Module 1: Lesson 5 - Past Tense Flashcards
What tense am I?
Completed actions in the past.
I ate dinner at 6pm yesterday.
We closed the window because it was cold.
Past Simple
I ate dinner at 6pm yesterday.
We closed the window because it was cold.
What tense am I?
Past states.
I was really happy at school.
I lived in Barcelona when I was 21.
Past Simple
I was really happy at school.
I lived in Barcelona when I was 21.
What tense am I?
Past habits or routines.
I ate pizza every Friday when I was younger.
I went to school on the train every day.
Past Simple
I ate pizza every Friday when I was younger.
I went to school on the train every day.
Past Simple: 3 forms with examples.
Affirmative: I played football.
Negative: I did not play football.
Interrogative: Did I play football?
Explain the past simple timeline.
There was a completed action at some point in the past.
This is a single completed event.
Explain 3 ways of pronouncing regular verbs in the past simple tense.
Front of mouth: **/t/ **- walked, placed, jumped.
Throat:** /d/ **- played, called, cried.
Only for words ending in ‘d’ or ‘t’: ** /ɪd/** - wanted, waited, crowded.
What tense am I?
Interrupted continuous actions in the past (used in conjunction with the past simple).
When I arrived, they were serving lunch.
I was sleeping when she called me.
Past Continuous
“Was/Were” and “-ing”
When I arrived, they were serving lunch.
I was sleeping when she called me.
What tense am I?
Continuous actions at a specific time in the past.
I was reading my book at 6pm last Monday.
I was watching TV at dinner last night.
Past Continuous
“Was/Were” and “-ing”
I was reading my book at 6pm last Monday.
I was watching TV at dinner last night.
What tense am I?
My family were working whilst I was cooking.
He was sleeping while I was running.
Past Continuous
“Was/Were” and “-ing”
My family were working whilst I was cooking.
He was sleeping while I was running.
What tense am I?
To talk about events that extend over complete periods.
We were working from dusk till dawn.
He was thinking about visiting his parents all last week.
Past Continuous
“Was/Were” and “-ing”
We were working from dusk till dawn.
He was thinking about visiting his parents all last week.
Past Continuous: 3 forms with examples.
Affirmative: We got married when we were living in Moscow.
Negative: They weren’t waiting at the bus stop.
Interrogative: Where were you living?
Explain the Past Continuous timeline.
Shows that something was “continuous” at some point in the past.
The speaker is looking back to an action that happened before another action in the past.
It is used to talk about something that took place and finished before something else in the past.
It had stopped raining so they continued with the picnic.
I had cooked dinner earlier in the day.
After John had cooked breakfast, he fell asleep.
Past Perfect
“had” and “-ed”/irregular
It had stopped raining so they continued with the picnic.
I had cooked dinner earlier in the day.
After John had cooked breakfast, he fell asleep.
Past Perfect: Name 3 forms with examples.
Affirmative: We had won 3 gold medals by 1pm on the first day.
Negative: I had not eaten fish and chips until I came to the UK.
Interrogative: Have you ever played baseball before you moved to the USA?
Explain the Past Perfect timeline.
Shows that something happened before something else in the past.
As the past perfect is often used in conjunction with the past simple, this allows us to immediately know the order of the events that happened.
Explain the Past Perfect Continuous timeline.
Shows that an action was in progress before another action in the past.
