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C. Are you happy with the way you use your time? What would you like to spend more/less time doing? Discuss in groups.
GRAMMAR 2: PAST TENSES
Past Simple | |
Formation | V2 I fell asleep very quickly last night. My brother-in-law livedin Moscow in 2008. |
Question form | did + subject + V1 Did I fall asleep very quickly last night? Did my brother-in-law live in Moscow in 2008? |
Negative form | did + not (didn’t) I didn’t fall asleep very quickly last night. My brother-in-law didn’t live in Moscow in 2008. |
Usage | past action or a series of completed past actions |
Signal words | yesterday, …years ago, last year, last month |
Past Progressive | |
Formation | was/were + Ving I was making my breakfast when Tom came. We were doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework. |
Question form | was/were + subject + Ving Was I making my breakfast when Tom came? Were we doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework? |
Negative form | was + not (wasn’t)/were + not (weren’t) + Ving I wasn’t making my breakfast when Tom came. We weren’t doing the shopping while our sisters were doing the housework. |
Usage | action in progress in the past, two or more actions in progress at the same time |
Signal words | from …to … |
Past Perfect | |
Formation | had+V3 He had already fedthe cat when I came. They had done the washing-up. |
Question form | had + subject + V3 Had he already fedthe cat when I came? Had they donethe washing-up? |
Negative form | had + not (hadn’t) + V3 He hadn’t already fed the cat when I came. They hadn’t done the washing-up. |
Usage | action happened earlier than an action which followed |
Signal words | before |
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