Simple past PAST TENSES It is used to

Simple past PAST TENSES It is used to talk about: a) A completed action b) in the past I went to the hairdresser’s yesterday. He didn’t learn to swim at the age of three. b) A specific action that took place while another was in progress. The phone rang while he was having a shower. Were they watching a film when the light went out? USEFUL TIME EXPRESSIONS one month ago yesterday last summer in 1965

Past continuous PAST TENSES It is used to talk about: a) Actions in progress b) at a specific moment c) in the past He was reading a book at the time of the crime. Which park were you walking around when you phoned? b) Two actions that took place at the same time She was cooking dinner while he was cleaning the house. While the children were sleeping their parents were reading the papers. USEFUL TIME EXPRESSIONS last Monday yesterday

PAST TENSES Past perfect It is used to talk about a past action that happened before another one: By the time he arrived to the restaurant his friends had finished their meals. They had already left the shopping centre when the fire began. He had bought an umbrella before it started to rain. USEFUL TIME EXPRESSIONS by the time already before

PAST TENSES Sentence Structures Simple past Subject + Verb(past) + Complements. Subject + didn’t + Verb + Complements. (Wh) + Did + Subject + Verb + Complements? Past Continuous Subject + was / were + Verb (ing) + Complements. Subject + wasn’t / weren’t + Verb (ing) + Complements. (Wh) + Was / Were + Subject + Verb (ing) + Complements? Past Perfect Subject + had + Verb (participle) + Complements. Subject + hadn’t + Verb (participle) + Complements. (Wh) + Had + Subject + Verb (participle) + Complements?