KEY MILESTONES 2

PRESENT PERFECT / PAST PERFECT /PAST SIMPLE

KEY MILESTONES IN LIFE

• I had become an excellent salsa dancer.
• I have stopped drinking so much beer.
• I learned to ride a bike before my brother.
• I had played in a semi-professional soccer team before hurting myself.
• I had my first job at the age of fourteen.
• I have worked in a stationery store for two years.
• I obtained an attendance diploma before entering secondary school.
• I learned to read before I entered school.

What were some of your goals?

USE, STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE

USED TO

01

Take a look at the verbs that are included in the sentence.How many verbs are being used?In what tense are they being used? What do you think the sentence translation will mean?

In my previous job, I used to teach English to teenagers.

WHEN DO WE USE 'USED TO'?

Since it is a verb in past, its form doesn't change depending on the subject. It needs to be followed by the preposition TO and due to this the following form needs to be written in its infinitive form (present).

Structure

How certain actions were done in the past, they show change.Before Covid, I used to take the bus to go to school. I used to go swimming in the mornings. When I lived downtown, I used to go to the movies once a week at night and I used to walk to work.

Refers to..

Used to

1. When I was six years old...2. Before entering college... 3. Before Covid...4. When I was 17...5. When I was with my friends...

You will complete the phrases with examples of what you USED to do.. at that time in specific.

Practice

USE, STRUCTURE AND PRACTICE

REPORTED SPEECH

02

Take a look at the verbs that are included in the conversation.How many tenses are being used?In what tense are they being used? What do you think the conversation translation will mean?

Alma: I WORKED IN THE SCHOOL FOR 3 YEARS.Elena: SHE SAID (THAT) SHE HAD WORKED IN THE SCHOOL FOR THREE YEARS.

WHEN DO WE USE REPORTED SPEECH?

We use it to report what people said in the past:

• The tense of the verbs changes.
• The pronouns change (if necessary).
• Sometimes we use THAT after said, but not always.

A. I lost my bag and all my money and belongings. B. She said she had lost her bag and all her money and belongings. 1. We didn't finish our project so we failed the subject. 2. They said that they hadn't finished their project so they had failed the subject.

FROM PAST SIMPLE TO PAST PERFECT

STRUCTURE

1. My mother bought a black car and then she changed it to white. 2. I forgot to bring the keys to my house. 3. One of my students won an English scholarship.

Write 5 different examples of past actions. Remember to include possessive pronouns. For example:

Practice

ALWAYS REMEMBER DUE DATES TO AVOID LOW GRADES.

REPORTED SPEECHCHOOSE SOMEONE ELSE'S GREEN PADLET PARTICIPATION AND REWRITE IT BY USING REPORTED SPEECH.

PADLET PARTICIPATIONTAKE A SCREENSHOT OF YOUR 2 WRITEN PARTICIPATIONS IN PADLET.

PAST TENSE PRACTICE PRACTICE THE PAST AND PAST PARTICIPLE FORM OF IRREGULAR VERBS.

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