PAST TENSES - THEORY

the USE of Simple past is .......

• a completed action in the past

• an ongoing action in the past

• a present habit

• an ongoing action at the speaking time

the NEGATIVE FORM of Simple past of Ordinary verbs is .......

• S + did + not + Vo ...

• S + were/was + not ....

• S + were/was + not + V-ing

• S + had + not + V3/-ed

the NEGATIVE FORM of Past Perfect is .......

• S + did + not + Vo ...

• S + were/was + not ....

• S + were/was + not + V-ing

• S + had + not + V3/-ed

the USE of Past progressive is .......

• a completed action in the past

• an ongoing action in the past

• a present habit

• an ongoing action at the speaking time

the USE of Past perfect is .......

• a completed action in the past

• an ongoing action in the past

• a prior action in the past (happened before another action)

• an ongoing action at the speaking time

the INTERROGATIVE FORM of Past Progressive is .......

• Was/Were + S ...?

• Had + S + V3/-ed ...?

• Did + S + Vo ...?

• Was/Were + S + V-ing ...?

Which tense is this?

"Sam took a picture of me while I wasn't looking."

• Simple Past

• Past Perfect

• Past Progressive

• Past Perfect Continous

Which tense is this?

"Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music in his lifetime of only 35 years."

• Past Simple

• Past Continuos

• Past Perfect

• Past Perfect Continuous

Which tenses are these?

"When we arrived, he had already gone home."

• Past Simple, Past Perfect

• Past Perfect, Past Simple

• Past Simple, Past Perfect Continuous

• Past Perfect, Past Perfect

What are some common time expressions used with the past tense?

• always

• yesterday

• at the moment