had been + present participle1) had been + present participle
__ Past __ Past ContinuousContinuous
2) was/were + present participle2) was/were + present participle
__ Past Perfect__ Past Perfect 3) verb + ed (*regular verbs)3) verb + ed (*regular verbs)
__ Past Perfect __ Past Perfect
ContinuousContinuous4) had + past participle4) had + past participle1
2
3
4
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Past Tenses - Use
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.)
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Past Tenses - Use
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.)
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Past Tenses - Use
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.)
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Past Tenses - Use
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.)
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COMPARESimple Past (verb + edverb + ed )
► Action 2 occurring right after action 1.
Past Continuous (was/were + present participlewas/were + present participle )
► Action 2 continuing at the same time as action 1.
When I arrived, they talked about me..
When I arrived, they were talking about me..
(First, I arrived. Then they started talking about me.)
(They started talking about me before I arrived. When I arrived, they were still talking about me.)
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1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The smell of the food was wonderful.
was cooking
Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past continuous.
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.
cooked
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.
almost had
stepped
sawwas coming
was driving
swervedjust
missed
Past TensesPast Tenses
COMPARESimple Past (verb + edverb + ed )
► Action 2 occurring right after action 1.
Past Perfect (had + past participle + past participle )
► Action 2 occurring before action 1.
When I arrived, they talked about me..
When I arrived, they had talked about me..
(First, I arrived. Then they started talking about me.)
(They started and finished talking about me before I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me.)
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2) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The food was waiting for me on the table.
had cooked
Complete the sentences with the simple past or the past perfect. 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.
cooked
3) He _______________ (be) a newspaper reporter before he _______________ (become) a businessman.
had beenbecam
e
4) I _______________ (feel) a little better after I _______________ (take) the medicine.
felthad
takentook
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COMPARE
Past Perfect Continuous (had been + present + present participleparticiple )
► Action 2 occurring during some time before action 1.
Past Perfect (had + past participle + past participle )
► Action 2 occurring before action 1.
When I arrived, they had been talking about me for one hour..
When I arrived, they had talked about me..
(They were talking about me for one hour. Then I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me for that first hour.)
(They started and finished talking about me before I arrived. I didn’t see them talking about me.)
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1) My mother _______________ (cook) something when I walked into the room. The food was waiting for me on the table.
had cooked
Complete the sentences with the past perfect or the past perfect continuous.
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
4) Michael _______________ (work) as a lawyer before he became a singer. In fact, he _______________ (work) in that company for more than 10 years.
had worked had been
working
had cooked
had worked
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 been cooking
had cooked
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COMPARE ALL THE PAST TENSES
Past Perfect Continuous (had been + present + present participleparticiple ) ► Action 2 occurring during some time before action 1.
Past Perfect (had + past participle + past participle ) ► Action 2 occurring before action 1.
When I arrived, they had been talking about me for one hour..
When I arrived, they had talked about me..
Simple Past (verb + edverb + ed ) ► Action 2 occurring right after action 1.
Past Continuous (was/were + present was/were + present participleparticiple ) ► Action 2 continuing at the same time as action 1.
When I arrived, they talked about me..
When I arrived, they were talking about me..
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Match the pictures with their corresponding sentences.
When Ellen arrived home, Mark cooked dinner.
When Ellen arrived home, Mark was cooking dinner.
When Ellen arrived home, Mark had cooked dinner.
a
b
c
c
a
b
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1) I was late. The teacher ____________________ (already /give) a quiz when I ____________________ (get) to class.
Complete the sentences with the BEST past tense.
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.
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
called
were still sleeping
arrived
had already givengo
t
had already gone
4) I ____________________ (study) English for almost 2 years when I first____________________ (travel) abroad.
had been studying
had studiedtraveled
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The End !!!!!!
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