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ENGLISH TENSES & TIME
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PAST TENSES |
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TENSES |
FORMS |
EXAMPLES |
TIME
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AFFIRMATIVE |
NEGATIVE |
INTERROGATIVE |
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PAST |
stem
+ ed /
R |
do not
+ stem
does not
+ stem |
Did
+ you + stem...? |
They
used computers last
month.
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Yesterday, in 1999, 25 years ago
this morning, last week / month / year / season / Sunday / holiday. |
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SIMPLE |
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PAST |
was
stem
+ ing
were |
was
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were
+not
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stem+ing
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was
+ he + stem + ing
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were
+
they + stem +
ing
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He
was using the
computer / while she was watching TV. when the light went out . |
While, when, as, this time last year,
Past Conti + while + Past Conti
Past Cont + when + Past Simple |
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CONTINUOUS |
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PAST |
had +
Past Participle |
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Had+they+Past
Participle ?
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After they
had used the computer, they
switched it off |
When, after, as soon as, once…
After + Past Perfect + Past Simple |
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had |
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p.p. |
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PERFECT |
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