Past tenses in english

home yesterday.
- Actions that happened subsequently one after another in the past (the chain of actions) in the past.
She went back home, had dinner and watched TV.

Past Simple + V-ed V-2form ? Did + V - Didn’t V

time in the past.
- I was watching TV this time yesterday.
- Several simultaneous actions performed by different people at specified period of time are described.
-is used to describe actions in progress, which was interrupted by another past action, expressed by Past Simple
-I met Sasha when I was coming back home.

Past Continuous was + V were + V

Paul (make) some coffee first and then he (make) some phone calls.
3. As it (get) dark, the boys decided to go home.
4. When it (get) dark, all the lights in the park went on.
5. The baby (fall) asleep, as soon as we put her in her bed.
6. As the baby (fall) asleep, she was making some funny sounds.

Past Simple or Past Continuous? Do exercise.

indicated moment. This moment is usually expressed through preposition by.
- He had done his homework by 5 o’clock.
- Describe an action, which happened prior another past action (expressed by Past Simple).
- When he came to the cinema, the film had already began.

Past Perfect had V-ed; had –V-3 form

with prepositions since or for.
-He had been working as a teacher for ten years.
- Denote an action which was in progress for some time in the past and describes its results (in the past).
- He had been working all day long, so he was really tired.

Past Perfect Continuous (had been V-ing)

even finished secondary school.
2. Tom didn’t come with us last night because he (arrange) to go out with his colleagues after work. 3.Before they invented washing machines, people (wash) their clothes by hands for centuries.
4.Jil (wait) for half an hour before the bus came.
5.He ( already / announce) the names of the students who would be in his team.
6.They ( live) in Spain before they moved to London.

Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous? Do exercise.