Past time Flashcards
I/you/He/she/it/we/they played
I/you/He/she/it/we/they didn’t play
Did I/you/He/she/it/we/they play…?
Single completed actions: I played a game of chess.
Habits in the past: Did you collect stamps when you were younger?
Permanent sutuations in the past: Mike lived in our house before we bought it.
General truths and facts about the past: Pelé didn’t become pupular until the 1960’s.
The main events in a story: The referre blew the whistle and simon passed the ball to James.
I/he/she/it was playing … You/we/they were playing…
I/he/she/it wasn’t playing… You/we/they weren’t playing…
Was I/he/she/it playing… Were you/we/they playing…?
Actions happening at a perticular moment in the past: At five 0’clork, I was reading my new book.
Temporaly situation in the past: Greg was living in London at the time.
Annoying past habits: When we were young, my brother was always borrowing my toys.
Action in progress over a period of time: Daniel was playing all morning yesterday.
Were P y J playing chess while we were playing damas?
The sun was shining and the birds were singing. Lisa opened the windows and looked out.
had + past participe
Situations and states before the past: We had lived next to the gym for a cople of months before I decided to join.
Completed actions before a moment i t p: I had already bought the computer game when I saw it was cheaper in another shop.
Completed actions where the important thing is the result at a moment i t p: We didn’t feel like playing Tenis because we had finished a long game of Monopoly.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they had been playing…
I/you/he/she/it/we/they hadn’t been playing…
Had I/you/he/she/it/we/they been playing…?
Actions continuing up to a moment in the past:
When you saw us, we had been running for six miles, and we still had a mile to go.
Actions stopping just before a moment in the past:
Sarah looked tired because she had been exercising all morning.
would + bare infinitive
Past habits, particularly for the distant past:
When I was very young, my grandfather would take me to the park to play.
used to + infinitive
I/you/he/she/it/we/they used to train three times a week.
I/you/he/she/it/we/they didn’t use to be good at football.
(didn’t use to/never used to/used not to)
Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they use to play hockey here?
Past habits and states, particularly for the distant past:
My mother used to play a lot of squash before I was born.
be/get used to + ing form/noum
(estar acostumbrado, acostumbrarse)
A situation that is familiar or no longer strange:
I didn’t like being the goalkeeper at first but now I’m used to it.
