past tense for x grade students. telling about the past

past tense

1. Lesson Theme

2. Past Tenses Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Find a mistake

3. Past Continuos Formula To be + V ing to be Singular (I, he, she, it) Plural (You, we, they) was + V ing were + V ing

4. Usage Action in progress in the past a) When something happens suddenly I was playing computer, when my mum came in. b) When something happens at precise moment I was walking my dog yesterday at 5 o’clock.

5. Usage I was playing computer, when my mum came in. Past back

6. Past Perfect Formula Had + V 3 Or V ed

7. Usage Action that was completed in the past a) Before another action took place b) Before a very precise moment She arrived after we had played cards It had started to snow by 10 a.m. yesterday

8. Usage Past We had played cards before she arrived back

9. Past Simple Formula V 2 Or V ed

10. Usage Completed action in past I went to Poland last week. A series of completed action in past I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim. Habits in the past He played the violin. Past facts He didn't like tomatoes before. back

11. Find a mistake I played computer games yesterday. had When I came into the kitchen, mother was cooking. I to the cinema yesterday. When I was going to school, I met my friend. I fe d my cat with fish yesterday. I the piano at five o'clock yesterday. was going went had was playing had played e