Past tenses revision PDF Flashcards
How do we make the past tense of the verb « be »?
with was and were
Conjugate the verb « to be » in the past tense
I was
you were
He,She,it was
we were
you were
they were
when do we use the short forms of wasn’t and weren’t?
when we are speaking to someone and in informal writing
When do we use the past simple tense?
when we talk about:
people and
situations
in the past
example:
The weather was hot yesterday but it’s cooler today.
1920 films were in black and white but now most films are in colour.
For what do we use the past simple?
to talk about:
a single finished action in the past
a repeated action in the past
what do we use often to express when something happened?
time expressions
example:
yesterday
We can also use w_ ± _
we can also use when + past simple
when + past simple
example:
My father played football when he was young
