Learn the PAST TENSE in 4 minutes📚 | Learn with examples
Summary
TLDRThis educational video script delves into the nuances of English past tenses, focusing on the past simple, past perfect, past continuous, and past perfect continuous. It illustrates how to use each tense through relatable examples, such as 'I walked to work today' and 'I had finished my homework.' The script also addresses irregular verbs and the importance of knowing their past forms. It clarifies the structure of each tense, emphasizing the use of 'was' and 'were' with different subjects, and provides examples of ongoing actions interrupted by other events, like 'I was working when my mum called.'
Takeaways
- 📚 The past simple tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.
- 👣 The structure for past simple is subject plus the verb in the past form.
- 🌰 Examples include 'I walked to work today' and 'She arrived late to school'.
- 🔍 Irregular verbs change their form differently in the past, like 'eat' becoming 'ate'.
- 📈 Past perfect tense indicates an action completed before another past action.
- 🏫 The past perfect structure is subject plus 'had' plus the verb's past participle.
- 🚶 Past continuous tense is for actions that were ongoing and may have been interrupted.
- 🔄 The structure is subject plus 'was' or 'were' plus the verb ending in 'ing'.
- 🌧️ Past perfect continuous describes an action that started in the past and continued up to another action or time.
- ⏳ The structure for past perfect continuous is subject plus 'had been' plus the verb ending in 'ing'.
Q & A
What is the past simple tense used for?
-The past simple tense is used to describe an action that has already happened.
What is the structure of the past simple tense?
-The structure of the past simple tense is subject plus a verb in the past form.
Can you provide an example of the past simple tense?
-Yes, an example is 'I walked to work today.'
How do irregular verbs change in the past simple tense?
-Irregular verbs have different past forms. For example, 'eat' becomes 'ate'.
What is the past perfect tense and when is it used?
-The past perfect tense is used to describe an action that was finished before another past action.
What is the structure of the past perfect tense?
-The structure is subject plus 'had' plus a verb in the past participle.
Can you give an example of the past perfect tense?
-An example is 'I had finished my homework to give to my teacher but she had already left.'
What is the past continuous tense and how is it used?
-The past continuous tense is used to describe an ongoing action in the past, which may have been interrupted or occurred alongside another action.
What is the structure of the past continuous tense?
-The structure is subject plus 'was' or 'were' plus the verb ending in 'ing'.
How do you form the past continuous tense for different subjects?
-With subjects 'I', 'she', 'he', 'it', 'we', use 'was', and with subjects 'they', 'you', use 'were'.
What is the past perfect continuous tense and when is it used?
-The past perfect continuous tense is used to describe an action that started in the past and continued up to another action or time in the past.
What is the structure of the past perfect continuous tense?
-The structure is subject plus 'had been' plus the verb ending in 'ing'.
Outlines
📚 Past Tenses Overview
This paragraph introduces various past tenses in English, including the simple past, past perfect, past continuous, and past perfect continuous. The simple past is used for completed actions, with examples provided such as 'I walked to work today' and 'she arrived late to school'. Irregular verbs like 'eat' which becomes 'ate' are highlighted. The past perfect is explained for actions completed before another past action, using 'had' plus the past participle, like 'I had finished my homework'. The past continuous is for ongoing actions, possibly interrupted, using 'was' or 'were' plus 'ing', exemplified by 'I was working all day'. Lastly, the past perfect continuous is for actions that started and continued up to another past action or time, structured with 'had been' plus 'ing', such as 'it had been raining all day'.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Past Simple
💡Irregular Verbs
💡Past Perfect
💡Past Participle
💡Past Continuous
💡Subject-Verb Agreement
💡Past Perfect Continuous
💡Action Interruption
💡Time Expressions
💡Conjugation
💡Action Sequence
Highlights
Past simple tense is used to describe actions that have already happened.
The structure of past simple is subject plus a verb in the past form.
Examples of past simple usage include 'I walked to work today' and 'She arrived late to school'.
Irregular verbs have different past forms, such as 'eat' becoming 'ate'.
It's important to know the past forms of irregular verbs.
Past perfect tense describes an action finished before another past action.
The structure of past perfect is subject plus 'had' plus a verb past participle.
Example of past perfect: 'I had finished my homework' but 'she had already left'.
Past continuous tense is used for ongoing actions that may have been interrupted.
The structure of past continuous is subject plus 'was' or 'were' plus verb ending in 'ing'.
Examples include 'I was working all day' and 'we were walking home when my mum called'.
Past perfect continuous tense describes actions that started in the past and continued until another action or time.
The structure of past perfect continuous is subject plus 'had been' plus verb ending in 'ing'.
Example of past perfect continuous: 'It had been raining all day' so 'I couldn't walk to work'.
Subject-verb agreement in past continuous: 'I', 'she', 'he', 'it' use 'was'; 'we', 'they', 'you' use 'were'.
Past perfect continuous example: 'We had been looking for my phone for one hour' when it was found.
Past perfect continuous example: 'She had been preparing dinner' when 'I arrived home'.
Transcripts
past simple this tense is used to
describe an action that has already
happened the structure is subject plus a
verb in the past form for example I walk
to work today she arrived late to school
I ate my lunch in the cafe I saw my
friend in the shop it's important to
note that irregular verbs have different
past forms for example eat becomes ate
and eaten there are many different types
of irregular verbs so make sure you know
the past forms past perfect this tense
is used to describe an action that was
finished before another past action the
structure is subject plus had plus a
verb past participle for example I had
finished my homework to give to my
teacher but she had already left
he had visited China my mum hadn't
packed my lunch so I had to prepare it
myself past continuous this tense is
used to describe an action that was
ongoing this action may have been
interrupted or another action also
occurred this structure is subject plus
was or were plus the verb ending in ing
for example I was working all day to
finish my homework
we were walking home when my mum called
me he was waiting an hour when the bus
finally arrived it's important to note
with subjects I she he it we use was
with subjects we their you we use were
past perfect continuous this tense is
used to describe an action that started
in the past and continued till another
action or time in the past the structure
is subject plus hadbeen plus the verb
ending in ing for example it had been
raining all day so I couldn't walk to
work we had been looking for my phone
for one hour when Jasmine found it under
the sofa she had been preparing dinner
when I arrived home
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