Past tenses outlines

1. PAST
TENSES
OUTLINES

2. PAST
SIMPLE

3. USE
Finished actions
Actions in the past.
Repeated actions.
Long actions.
Facts in the past.

4. STRUCTURE

+) Suject+verb(ed/irregular
+Complements
-) Suject+didn't+verb(ed/irregular)
+complements
?) Did+suject+verb(ed/irregular)

5. EXPRESSION
The day before...
After
Yesterday
X days ago

6. EXCEPTION
Used to would.

7. EXAMPLES
I was in the party yesterday.
I wasn't in the party yesterday.
Did you was in the party yesterday?

8. PAST
CONTINUOUS

9. USE
Long action in the past it was interrupted.
Actions in a specific time.
Two actions in the same time.

10. STRUCTURE
+) Suject+was/were+verb(+ing)+complements.
-) Suject+ wasn't/weren't+verb(+ing)
+complements.
?) Was/Were+suject+verb(+ing)+complements.

11. TIME EXPRESSIONS
While/Was
Past simple-Past continuous
Past continuous-Past simple
Past continuous-Past continuous.

12. EXCEPTIONS
If I were.
Carrying/studying/Passing....

13. EXAMPLES
I was doing my homework yesterday.
While I was doing my homework you arrived to
my house.
Was she dancing in the party?
I wasn't dancing in the party yesterday.

14. PRESENT
PERFECT

15. USE
Actions in the past and present.
Describing an experience.
Change in the time.
Actions non-happened.


16. EXTRUCTURE
+) Suject+have/has+verb(past participe)
+complements.
-) Suject+haven't/hasn't+verb(past participe)
+complements.
?) Have/Has+Suject+Verb(past participe)
+complements.
No, +suject+haven't/hasn't
Yes,+suject+ have/has

17. TIME EXPRESSIONS
Since
Yet
Never
Ever
Already

18. EXCEPTIONS
Have you ever...'?
I've got....

19. EXAMPLES
Have you talked to Peter?
Has she gone to work?
I haven't talked to Peter.
We've been to London.
The've learned English.

20. PAST
PERFECT

21. USES
Past in the past.
Actions in a specific time in the past.
Actions in the past carryied in the past, too.

22. STRUCTURE
+) Suject+had+verb(past participe) +
complements.
-) Suject+hadn't+verb(past participe)
+complements.
?) Suject+had+verb(past participe)
+complements.
No, +Suject+Hadn't
Yes,+suject+Had

23. TIME EXPRESSIONS
The previous day.
The day before.
t

24. EXAMPLES
I'd visited Louvre before, so I knew where the
Mona Lisa was..
I'd studied English before they went to England.
I hadn't worked before, so I don't know what we
must to do.
Had you visited London before?