This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Simple Past
Used to talk about something that started in the past and finished in the past.
Used to describe a sequence of events in past. |
We use time expressions to talk about the date or time when the action happened.
Past Time Expressions
Last week |
One week ago |
Last weekend |
Two months ago |
Last month |
Three years ago |
Last year |
Yesterday |
Structure
Affirmative |
Subject + Verb + 'ed' + complement |
Negative |
Subject + Aux didn't + verb + complement |
Question |
Aux did + Subject + verb + complement |
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Past Continuos
To speak about an activity that happened at a specific time.
To indicate that an action in the past was interrupted. you use also past simple in the same sentence. |
structure
Affirmative |
Subject + To Be (was/were) + verb+ing + complement |
Negative |
Subject + To Be (wasn't/weren't) + verb+ing + complement |
Question |
To be (was/were) + subject + verb+ing + complement ? |
Past Continuos and Past Simple
When he was crossing the street, the lights turned red. |
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Past Perfect Tense
To talk actions completed before other events in the past.
It is just used when talking about two actions. |
structure
Affirmative |
Pron + had + participle verb + complement |
Negative |
Pron + had not + participle verb + complement |
Question |
had + pron + participle verb + complement ? |
Use of Adverb
Just |
finished |
Really |
Tried |
Already |
Eaten |
Ever |
gone |
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