ELA Simple Past Tense Print

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Past tense


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The past tense is a grammaticaltense whose principal function is to

place an action or situation in past

time.

Examples of verbs in the pasttense include sang, went and cried.


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There are fourpast tense forms in English:

1. Simple past: I worked

2. Past continuous: I was working.

3. Past perfect: I had worked.

4. Past perfect continuous: I had been working

We use these forms to talk about the past:

1. He worked at McDonalds. He had worked

there since July..

2. He was working at McDonalds. He had been

working since July.


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Simple past tense

The simple past tense refers to the

past time.

Now

FuturePast

Event


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SUBJECT AUXILIARY

VERB

MAIN VERB

I - listened

You - listened

We - listened

They - listened

He - listened

She - listened

It - listened

POSITIVE SENTENCES


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SUBJECT AUXILIARY

VERB

VERB

I did not listen

You did not listen

We did not listen

They did not listen

He did not listen

She did not listen

It did not listen

NEGATIVE SENTENCES


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AUXILIARY

VERB

SUBJECT MAIN VERB

Did I, you , we ,

they

listen

Did He , she , it listen

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES


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To refer to an action that took place

at a definite time in the past.

Example :1. I played the piano yesterday.

2. We went to the zoo lastSunday.


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To refer to a past habit.

Example :

1. My grandmother smokedheavily before she had a stroke

2. My father played golf very

often before he fell ill.


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To replace the simple present tense in

reported speech.

Example :

1. Direct : She said, I am not naughty.

Reported : She said that she was notnaughty.

2. Direct : Mother said , There are somebiscuits in tin.

Reported : Mother said there were some

biscuits in the tin.


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To express a wish or a desire (

usually with a if clause )

Example :

1. If I were a bird I would be free.

2. If you were the Prime Minister youcould change the policies.


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To refer to a present orfuture

event using expressions like it stime or I wish or had better, etc.

Example :

1. Boys, its time you had a bath.

2. I wish I had studied harder.


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Past continuous tenseThe past continuous tense is made up of :

was / were + verb + ing

Now

FuturePast

Action

begins

Action

ends


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SUBJECT AUXILIARY

VERB

MAIN VERB

I was listening

You were listening

We were listening

They were listening

He was listening

She was listening

It was listening

POSITIVE SENTENCES


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SUBJECT AUXILIARY

VERB

VERB

I was not listening

You were not listening

We were not listening

They were not listening

He was not listening

She was not listening

It was not listening

NEGATIVE SENTENCES


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AUXILIARY

VERB

SUBJECT MAIN VERB

Was I listening

Were you , we ,

they

listening

Was He , she , it listening



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To refer to an action takingplace at a particular time in thepast.

Example :

1. We were baking cookiesyesterday evening.

2. Jenna was working hard allnight.


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To refer to two or more actionstaking place at the same time inthe past.

Example :1. Motherwas listening to music

while the baby was sleeping.

2. The teacherwas teaching whilethe students were playing.


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To refer to a past action that was in

progress when something else happend.

Example:1. I was walking to my friend when the

door bell rang.

2. The boys were playing in class when

the headmaster walked in.


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To refer to a temporary past

situation

Example :

1. We were boarding in theConvent school while my parents

were in holiday.

2. Mrs Danny was looking after

Tommy while his parents were

overseas.


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To replace the present continuous

tense in reported speech

Example :

1. Direct : Jack said, I am going to Japan.

Reported : Jack said that he was goingto Japan.

2. Direct : Rajit said, We are visiting Johanthis evening.

Reported : Ranjit said that they were

visiting Johan that evening.


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Past perfect tense

The past perfect tense is made up of :1. had + past participle (active)2. had + been + past participle (passive)

Now

FuturePast

Earlier

actoin

Later

action


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Past perfect tense must have twopast action

1. Fadhil hadalready

eatenwhen I arrived.


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1. Must use auxiliary verbin a sentence

- had

2. Auxiliary verb no changed , still using had

whether the subject is singular or plural.Eg : It ( singular ) + had + eaten

They ( singular ) + had + eaten

3. Main verb keep inpast participle.


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SUBJECT AUXILIARYVERB

MAIN VERB

I had eaten

You had eatenWe had eaten

They had eaten

He had eatenShe had eaten

It had eaten

POSITIVE SENTENCES


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SUBJECT AUXILIARYVERB

MAINVERB

I had not eaten

You had not eatenWe had not eaten

They had not eaten

He had not eatenShe had not eaten

It had not eaten

NEGATIVE SENTENCES


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AUXILIARY

VERB

SUBJECT MAIN VERB

Had I eaten

Had You , we ,

they

eaten

Had He , she ,

it

eaten



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To show that an action place at a

particular time in the past

example :

1. She had completed herhomework by the time her mother

came back.

2. Fatherhad swept the garden by

6 oclock yesterday.


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To express a wish, a desire orregret

about a past event . This is expressed

with a conditional clause that contains

if.

Example :

1. If we had trained hard , we would have

won the game.

2. If the headmasterhad spoken, the pupils

would not have made so mush noise.


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To show that one past action had

Taken place before another past

action took place.

Example :1.After Mr. tan had watched television , he

had his dinner.

2. After Pn. Zainon had marked her books ,she went home.


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To replace the present perfect

tense in reported speech

Example :

1. Direct : Everyone has left the room, said

Mr. Wong.Reported : Mr. Wong said that everyone

had left the room.

2. Direct :Mary has won a prize, said Janet.

Reported : Janet said that Mary had won aprize.

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