(Asynch) Course 6 - Narrating Stories - Past Tenses

PAST TENSES

Narrating Stories and Anecdotes

By Luis M Coronado

Topics

In this review, we will cover, study and practice:

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Let's start with a short activity to see how much you remember about these two tenses. Click on the picture to work with the activity. Take a screenshot of the result and put it in the VIRTUAL NOTEBOOK

Let's talk about a famous artist

Vincent Van Gogh

Did you know...?

Let's analyze the tenses!

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Uses

Past Simple

It is used to tell or narrate events that happened at a specific moment in the past. We also use this tense to talk about sequential actions (ex: First, he came, second, he showered...)

Past Continuous

It is used to talk about actions IN PROGRESS during a period of time in the past. We also use this tense to talk about simultaneous actions (while...when...)

Play me and Hear me!

Structure

Past Continuous

Past Simple

Affirmative They painted in the park. S + Verb + C (Regular / Irregular Verbs) Negative I did not bring my brushes S + did not + V (base form)

Affirmative She was studying arts. S + was/were + V-ing Negative They weren´t paying attention to class. S +was/were + not + V-ing

Structure

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Yes/No question Did he teach English? Yes, he did No, he didn´t Wh-question When did they meet? Who introduced them? Note: When using DID, put the verb in the base form.

Yes/No question Were they doing research? Yes, they were No, they weren´t Wh-question Where was he playing? Who was coaching them?

Exercise!

Read the paragraph below and identify examples of past simple and past continuous. Write them on your Virtual Notebook

More Practice

Click on the icons to work with an online exercise. After finishing, take a screenshot of the result and put it on your Virtual Notebook.

Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

Let's see how much you know about this two tenses! Click on the image to start the quiz!

Video Time

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To understand and explore the past perfect, watch these two VIDEOS. Take notes of the uses, structure and examples on your VIRTUAL NOTEBOOK!

Summary: Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

Summary: Past Perfect / Past Perfect Continuous

Activity # 1

Activity # 2

Activity # 3

Click on the picture to practice. All Tenses (Take a screenshot and put it in the virtual Notebook)

Click on the picture to practice. Past Simple Vs Past Continuous (Take a screenshot and put it in the virtual Notebook)

Click on the picture to practice. Past Perfect Vs Past Perf Cont (Take a screenshot and put it in the virtual Notebook)

Quiz

Final Practice

Choose the correct answer to complete the spaces

START

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1. He hurt his leg when he ___ football.

plays

had played

was playing

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Right!

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2. When we arrived, the film _____. We were late

starts

had already started

already started

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Right!

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3. The plane ____ off at 10:00 p.m. Right on time!

had been taking

was taking

took

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Right!

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Lunch was delicious because I ____ anything for breakfast

hadn't been eating

wasn't eating

hadn't eaten

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Right!

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5/5

Thomas _____ all morning until he received a call from his boss.

worked

had been working

was worked

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Right!

Congratulations

You have finished this module succesfully!