PAST
PAST SIMPLE:
Expl +: She went to Paris last week
Expl - : She didn’t go to Paris last week
Expl ? : Where did she get that hat?
When?
- Happened at a defined moment in the past
PAST CONTINUOUS:
Expl +: I was watching tv when you called
Expl - : He wasn’t working when she arrived
Expl ? : What were you doing when I called?
When?
- Interrupted past action
- Action happening at the moment in time in the past
PAST PERFECT:
Expl +: She had already eaten before they came
Expl - : She hadn’t been to Rome before that trip
Expl ? : Had you ever seen such a lady before that?
When?:
- To express action that happened before another action in the past
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
Expl +: She had been waiting for 3 hours when he finally arrived
Expl - : She hadn’t been sleeping for long when I heard the doorbell ring
Expl ? : How long had you been playing tennis when she arrived?
When?
- express duration of a continuous activity that begun before another activity in the
past
PAST SIMPLE:
Expl +: She went to Paris last week
Expl - : She didn’t go to Paris last week
Expl ? : Where did she get that hat?
When?
- Happened at a defined moment in the past
PAST CONTINUOUS:
Expl +: I was watching tv when you called
Expl - : He wasn’t working when she arrived
Expl ? : What were you doing when I called?
When?
- Interrupted past action
- Action happening at the moment in time in the past
PAST PERFECT:
Expl +: She had already eaten before they came
Expl - : She hadn’t been to Rome before that trip
Expl ? : Had you ever seen such a lady before that?
When?:
- To express action that happened before another action in the past
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS:
Expl +: She had been waiting for 3 hours when he finally arrived
Expl - : She hadn’t been sleeping for long when I heard the doorbell ring
Expl ? : How long had you been playing tennis when she arrived?
When?
- express duration of a continuous activity that begun before another activity in the
past
