TENSE

TENSE

Past Simple
1. Uses
  1. Actions that happened in the past and doesnt continue in present
  2. For sentences in which the idea, act, or state has already been completed.
  3. Can be used to describe a series of actions in the past
  4. You can use it to talk about repeated or habitual actions in the past
  5. To talk about generalities or facts of the past
2. Structure
  1. Affirmative
    1. Subject + verb in the past (regular verbs / irregular verbs / To be verb / To have verb) + complement.
      1. Example
        I visited my family last summer
        He went to the cinema yesterday
  2. Negative
    1. Subject + didn’t + infinitive verb + complement
      1. Example
        He didn't pass the exam
  3. Question
    1. Did + subject + verb in infinitive + complement +?
      1. Example
        Did you go to the theatre?
    2. Short Answers
      1. Affirmative
        Yes +, + subject + infinitive verb
        Example
        Yes, I did / Yes, He did
      2. Negative
        No +, + subject + infinitive verb + not
        Example
        No, I did not / No, He didn't
3. Time Expressions
  1. Adverbs
  2. Yesterday
  3. In “2010”
  4. Last week
  5. Last year
  6. 2 moths ago
Past Continuous
1. Uses
  1. Express actions or states that were taking place in the past when another action or state interrupts or reinforces it.
  2. Offer context, that is, give information about events or situations at a specific time.
  3. Mention two or more actions from the past that happened at the same time
2. Time Expressions
  1. As
  2. at the same time as
  3. at the time
  4. while
  5. whilst
3. Structure
  1. Question
    1. Auxiliary verb (to be) + subject + gerund verb (ing) + complement +?
      1. Example
        Are you eating candies when I entered the room?
    2. Short Answer
      1. Affirmative
        Yes +, + subject + was / were
        Example
        Yes, I was / Yes, He were
      2. Negative
        No +, + subject + wasn't. / Weren't
        Example
        No, I wasn't / No, He weren't
  2. Negative
    1. Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + not + gerund verb (ing) + complement
      1. Example
        I was not studying Physics at that time
  3. Affirmative
    1. Subject + auxiliary verb (to be) + gerund verb (ing) + complement
      1. Example
        Your dog was playing with its toys when I arrived

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