Past tenses

Question 1

Which past tenses do we know?

Answer 1

past simple
past continuous
past perfect simple
past perfect continuous

Question 2

past simple-form

Answer 2

the auxiliary verb : to do (did)
the inflection: -ed

Question 3

past simple - use

Answer 3

to express:
-a finished action in the past
-actions that follow eachother in a story
-a past situation or habit
-USED TO-a state of habit in the past that is now finished
-WOULD-typical behaviour in the past that is now finished

Question 4

exmp. a finished action in the past

Answer 4

Tina left an hour ago.
(last night, in 2001, when she was young)

Question 5

exmp. actions that follow eachother in a story

Answer 5

Mary walked into the room and stopped.She listened very carefully.

Question 6

exmp. a past situation or habit

Answer 6

When I was a child, we lived in a small house by the sea.

Question 7

exmp. USED TO/WOULD

Answer 7

We USED TO live in a small house by the sea. As a child I WOULD walk by the beach.

Question 8

The difference between USED TO and WOULD

Answer 8

USED TO - past habit, doesn’t focus on frequency, can refer to other states as well

WOULD - routine, typical behaviour, frequently repeated activity, cannot refer to other states, only action and activities

Question 9

exmp. used to

Answer 9

I used to go swimming every Thursday when I was at school

Question 10

exmp. would

Answer 10

We would go to the beach after school.

Question 11

past simple - spelling

Answer 11

• -ed to the base form
• add -d if the verb ends in -e
• if the verb has one syllable with one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant before -ed
• in most two-syllable verbs, the end consonant is doubled if the stress is on the second syllable
• verbs that end in a consonant ‘+ -y change the -y to -ies

Question 12

exmp. -ed to the base form

Answer 12

talked

Question 13

exmp. add -d if the verb ends in -e

Answer 13

like - liked

Question 14

exmp. if the verb has one syllable with one vowel + one consonant, double the consonant before -ed

Answer 14

stop - stopped
plan - planned

Question 15

exmp. in most two-syllable verbs, the end consonant is doubled if the stress is on the second syllable

Answer 15

prefer - pre’ferred
admit - ad’mitted

Question 16

exmp. verbs that end in a consonant ‘+ -y change the -y to -ies

Answer 16

carry - carried

Question 17

past continuous-form

Answer 17

auxiliary verb : to be (was;were)
the inflection_ -ing

Question 18

past continuous-use

Answer 18

-to express an activity in progress before, and probably after a particular in the past
-for descriptions
-to express an interupted activity
-to express an incomplete activity

Question 19

exmp. to express an activity in progress before, and probably after a particular in the past

Answer 19

At seven o’clock this morning they were having breakfast.
(limited period of time)

Question 20

exmp. for descriptions

Answer 20

She looked beautiful. She was wearing a silver dress. Her eyes were shining in the moonlight.

Question 21

exmp.to express an interupted activity

Answer 21

When the phone rang she was having a shower.

Question 22

exmp. to express an incomplete activity

Answer 22

I was reading a book during the flight. (didn’t finish it)

BUT : I watched a movie during the flight
(the whole film)

HOWEVER : both activities (reading, watching) - ended in the past

Question 23

noun of incomplete?

Answer 23

incompleteness

Question 24

difference between PS and PC

Answer 24

PS:focuses on past actions as complete facts
PC: focuses on the duration of past activities

Question 25

exmp. of the difference between PS and PC

Answer 25

A: I didn’t see you at the party last night.

B(PS): No I stayed at home and watched football
B(PC): No I was watching football at home

Question 26

Questions: What do PS and PC ask about

Answer 26

PS: what happened after
PC: activities before

Question 27

exmp. questions

Answer 27

PS:
A: What did you do when the phone rang?
B I called out to my mum.

PC:
A: What were you doing when the phone rang?
B: I was having a shower.

Question 28

past perfect simple - form

Answer 28

the auxiliary verb : to have (had)
the inflection: -ed or the 3rd form of an irregular verb

Question 29

exmp. past perfect simple

Answer 29

I had been there before.

Question 30

past perfect simple - use

Answer 30

to express an action in the past that was completed before another action in the past

Question 31

what does what does past perfect countinuous refer to?

Answer 31

longer actions
repeated activities

Question 32

What is the diference between this sentences and in what tense are they?

(1)When I arrived Peter had left.

(2)When I got to the party Peter left.

(3)When I got to the party Peter was leaving.

Answer 32

1. he left, then I arrived PPS
   2.first arrived, then he left PS
   3.first arrived, I might have had a chat with him, then he left PC

Question 33

exmp. PS passive

Answer 33

The museum WAS OPENED in 1977

Question 34

exmp. PC passive

Answer 34

The bomb WAS BEING DIFUSED when it exploded.

Question 35

exmp. PPS passive

Answer 35

The letter didn’t arrive because it HAD BEEN SENT to the wrong adress.