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    Past Tenses

    Încărcat de

    Martín Alonso
    Grammar

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    Past tenses past simple, past continuous, ‘used to’, ‘would’, past perfect simple, past perfect continuous “The No Parking gn wasn't here ten minutes ago! Someone put © [Atirmative,qcston, opatine “Time marae Posse He wrote he we on Mona. os Did ewe te er Monday? iba m2001 He dt wt be eer on ony. | (eat cantinoas She was dog her omwoc at 5:0 While ab all wore War she ding hr homens 5302 Sten dock esters ‘She undoing hor ome 30 (as pare siglo They had gow ob by en ek. a, re han Had thay gone obo by sn Soon or in cad, bs, ‘Thay had gone fo bd by ten oc by byte me [aa para continuous | Ws hed een working rs see fx al ey Had we been working hou? Wah’ bean wering or Hous er edt 901 the erans ery Soa ‘saath at whan Did we go th cnc cosy Stig? | wes your ee oem, ald’ we ogo tote coer every Setay. | vreines never hep. wen waren hose sal, simple We we the pas simple > to dacabe an action hat took place ala specie polt inthe pas “They lft ten mines 990. > shen we eer ohio actos that happened often inthe pat. He traveled lo when he was younger, > to ele oss that nfuence the past. ‘We ted in that house ve years 9g0- > to dase ations that happened conscutves, oF one aftr anche inthe pact. She got up, had breakfast and went out. Pet continuous Wie ws the past contnoous: > to describe an action tht was developing a specimen the past Twas doing my homework at eight o'clock yesterday evening. > to refer to two or mote actions hat happened simutanaousy nthe pa. ‘Mum was watching TV while dad was cooking diner. > to desc an action that was interupted by another in the pat ‘ie se he past continuous for the action that ha the longest duraton, athe ‘pst simple for the scon of he sorte! duration, the one that ied the fet Ts sleeping when the phone rang. While she was diving the glasses, she dropped one. [A they were waking inthe forest. they saw a deer > atthe baginng of son to describe he general amephere the sane, before ‘iota the naa Fea a beautfl morning, The sun was shining and the bids were singing. erent ry ‘Complete withthe past simple or past ‘When i url fotowed bythe pst imple Wille and ose usualy flow bythe 1 We mere tna. (al) forthe bus when it started (sar) te ran, at (see) Lavras (al) down the street. 2 she (nother) the doorbell boeaise the =n te) eo musk, Ji (Gl asleep whe he de is hemework. They (noe word) when | ie te es Mr O'stlvan (fa) his car when r (see hn, (you / ak) abou when | en (break) her eg. she (eal down the ea (eu sleep) when | Gir ‘TheTV (be) on bu he ‘ar waten ie 2 2. Comploto with the past simple or past 3 Join the sentences with as, while or when. continuous Do not change the order ofthe sentences. 1 He 8d fae) a shower and Tip Sea on oe ‘When we refer to two ations that happened 1030 as righ im (0 Stanecusi, we oy ua whl, nt tn Mar oath segs ee a (Ge ready for bd when he phone (ene 1 Dadwas reading hs newspaper Mam was 4 fesom {oot en). Can SPLOT i nevepaper whe Mom you repeat we ooking ale 5... ou ea he poles when 2 The boys were plying football We were yor Cher) the birgart ings pon 6 We (oot drive) fst but the police (9p) 23 was walling the dog Iran ine Michael 7 The in — rare) 3¢ 800 and ‘sy a 1000 4 The sun wat sing, We were walking song Wit the teacher (1 heer (thin) about my birheay pry, 9 He (0 anwar he phone bocause he (het hear) 0 (Beuce/ wal) for you when you (ree) a he ston? 11 What. you! do) at nine yesterday morving? 12 Mum (cut er Sager whi ‘coal. Power was reading a comic. The teacher ‘led into the ero I wae drving down West Stree. | aw an She wat leaning the house. was eying the he fee He called, We were having dane. Past simple Present perfec ‘We use the past simple: foram acon that happened ata ‘cic point the pot. ‘ie menton hen the acon happened ‘The game finished at 8.30, Wie us the present perfect: for an action that happened at an Indoteminable time nthe past. We do net mention when the son happened becase we donot Know et {does not concem ve ‘The game hae finished. 1 for acon that stared and was ‘completed nthe past He ved here foro years. (he des not ive here ny more) Toran aeion hat slate i he past and ‘Sconduing in the preser. He ha ved hee for wo years. (eves here) for an acon that bappane in he as, sng a period of tine that bie ended Tank three cups of coffee this poly {is no longer mori) for an action that happened nthe past during a patie of te that bas nt fondod yet have drunk three cups of cofee fie morning: (ised mora) ‘When we ue the past simple we cexchstaly fer to the past ‘When we use he present perfec the actions that we are desing re nineced wh the present Pant 4. Circle the comect answer. 6 Read and complete. Use the past simple or present perfec simple. 1 Bob hasbeen here a minute ag0. 2 They bouph hove bought this house in 1998, 2 Welived/ hove Ine here since 1998. 4 Liam come / has cone bac from Pars st ee worried, She (9)... (not finish] the 5 1aert oho de my homevorkyeso a Ole su hd "eae elie 6 Nes oe edt bok A iett) at 1 e 7 arte on op fed Stee ory uae ne ro eh ri 1s 0 wp eee soe rene ce for yout Dad > (6) (not have) time to do the 5 Complete with the past simple or present ‘shopping before work. Soe tere chee | Tip —pon' forget to feed the cats They eo aaa aaa with the past simple ar present perfect T Nout anch t9 ready: 1 (0b. oneeetene || — Caednieibta a 1492 Z = for Ded. He (10) (g0) to the: cee mre ana dentist, so he might be lke. Ch 7 Rewrite the sentences using the word given. ise-—-eamher on Monday 2. The st ine | spoke ro Alber was 2 ‘month ago. for 1 Have you seen. you see) my new CD? havent sone math 2 We (ave) a wonderful z i tine in Scotland ase year. Ebi tog tel tame eect at ss (Nt 68) Carol athe ini999 prey ls igh 4 leas rained since June. last at (08 9) Job since Friday mee asin ine. Sn ou ever be) 10 The et ume she played toni wat Ravel 1392. since 6 When nn Pal ad $8 st) Sane ens married) 6 Sandra haste wetan to us for ewe 17 Pam is on hold She @) vo Rome. 8 Wen (Go) to Pans ast year 9 es 1030 and Simon. (not cal yet 10 ove London! (ve) here all my ite Used to > We we wsed toto dese actions tht we Inve got used to dai repeated past ction) inthe pastor sasha inuencad ‘he past but no longer have any nance ‘used to play tennis when Twas at schoo! Inepeated ps acon) ‘We weed fo vein London when 1 was ‘young (sat) > Uns, we can repige used to with the ast simple without changing the meaning ofthe sentence {played tennis when 1 was a school. We ted in London when Iwas young. > But when vo desabe a pea acton tat happened at a pece pont inthe pas, we ‘niyumthe past spl not used x Tact up late yesterday. 8 Complore with used to or the past simple. Use used to whenever possible. 1 1 weed t00. go) so work by bus but | bought a car ast month at {0 50) 0 work on Friday boca | wae ai {ou / study) hard when you ‘were 3 Sede? 4 Wat time ofc yesterdy? st (Gy) the plano when | was your age — you eave the We (rt enjoy the pare lst sweurday m1 (9e ie spinach but now love i 8 He (be) very tre s0 he want oted aay, 9. When you were chi... ou 0) to parties very often? 10 Hannah (eo) to four partes tat nok 1 Marvin (cole toy soldiers but when he grow up.be lost incarest in eh, 12 The sedans (noe ery) the ‘excursion so the seaalde Bacau ofthe bad ‘weather 1 Why (ee be) angry wi sham yercerdayh 14 There (be) 2 mall eotage ere ‘ba they pled i down 3 Few years ao. Complete with would andthe verb given ‘When I was acl we (I) soul iit | (8) andres on Sundays They tna a comage by the se. Every morming (2) (bays ugh one. she (6) ke) Cott | thehook and drow it back nc the water! 10) ge) realy ery | whenever she di hax but Grancad 1@ (ough) about He dnt realy mind He though it was sweet 10 Wt R for repeated past action or § for staf. Tren completo with would for repeated past actions and used fo for states. ‘When we tft sates, not oven actions, we onl se sed 0, not would 1 When | was i, my mother read tome every nigh =e Past perfect simple and past perfect cot 2 Thar building 82d #2. be a chook. 3 On my birthday. looney, and ite al my fends. 4 When | was younger | go fishing very Ssurdy Be Years ago sho hve long hat. 6 We haves house in Manchester yess age 7 Ganda getup early and watch the sun ris every morning = er ie rock muse but naw | dont Dad on 10. When we were ile, Dad ‘ake ust the park on Sundays. 1 They ave s house inthe country but tay sold ic years ago 12. When wa 2 teenager | pout on Saturdays Ive in chat howe, always always 12 He... be an excllene swimmer ‘when he was younger 14 My sure vise us every Sundey ‘when she wat lin London Past peer ample Past perc Contos We us the past perfect simple to desc an acon that happen in the pst por another action, We use the past simple or the ene th happened second. By the time I arrived, Jack had already gone to bed. We use the past perfect continuous to ge empire t the curation ofan eon tht happened pice nother ‘tion inthe pat ound my keys yesterday had been looking for them for days to describe an action tat happened ror to. speelcpoint nme he pas, Tatas one o dock in the morning. ‘The guest had gone home. 'o deere an acon that happened in the pac that as of long ration ed when the result of wes ule in the pas Her eves were red. She had been eying. : Time markers Somme tine makers thal we fen use ‘wh the past perfect simple are ‘then, afer, before, as soon a, unt : inst tend, by, by the time, ec Time markers ‘Some tie mates that we fen we ‘wi the past perfect ominous ae Since, for Before ntl ‘We use te past perfect stnpl for an action ‘hat has alco boon eampleed porto ‘another acon that happened inthe past We ‘se the past simple or the sacond ation, ‘But when we refer to ro sucesve acs, luhen the sccn peon took lace imme ‘fr theta then we can use the pas simple far both of them ‘The meaning sll he sae. {had locked the door before I eft the hows Locked the door before Ile the hoe, M1 Complete with the pas simple or past perfct simple 1 By the time we StH arr) tthe enema, the fi i ally Pega {Gesdy bop 2 They (areny sl) hat a (88) 3 —— ust fish) (wake) up 4 As soon as the play. (sh), ‘“ (ise) the thea, sa (sare) ping those lecers before the bose (coms). ot (ot fel 0 hungry ser eae ha sai 7 ony relied hae 1 (est) hor afew years ago When Ta (Gee) her. 8 The bank (already cose) hen (ae) he of, 9 The mening {ocr byte, 10 He (ne fn) my tory Interesting Because he (hear before. 12 Rewrite the sentences. She had never flown in plane before, fea the fra ime She Had eer fon in be 2 1had never eaten Mexican food before reas te frst me was the first te Ned had ever deven a Net Mary had never made 2 chocolate cake before, Tear the fest ime ewas theft time I had ever played gol eee 2 “Thay had never used a monolingual dleconary before, ica the frst sme leas the fst time we id ever sen an cage. we 1B Remtene sentences ustgtte oy} ‘word given. the let ‘was the fret ime I has ever seen sucha boring fim. never boring fim before. ‘She ate too much, v0 she Hada stomach an sno OU Me ‘elf the restaurant I hod nee ridden a horse before ever few the fre te = we hore. Fst he gradunted fom university and hen he go 08. after He got afb from univers. 14 Read and complete. Use the past simple or past perfect simple. = The ww ntruder ---- {climbed trough the window and then sow that the Kitchen was 2. mess. Someone (8)

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