The Past Tense in English

Июль 27, 2022

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2. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE Forms Spelling Use
3. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- FORMS Affirmative Regular verbs I/you/he/she/it/we/ they workED !! Easily confused irregular verbs
4. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- FORMS raise-raised-raised (put up) rise-rose-risen (go/get up) Differences between BrE and AmE
5. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- FORMS Interrogative DID you/he/we/ they WORK? Negative I/we/they/ he DIDN´T WORK.
6. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- SPELLING Regular verbs add –ed rained, visited, galloped, wondered, showed Verbs ending
7. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- USE Short, quickly finished actions and happenings, longer situations or repeated events
8. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- USE 3. Finished periods or moments of time I saw John yesterday
9. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- USE 6. Sequence of tenses/ reporting/ indirect speech (after say, tell, think,
10. THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE - FORM Affirmative The auxiliary verb TO BE in past simple form+
11. THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE - USE Action going on (in progress) around a particular past time
12. THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE - USE 3. Temporary actions and situations It happened while I was
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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Forms
Spelling
Use

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- FORMS
Affirmative
Regular verbs I/you/he/she/it/we/ they workED
!! Easily confused

irregular verbs
flow- flowed- flowed (of a liquid- move)
lay-laid-laid (put down flat)
lie-lay-lain (be down)
strike-struck-struck (hit)
wind- wound-wound (turn, tighten a spring)

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- FORMS
raise-raised-raised (put up)
rise-rose-risen (go/get up)
Differences between BrE

and AmE
Burn, dream, lean, learn, smell, spell, spill and spoil are all REGULAR in AmE.
Quit and wet are regular in BrE, but irregular in AmE. In AmE- fit-fit-fit, quit-quit-quit, wet-wet-wet.

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- FORMS
Interrogative
DID you/he/we/ they WORK?
Negative
I/we/they/ he DIDN´T WORK.

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- SPELLING
Regular verbs add –ed rained, visited, galloped,

wondered, showed
Verbs ending in –e add –d hoped, decided
Verbs ending in one stressed vowel+ one consonant (except w or y) double the consonant and add –ed shopped, planned, referred, regretted
Verbs ending in consonant+ y, change y to i and add –ed hurried, studied, cried

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- USE
Short, quickly finished actions and happenings, longer

situations or repeated events
Peter broke a window last night. I spent all my childhood in Scotland.
2. Storytelling about past events
… One day the Princess decided that she didn´t like staying at home all day,

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- USE
3. Finished periods or moments of time
I

saw John yesterday morning. He told me…
4. After if, unless, supposing to express condition
If you caught the train, you could be there by supper-time.
5. After it´s time, would rather and wish.
It´s time you went home. I wish I had a better memory.

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THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE- USE
6. Sequence of tenses/ reporting/ indirect speech

(after say, tell, think, know, explain, believe, understand, see, hear, remember, forget, decide …)
I can't swim. He pretended he couldn't swim.
You look nice. I told her she looked nice.
Translate:
Řekl nám, že v jeho třídě je hodně zahraničních
studentů.
Vysvětlila, proč to není správné. Bohužel
jsem zapomněl, že mu nechutná česnek.

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THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE - FORM
Affirmative
The auxiliary verb TO BE in

past simple form+ present participle of lexical (full) verb
I was working. They were working.
Interrogative
Inversion Were you working? Was it working?
Negative
I was NOT working.

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THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE - USE
Action going on (in progress) around

a particular past time
What were you doing at eight o´clock yesterday evening? I was painting all day yesterday.
2. Longer background events together with a simple past tense
As I was walking down the road, I saw Bill.

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THE PAST PROGRESSIVE TENSE - USE
3. Temporary actions and situations
It

happened while I was living in Eastbourne last year.
4. Distancing
Good morning. I was wondering if you had two single rooms.
Were you looking for anything special?
I was thinking- what about borrowing Jake´s car?