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The past perfect tense refers to a time earlier than before now.
a) John had gone out when I arrived in the office.
b) I had saved my document before the computer crashed.
c) When they arrived, we had already started cooking.
d) He was very tired because he hadn’t slept well.
*In these examples, Event A is the first or earliest event, Event B is the second
or latest event
Past Perfect + just
‘Just’ is used with the past perfect to refer to an event that was only a short
time earlier than before now
EXAMPLES:
1. The train had just left when I arrived at the station.
2. She had just left the room when the police arrived.
3. I had just put the washing out when it stared to rain.
Exercises
PAST PERFECT TENSE EXERCISE
Eg:1) When I arrived at the cinema, the film [had started ](start).
2) After they [ ](eat) the cake, they began to feel sick.
3) The garden was dead because it [ ](be) dry all summer.
4) The lights went off because we [ ](not/pay) the electricity bill.
5) They [ ](not/eat) so we went to a restaurant.
6) When she went out to play, she [ ](do / already)her homework.
7) The children collected the chestnuts that [ ](fall)from the tree.
8) I [ ](to be) very tired because I [ ](to study) too much.
9) You [ ](not/study) for the test, so you were very nervous.
10) I [ ] (not/have) breakfast when he arrived.
PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE
Affirmative
1.She was crying yesterday.
2.They were climbing on a hill.
Negative(Not)
1.She was not crying yesterday.
2.They were not climbing on a hill.
Interrogative
1.Was she crying yesterday?
2.Were they climbing on a hill?
EXERCISES
PAST CONTINUOS TENSE
Eg“:1) Julie [ was sleeping] (sleep) at three o'clock.
2) Luke [ ] (read) at two o’clock.
3) We [ ] (watch) TV at three o’clock.
4) You [ ] (not/play) cards when the murder happened.
5) You [ ] (cook) lunch at five o’clock.
6) [ ](he/have) a shower when I called?
7) I [ ](try) to fix my computer.
8) When I phoned my friends, they [ ](play)monopoly.
9) We [ ](not / cycle)all day.
10) I[ ] (practise)the guitar when he came home.
SIMPLE FUTURE TENSE
1.It is used to express an action which has not occurred yet and will occur after
saying or in future.
2.”Will” is used with all persons.
3.”Shall” can be used instead of “will” with I/We.
4. Contractions :
*I will – I’ll
*You will – You’ll
*He,She will – He’ll , She’ll
*We will – We’ll
*They will – They’ll
Examples
Quinnie
Eunice
Lim Wei Sheng
Sai