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Past Tense

Past Tense. Past S imple and Past C ontinuous. Past tense. It refers to actions , events that happened in the past. Past simple. Past simple is used to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past . Example : She washed her car.

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Past Tense

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  1. Past Tense Past Simpleand Past Continuous

  2. Past tense • Itrefers to actions, eventsthathappened in the past.

  3. Past simple • Past simpleisusedto express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. Example: Shewashed her car. • Itisused by peoplewhenthey are telling a story. Example: TheLittleRedRiding Hood came to theforest. • Speaker mentions the specific time in the sentence orhe has one specific time in his mind. Example: Last year, I traveled to Japan. • Itisusedto list a series of completed actions in the past.Example: I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. • Itcan also be used to describe a habit which stopped in the past.Example: He playedthe violin. • Etc.

  4. Past simple • Declarative sentence: subject + 2nd formofthe verb • Negative sentence: subject + did + not + infinitive • Question: did + subject + infinitive

  5. RegularandIrregularverbs • Forcreating past tense itisnecessary to knowthecorrectformsofregularandirregularverbs. • Regularverbs: infinitive + -ed • Example: learned, waited, talked, stayed, lived • Irregularverbs: differentformsoftheverbs • Example: know – knew have – had say – said eat – ate

  6. Past simple • Examples: I didn't have dinner yesterday. Did you write to him? She travelled to Italy last year. I worked as a teacher. Theydidn´t haveouraddress. The team playedverywell. I forgot to askhim. I studiedEnglishyesterdayevening. Shecriedandcried. Didthey go by bus? I didn´t givehimtheticket.

  7. Past continuous • Itisusedwhensomethinghappenedfor a longertime in the past. Example: I waswaitingforyouforalmosttwohours. • Itisusedwhensomelongeractionwasinterrupted. Example: While I waswatching TV, thetelephone rang. • Itisusedwhenthere are twoactions in one sentence. Example: I wasstudyingwhen he wasmakingdinner. • Itisusedwhensomerepetitiveactionshappened in the past. Example: Shewasconstantlycominglate. • Etc.

  8. Past continuous • Declarative sentence: subject + was/were + ingformoftheverb • Negative sentence: subject + was/were + not + ingformoftheverb • Question: was/were + subject + ingformofthe verb

  9. Past continuous • Examples: • He was having lunch when I called him. • While John was sleeping last night, someone stole his car. • Whyweren´t youlistening? • Twolittlegirlswereplaying in thesand. • A girl and a boy werekissing on a bench. • Whatlanguageweretheyspeaking? • Shewasn´t smoking. • Theyweretellingusstories.

  10. Past Simple versus Past Continuous • Theyarrivedearlywhile I werehaving a glassofwine. • Paul cookeddinnerwhilewewhile I waswatching TV. • Thedoorbell rang shewasdrivingtoofast. • He met many friendswhileweweretravellingthroughEurope. • She had a car accidentbecausewashaving a shower. • Wetook a lot ofphotoswhile he wasliving in Spain.

  11. ExerciseIsis past simpleor past continuous? • Loni jsem prodal svůj byt. • Viděla jsi ráno Johna? • Když jsem se procházel, začalo pršet. • V pondělí jsme se neučili, šli jsme do kina. • Minulý týden jsem byl nemocný. • Narodil se ve Velké Británii. • Včera jsem pracoval na zahradě. • Když jsem přišel domů, tatínek četl noviny. • V pátek jsem si zajezdil na kole. • Koho jsi potkal?

  12. Zdroje: • Past presentfuture.jpg, 19. 1. 2012, 08:10, http://sghswiki.wikispaces.com/Seitzer

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