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TENSE
TIME EXPRESSIONS
If we want to say how
much time has passed
since the event happened
we use AGO
2 days ago
2 weeks ago
5 years ago
a long time ago
for 2 weeks
for 5 months
YESTERDAY
LAST
V E R B S
R E G U L A R
V E R B S
I R R E G U L A R
V E R B S
IRREGULAR
VERBS
I n f i n i t i v e
P a s t
Past participle
Simple
Past Tense
Past
Participle
awake
awoke
awoken
be
was, were
been
become
became
become
began
begun
catch
caught
caught
eat
ate
eaten
begin
e
Consonant + y
One vowel + one
consonant (but
NOT w or y)
[anything else]
We add -d
Change y to i, we add -ed
Examples
Live - lived
try - tried
commit committed
We add -ed
boil - boiled
fill - filled
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE
I went to Rome yesterday.
She cleaned the house last week.
We played
swam
They(swim)in
the pool last week.
made
My mother(make)
a cake yesterday.
ran
Tom and Jane(run)
in the forest two days ago.
were
They.(be)
at the picnic last weekend.
went
I(go)
to a party
yesterday .
met
I(meet)
a new
girlfriend there.
Negative Form
I did not go to Rome yesterday.
She didnt clean the house last week.
They didnt play football on Sunday.
didnt talk
She(talk)
to her husband last night.
watched
She.(watch)
television.
didnt work
John ..(
not / work ) yesterday. His family
thought
Werent
.(
not / be) at home. He (
think )
slept
his new car . Then , he (sleep
) in the garden .
QUESTION FORM
Im
Tomy.
Im Timy.
danced
We .(dance)
together at the party
three days ago.
FORMING WH QUESTIONS
Questio
n Word
Auxiliary Subject
I
you
he
she
it
we
you
they
Verb
infinitiv
e
object
When
Why
How
Where
etc.
did
go
to the beach
yesterday
What
WHY ?
BECAUSE .
Why
Ha ha ha
It started at
08:30.
What time
did the
lesson start?
bought
I (
buy )
some new clothes from
Paris last week .