Learn English Tenses and Verb Forms

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The Past Tense

Masoud Ahrabi
CHAPTER 2: PREVIEW
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Alada rides the bus to work.

Yesterday it rained and her clothes got wet.
Today she is taking extra clothes to work.
CHAPTER 2: PREVIEW
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PRESENT TENSE
CHAPTER 2: PREVIEW
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PRESENT TENSE
PAST TENSE
2-1 EXPRESSING PAST TIME: THE SIMPLE PAST
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We graduated from college in 2010.
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(a) Our family ate lunch outside yesterday.

(b) Adrianna studied for six hours last night.
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(a) Our family ate lunch outside yesterday.

(b) Adrianna studied for six hours last night.
SIMPLE PAST
activities or situations
began and ended in the past
(yesterday, last night, in 2007)
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They were at the movies last

night at 8:00.
be
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
They _______
werent at the movies last night at 8:00.
ACCURATE, AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENT:
They were
____ at the grocery store last night at 8:00.
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This airplane was made

in 1625.
1943
be
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
wasnt made in 1625.

This airplane ______
This airplane was

___ made in 1943.
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2-1 LETS PRACTICE
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Did Carla get a bad grade

on her test?
get
NEGATIVE STATEMENT:
Carla ________
didnt get a bad grade on her test.
Carla ________
an excellent grade on her test.
got
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Tell me about your last

vacation. Where did you
go? What did you do?
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2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS
+ ing?
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+ ed?
smile
sing
get
visit
prefer
pay
study
tie
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END OF VERB
-e
(a) smile
hope
DOUBLE THE CONSONANT?

NO
smiling
smiled
hoping
hoped
-ing form: drop -e, add -ing

-ed form: add -d
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ONE-SYLLABLE VERBS
END OF VERB
One Vowel
+ One Consonant

YES
(d) stop
stopping
stopped
plan
planning
planned
Double the consonant and
add -ing
add -ed
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TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS
END OF VERB
One Vowel
+ One Consonant

NO
(e) visit
visiting
visited
offering
offered
offer
First syllable stressed
add -ing
add -ed
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TWO-SYLLABLE VERBS
END OF VERB
One Vowel
+ One Consonant

YES
(f) prefer
preferring
preferred
admit
admitting
admitted
Second syllable stressed,

double the consonant
add -ing
add -ed
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END OF VERB
-y
(g) play
enjoy

NO
playing
played
enjoying
enjoyed
vowel + -y
keep the -y
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END OF VERB
-y

NO
(h) worry
worrying
worried
study
studying
studied
consonant + -y
-y + -ing
-i + -ed
-y
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END OF VERB
-ie
(i) die
tie
dying
died
tying
tied
-ie
-y + -ing
add -d
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rain
-ING form
-ED form
raining
________
________
rained
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2-2 LETS PRACTICE
study
-ING form
-ED form
studying
_________
_________
studied
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2-2 LETS PRACTICE
lie
-ING form
-ED form
lying
_____
_____
lied
Please dont
lie to me!
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Somebody spent all my money.
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Right or wrong?
Finally, the company could consolidate
its position in the market.
Wrong: Do not use could in the case of

single achievements. Use be able to
or manage to instead.
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2-6 SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE
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He ran to work yesterday.

He was running when the bus drove by.
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THE SIMPLE PAST

X
(a) Edgar ran to work yesterday.
(b) Pat drove to work this morning.
began and ended at particular
time in the past
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THE PAST PROGRESSIVE

X
(c) Edgar was running when the bus drove by.

(d) The bus drove by while Edgar was running.
in progress
was/were + -ing
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THE PAST PROGRESSIVE

X
(e) When the bus drove by, Edgar was running.

(f) The bus drove by while Edgar was running.
when = at that time
while = during that time
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STATEMENT
I-She-He-It
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was talking.
You-We-They were talking.

NEGATIVE
I-She-He-It
was not talking.

wasnt talking.
You-We-They were not talking.

werent talking.
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QUESTION
Was I-she-he-it
Were you-we-they
talking ?
talking ?
SHORT
ANSWER
Yes, I-she-he-it
No, I-she-he-it
was.
wasnt.
Yes, you-we-they
No, you-we-they
were.
werent.
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2-6 LETS PRACTICE
walk
walking
Yesterday morning, the camels were
___________
in the desert.
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2-6 LETS PRACTICE
At 8:00, we began to work.

work
were working
At 8:30, we ____________.
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2-6 LETS PRACTICE
was waiting for the bus.

Marie __________
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wait
OR
wait, not
wasnt waiting for a plane.

Marie _____________
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2-7 EXPRESSING PAST TIME: USING TIME CLAUSES
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Our son called while we were using

the computer.
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Dependent clause
main clause
(a) After I exercised, I took a shower.
main clause
(b) I took a shower
Dependent clause
after I exercised.
Dependent clause main clause
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main clause
Dependent clause
(a) After I exercised, I took a shower.
main clause
(b) I took a shower
Dependent clause
after I exercised.
(b)main clause Dependent clause
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2-7 LETS PRACTICE
fall asleep
read
Lynn _________
fell asleep while she __________
was reading
a book.
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2-7 LETS PRACTICE
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First: I went shopping.

Then: I put the food away.
I put the food away
I went shopping ,________________.
After _____________
I put the food away after ______________.
I went shopping
________________
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2-8 EXPRESSING PAST HABIT: USED TO
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He used to be a baby, but now he is

man with a family.
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(a) I used to swim every afternoon.

Now I work in the afternoon.
(b) Fatima used to play the piano, but
now she plays the violin.
(c) Jasmine used to laugh, but she
doesnt anymore.
used to
past situations
no longer exist
used to + simple form of a verb
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(d) Did you used to swim every afternoon?

(OR Did you use to swim every afternoon?)
did + subject + used to

(OR did + subject + use to)
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(e) I didnt used to swim every day, but

now I swim every afternoon.
(f) Fatima never used to love school, but
now she loves it.
For negative ideas,

never is more common.
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2-8 LETS PRACTICE
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Correct?
The children used to swam in the ocean.
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2-8 LETS PRACTICE
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Correct? No
The children used to swim in the ocean.
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2-8 LETS PRACTICE
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Correct?
Were you used to ask questions in school?
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2-8 LETS PRACTICE
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Correct? No
Did you used to ask questions in school?
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When can you use would instead of used to?
You can also use would to talk about

activities that happened regularly
in the past (but not past situations).
G.D. P. 18
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Done!
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CHAPTER

The Past Tense

Alada rides the bus to work.

Alada rides the bus to work.

Alada rides the bus to work.

2-1 EXPRESSING PAST TIME: THE SIMPLE PAST

We graduated from college in 2010.

2-1 EXPRESSING PAST TIME: THE SIMPLE PAST

(a) Our family ate lunch outside yesterday.

2-1 EXPRESSING PAST TIME: THE SIMPLE PAST

(a) Our family ate lunch outside yesterday.

2-1 LETS PRACTICE

They were at the movies last

2-1 LETS PRACTICE

This airplane was made

wasnt made in 1625.

This airplane was

2-1 LETS PRACTICE

Did Carla get a bad grade

Tell me about your last

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

DOUBLE THE CONSONANT?

-ing form: drop -e, add -ing

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

DOUBLE THE CONSONANT?

Double the consonant and

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

DOUBLE THE CONSONANT?

First syllable stressed

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

DOUBLE THE CONSONANT?

Second syllable stressed,

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

DOUBLE THE CONSONANT?

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

DOUBLE THE CONSONANT?

2-2 SPELLING OF ING AND ED FORMS

2-2 LETS PRACTICE

2-2 LETS PRACTICE

2-2 LETS PRACTICE

Somebody spent all my money.

Wrong: Do not use could in the case of

2-6 SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

He ran to work yesterday.

2-6 SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

THE SIMPLE PAST

2-6 SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

THE PAST PROGRESSIVE

(c) Edgar was running when the bus drove by.

2-6 SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

THE PAST PROGRESSIVE

(e) When the bus drove by, Edgar was running.

2-6 SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

You-We-They were talking.

was not talking.

You-We-They were not talking.

2-6 SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESSIVE

2-6 LETS PRACTICE

2-6 LETS PRACTICE

At 8:00, we began to work.

2-6 LETS PRACTICE

was waiting for the bus.