Verb forms referring to the past

1. Verb forms referring to the past

2. Verb forms referring to the past Focus on form

3. She was sitting in the lounge Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

4. She was sitting in the lounge • Past continuous • subject + was/were + -ing form

5. When he was a child he would always wake up before his parents Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

6. When he was a child he would always wake up before his parents “would” for repeated actions in the past subject + would + bare infinitive

7. Peter had already finished when we arrived. Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

8. Peter had already finished when we arrived. Past perfect subject + had + past participle

9. I’ve been to Tokyo Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

10. I’ve been to Tokyo Present perfect Subject + have/has + past participle

11. I used to play squash regularly Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

12. I used to play squash regularly “used to” structure Subject + used to + bare infinitive

13. I’ve been waiting for an hour! Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

14. I’ve been waiting for an hour! present perfect continuous Subject + have/has + been + -ing form

15. We enjoyed the concert Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

16. We enjoyed the concert Simple past Subject + verb+”ed” or part two

17. She had been driving for 10 years without an accident ... Ask your partner: to name the verb form to analyse the verb form

18. She had been driving for 10 years without an accident ... past perfect continuous Subject + had + been + -ing form

19. Verb forms referring to the past Focus on meaning

20. I used to hate broccoli! Ask your partner which is the better description of meaning: a repeated action in the past, which probably no longer happens a state in the past which is probably not the case now

21. I used to hate broccoli! a state in the past which is probably not the case now

22. They had studied grammar for years Ask your partner which is the better description of meaning: An event in the distant past An event (or series of events) in the past before a subsequent event in the past

23. They had studied grammar for years An event (or series of events) in the past before a subsequent event in the past

24. He was playing football when he broke his leg Ask your partner which is the better description of meaning: A continuous process in the past interrupted by another event A long lasting past action

25. He was playing football when he broke his leg A continuous process in the past interrupted by another event

26. I told him exactly what I thought Ask your partner which is the better description of meaning: An action in the past A state in the past

27. I told him exactly what I thought An action in the past

28. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you Ask your partner which is the better description of meaning: A past state which affects the present A repeated action in the past

29. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you A past state which affects the present

30. We’ve done enough of this! Ask your partner which is the better description of meaning: A repeated action in the past A past state which affects the present

31. We’ve done enough of this! A past state which affects the present

32. Verb forms referring to the past Focus on phonology

33. She was sitting in the lounge Ask your partner if there is anything special here in terms of pronunciation.

34. She was sitting in the lounge The weak form of was or were

35. When he was a child he would always wake up before his parents Ask your partner if there is anything special here in terms of pronunciation.

36. When he was a child he would always wake up before his parents Unstressed form of “would”

37. Peter had already finished when we arrived. Ask your partner if there is anything special here in terms of pronunciation.

38. Peter had already finished when we arrived. Weak form of “had” or “have” (may even be contracted in speech) and variable pronunciation of “-ed” ending

39. I used to hate broccoli! Ask your partner if there is anything special here in terms of pronunciation.

40. I used to hate broccoli! Elision of “d” in “used”, weak form of “to”