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Learn how to use the Simple Past tense
Past simple. This tense is used to describe an action that has already happened.
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The structure is subject plus a verb in the past form.
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For example, I walked to work today. She arrived late to school. I ate my lunch in the cafe.
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I saw my friend in the shop.
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It's important to note that irregular verbs have different past forms.
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For example, eat becomes ate and eaten.
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There are many different types of irregular verbs, so make sure you know the past forms.
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Past perfect.
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This tense is used to describe an action that was finished before another past action
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The structure is subject plus had plus a verb past participle
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For example
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I had finished my homework to give to my teacher but she had already left
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He had visited China
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My mum hadn't packed my lunch, so I had to prepare it myself.
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Past Continuous
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This tense is used to describe an action that was ongoing.
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This action may have been interrupted or another action also occurred.
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The structure is subject plus was or were plus the verb ending in ing.
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For example, I was working all day to finish my homework.
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We were walking home when my mum called me.
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He was waiting an hour when the bus finally arrived.
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It's important to note, with subjects I, she, he, it, we use was.
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With subjects we, they, you, we use were.
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Past perfect continuous.
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this tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued till another
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action or time in the past the structure is subject plus had been plus the verb ending in ing
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for example it had been raining all day so i couldn't walk to work we had been looking for
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my phone for one hour when Jasmine found it under the sofa.
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She had been preparing dinner when I arrived home.
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- Autor/es:
- Montse García
- Subido por:
- Monserrat G.
- Licencia:
- Dominio público
- Visualizaciones:
- 33
- Fecha:
- 16 de noviembre de 2022 - 16:39
- Visibilidad:
- Público
- Centro:
- IES HUMANES
- Duración:
- 04′ 07″
- Relación de aspecto:
- 1.78:1
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