ALL ABOUT PAST TENSE

STRUCTURE :

SUBJ + VERB (ed/ V2) + OBJ

APPLICATION : * An action or situation that happened in the past time * Narration of a story * A description of series of past actions or events.

Affirmative statements

Negative statements

I checked my e-mail. We got up late. They read the newspaper. He drove .

I didn't like mornings. We didn't talk a lot. They didn't get up early. He didn't have breakfast.

She watched TV.

She didn't

drive.

Time expression for simple Present yesterday , in the past, a time ago last week, last month, last year

In + (the year in the past)

PAST CONTINOUS
STRUCTURE :

SUBJ + BE(was/were) + VERB-ing + OBJ

APPLICATION : * Indicates continuing action, something that was happening at the point of time in the past. * An action that was going on over a period of time when another action took place.

PAST CONTINOUS
1. It was raining at this time yesterday. 2. She was watching her brother play when the thieves entered the house. 3. He was typing in his office when the fire broke out.

TIME EXPRESSIONS
Carl was studying hard today. these right this month. semester. now. days.

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