Презентация, доклад на тему Past Tenses in English

Past Tenses

Past SimplePast Simple

Past PerfectPast Perfect

Past Continuous

Past Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect Continuous

Done by N.I. Wiebe
English teacher
School № 83

Tyumen, 2016

I play the piano every day.

I played the piano yesterday.

Compare the sentences:

Present Simple

Past Simple

We use the Past Simple tense for actions which finished at a stated time in the past. The Past Simple tense is used with time expressions of the past.

Time expressions used with the Past Simple Tense.

yesterday

вчера

last night/week/month/year

прошлый

a week/month/year ago

назад

two days ago

in 1998

when

The Past Simple Tense is formed with the help of the ending “ed” if we talk about regular verbs. For example: I played football yesterday. or I watched a very good film yesterday.

Past Simple of Irregular Verbs

Spelling

Pronunciation

ed

Add – ed to the verbs. Put them in the correct column and read them out

arrive, close, help, want, hurry, look, watch, clean, cook, visit, add, start, wait, like, travel, tidy, kiss, change, open

arrived

closed

helped

wanted

hurried

looked

watched

cleaned

cooked

visited

added

started

waited

liked

travelled

tidied

kissed

changed

opened

Irregular Verbs

Present: I go to the cinema once a month.
Past: Last year I went to the cinema every Sunday.

REMEMBER:

Fill in the blanks.

had

take

drank

make

buy

could

ran

think

left

begin

did

write

slept

see

Negative Form

I stayed at the hotel.

I

did

not

stay

at the hotel.

I didn’t stay at the hotel.

Negative Form

I went


I drank


I ate


I came

I bought

I didn’t go

I didn’t drink

I didn’t eat

I didn’t come

I didn’t buy

Make up negative forms for the sentences.

He stopped

We studied

They played

He didn’t stop

I travelled

She preferred

They didn’t play

We didn’t study

I didn’t travel

She didn’t prefer

Translate into English

Мне не понравилось

Я не играл

Мы не останавливались

Он не путешествовал

We didn’t stay

I didn’t play

I didn’t like

He didn’t travel

Interrogative Form

I

Did

I

?

did not

travel

Interrogative Form

I visited
I didn’t visit

Did I visit ?

Did he play ?

Did we study ?

He played
He didn’t play

We studied
We didn’t study

I went
I didn’t go
I came
I didn’t come

Did I go ?

Did I come ?

Interrogative Form

I went
I didn’t go


I came
I didn’t come

Did I go ?

Did I come ?

Translate into English

1. Ты учил английский вчера?

2. Ей понравился фильм?

3. Он остановился у кинотеатра?

4. Они путешествовали по России в прошлом году?

Did you study English yesterday?

Did she like the film?

Did he stop at the cinema?

Did they travel around Russia last year?

Translate into English

1. Ты ходил в кино вчера?

2. Ты пил кофе вчера?

3. Ты пришёл домой поздно вчера?

4. Он купил хлеб вчера?

5. Она ела торт вчера?

6. Они писали тест вчера?

Did you go the cinema yesterday?

Did you drink coffee yesterday?

Did you come home late yesterday?

Did he buy bread yesterday?

Did she eat a cake yesterday?

Did they write a test yesterday?

Bryan Adams comes from Canada. He 1)_____(leave) school
at sixteen and 2) ________(work) as a gardener. He 3)_______
(start) his career as a singer and 4) ________ (work) hard
then. He only 5)________(become) famous in 1987 when he
6) ______(make) his first album which 7) ______ (call)
“Reckless”. After “Reckless” no one 8) _______(hear) about
him for a while, until 1991 when he 9) _____(sing)
“Everything I Do, I Do It for You” which 10) _____(be) a
great success. After that he 11) ______(go) on a world tour.
Today, Bryan Adams is back in Canada enjoying his success.

left

worked

started

worked

became

made

called

heard

sang

was

went

Put the verbs in brackets into the
Past Simple

Past Simple of the verb «to be»

He was at the cinema yesterday.
He was not at the cinema yesterday.
Was he at the cinema yesterday?

was

were

I

She

it

we

you

He

they

“BE” in the Past Simple tense

Interrogative Form of the past «to be»

I

I

was

at the cinema yesterday

Was

?

were

at home yesterday

Were

They

they

?

Translate into English

Ты вчера был дома? Нет, я не был вчера дома. Я был в кино.

Were you at home yesterday?

No, I wasn`t at home yesterday.

I was at the cinema.

Fill in the blanks with «am», «is», are», «was», «were».

Today I

It

is

fan. It

It is only a month since my

at home.

Saturday morning

and it

very cold.

family and I

am

were

is

were

then.

all happy

hot and sunny. We

on holiday in Egypt. The weather

was

was

Choose a verb to fill in the blanks with Present or Past Simple.

finish, go, have, be

1. James usually ________

2. Yesterday he ________

4. Yesterday he ____ dinner in a restaurant with his friends.

3. He usually ___ dinner at home.

5. He usually_____ home by train.

6. Yesterday he ______ home by taxi.

finishes

9. It ____ his birthday.

8. Yesterday he _____ to bed late.

7. He usually _____ bed early.

finished

has

went

goes

went

was

goes

had

work a 100 p.m.

work at 4.30 p.m.

Put the verbs in brackets into the “Present Simple” or “Past Simple”

Tommy Brown 1) ___ (be) a real story-teller. No one 2) _____
(believe) what he 3) ____ (say) because he always 4) ____ (tell)
lies. He 5) ____ (live) in a small village and 6) _____ (work) on a
farm near his village.
One night last week Tommy 7) ______ (finish) work late. It 8)
___ (be) dark and cold. Suddenly he 9) ____ (hear) it a strange noise so hi 10) _____ (look) up. It 11) ____ (be) a UFO with bright flashing lights. It 12) _____ (come down) towards him and he 13)____ (see) two green men looking at him. He 14) _________ (scream), 15) ______ (drop) his bag and 16) _____ (run away).
When he 17) ______(arrive) at the village he 18) ____ (meet) some villagers and 19) _____ (start) to tell them the news but they all 20) ______ (laugh) at him. No one 21)______ (believe) Tommy.

is

believes

says

tells

lives

works

finished

was

heard

looked

was

came

saw

screamed

dropped

arrived

met

started

laughed

believed

ran

Home

Past Continuous

What were you doing at 5 pm yesterday ?

I was watching TV

Past Continuous

was
were

+

Ving

Time expressions:

at 6 o`clock yesterday, when…, while …, as … .

for an action that was in the middle of happening
at a stated time in the past
At 8 o’clock last night she was watching TV
for two or more actions which were happening at the same time in the past
They were dancing while he was playing the guitar
for a past action which was in progress when another action interrupted it.
He was painting the bedroom when suddenly he fell off
the ladder.

Past Continuous is used

Say what people were doing yesterday

They were sleeping at 11 o’clock.

While the grandmother was knitting
the grandfather was watching TV.

When they were sunbathing,
it started raining.

Yesterday when she was cooking,
she burnt her finger.

Put the verb into Past Simple or Past Continuous

Last night I had (have) a wonderful dream. This is what I ____
________ (dream). We _____(take) a trip to Hawaii. I ____ (be) with my family and two of my friends. We ____ (be) on a ship and we _____________(travel) to Honolulu. On the ship there ___ (be) a disco. We ___________ (sit) on nice comfortable seats and we __________ __(drink) exotic juices. Lots of people ___________ (dance) and the music ____________(play) loudly. We __________ (have) a lot of fun! When the ship _______ (arrive) in Honolulu a man __________ (wait) to take us to our hotel. The hotel where we ______ (stay) was by a beach lined with palm trees. Drums _____ ______ (beat) and people on the beach _________ (sing) and _______ (dance) to the music. The music __________ (get) louder and louder until I _____ (can) hear a ringing in my ears. It ____(be) my alarm clock! It ____ (be) 7 o’clock and time to get up for school.

were drinking

dreaming

took

was

were

were travelling

was

were sitting

were dancing

was playing

were having

arrived

was waiting

stayed

were

were singing

dancing

was getting

could

was

was

was

beating

Home

Describe the picture
using Past Continuous Tense. Say what people
were doing at the party when the policeman
arrived.

Let`s talk about the Past Perfect Tense

Yesterday I came to work and noticed you
had made a mistake.

Auxiliary verb Main Verb

had + V3

I had done this work. I hadn`t done this work.

Past Perfect

Past Perfect is used:

for a past action which happened before another past action or before a stated past time. Example: She had already left when I got home.
for a complete action. Example: She had arrived by 8 p.m. yesterday.

Note the difference: 1. When the telephone rang, Tom had already left. 2. When she phoned, he left.

Say what people had done by a certain time in the past.

George (light) the candles when she arrived.

When she arrived at the theatre, he (buy) the tickets.

When he came home, she (already/have) dinner.

had lit

had bought

had already had

Put the verbs into Past Simple or Past Perfect Tense.

After Jim and Terry (finish) their breakfast, they (take) their bags and (go) to the river to fish. They (go) there before and (catch) some big fish. By 5 o`clock they (not/get) any fish), so they decided to go home. They
(promise) their mother to bring fish for dinner, so they (look) for a shop where they could buy some. But the shops (already/close). When they (arrive) home, they
(tell) their mother they (catch) the biggest fish they (ever/see) but it (escape).

had finished

took

went

had gone

caught

hadn`t got

had promised

looked

had already closed

arrived

told

had caught

had ever seen

escaped

Home

Note the difference between Past Perfect and Past Perfect Continuous

had been + Ving

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been reading this
book for three hours before I finished.

Past Perfect Continuous Tense is used:

For a continuous past action which had visible
results or effect in the past
Example:
She was tired. She had been cleaning the house all morning.
For an action continuing up to a specific time in the past
Example:
He had been waiting for an hour before she arrived.

Look at the examples: 1. Jane`s clothes were wet. She had been washing her dog. 2. The boys were dirty. They had been playing football. 3. Carol`s ears hurt. She had been listening to the radio for two hours. 4. Kate had black ink on her hands. She had been writing for two hours.

Choose between Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous

The woman drowned in the river. She (swim).

He bought a car after he __________(save) enough money.

She signed the letter after she
_ ____ (write) it.

had been swimming

had saved

had written

Choose between Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous or Past Perfect, Past Perfect Continuous

Her hair is wet. She (wash) it.

He felt sick because he (eat) too much.

He was hot. He (run).

had washed

had eaten

had been running

Put the verbs into Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous Tense.

Mr. Thomas was exhausted. He had had the worst day in his life! Everything ______ (go) wrong. He ___________ (drive) to work for half an hour when suddenly his car broke down. Not wanting to be late he decided to start walking and try to catch a bus. After he ________ (walk) for over an hour, it began to rain. However, just at that moment a taxi appeared and Mr. Thomas jumped in. When he arrived at the office, he realized that he _______ (leave) his wallet in his own car and had no money to pay the driver.

had gone

had been driving

had walked

had left

He rushed into the office, followed by the angry taxi driver. However, an important business meeting _________ (just/start). Mr. Thomas was wet and dirty because it ___________ (rain). His boss was very angry because he _____________ (wait) for him for over an hour. After explaining what ___________ (happen) to him, Mr. Thomas borrowed a car and went home to change. When he arrived home he realized to his horror that someone ________ (break into) his house. What a terrible morning!

had just started

had been raining

had been waiting

had happened

had broken

Home

Put the verbs into Past Perfect or Past Perfect Continuous Tense.