Past Review

Past Review

A short explanation about the simple past

Simple Past

• It is used to talk about a completed action in a time before now.

• It can be in the recent past or the distant past and action duration is not important.

• We have regular verbs and irregular verbs

• We have the auxiliar "did" for negative statements and questions

Some words that identify the Simple Past

• Yesyterday

• Today

• This morning

• Last weekend/month/year...

• A week/some says/Three days ago

Regular Verb Rules

• If a verb ends in -e, add -d. Like - liked

• If a verb ends in consonant + -y, change -y to -i and add -ed. Carry . Carried

• If a verb ends in vowel + -y, add -ed. Play Played

• If a verb ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) pattern, double the final consonant and add -ed. Plan - Planned

• For all other verbs, add -ed. Watch - Watched

Irregular Verbs

Just learn them by heart

Making Questions

We use the auxiliar "did" for making questions.

Did you visit the museum?

When we use the word did, the verb remains in the simple form. You do not have to use it in past because the word did (the auxiliar) is already in past.

Past Progressive

• We use the past of verb to be (was, were) and the verb in gerund (ended in -ing)

• I was reading a book....

• It needs a second sentence: in simple past or past progressive

• I was reading a book when you phoned me

• I was reading a book while you were cooking dinner.

• The past progressive cannot stand alone, the second sentence is mandatory.

No second sentence special case

• If the past progressive has the time of action, no second sentence is needed

• At ten o'clock I was reading a book.

• It implies a continuous action in the past

• Past progressive is also known as past continuous

Poll

Are you ready for some practice

• Yes, ready.

• I am still with questions.

• Kind of.

• Ready for what?