SIMPLE PAST
What is the structure of the simple past tense?
Subject + verb in past + complement
What is the structure of past continuous?
Subject + was/were + verb-ing (e.g., I was eating.)
What is the structure of past perfect?
Subject + had + past participle (e.g., I had eaten.)
What is the structure of past perfect continuous?
Subject + had been + verb-ing (e.g., I had been studying.)
Read this sentence:
"She was cooking when her mom arrived."
➡ What tense is “was cooking”? Why is it used?
Past continuous. It's used to describe an action that was in progress when another action happened.
Make 2 sentences in simple past.
I watched a movie. / She went to the store.
Make 2 sentences in past continuous.
I was sleeping. / They were running.
Make 2 sentences in past perfect.
I had finished my homework. / She had left the house.
Make 2 sentences in past perfect continuous.
I had been working all day. / They had been waiting for hours.
Read this sentence:
"I had already eaten when he invited me to dinner."
➡ What tense is “had already eaten”?
Past perfect. It's used to show that one action happened before another in the past.
When do we use the simple past?
For actions that happened and finished in the past.
When do we use the past continuous tense?
For actions that were happening at a specific moment in the past.
When do we use past perfect?
To talk about something that happened before another past action.
When do we use this tense?
To show how long something had been happening before another action.
Read this sentence:
"They went to the concert last night."
➡ What tense is “went”? Why?
Simple past. It describes a completed action at a specific time in the past.
Change this sentence to past: “They play video games.”
They played video games.
Complete: “At 5 p.m., I __________ (study).”
was studying
Complete: “By 8:00, he __________ (leave).”
had left
Complete: “She ________ (sleep) for two hours before the alarm rang.”
had been sleeping
Read this sentence:
"He had been waiting for the bus for 30 minutes when it finally came."
➡ What tense is “had been waiting”?
Past perfect continuous. It shows how long something had been happening before another action.
What is the past of “go”? Use it in a sentence.
Went – I went to school.
What’s the difference between simple past and past continuous?
Simple past = completed actions. Past continuous = actions in progress in the past.
What is the past participle of “eat” and “go”?
Eaten / Gone
What’s the difference between past perfect and past perfect continuous?
Past perfect = action completed before another past action.
Past perfect continuous = duration of an action before another past action.
Create a short story (2–3 sentences) using any two past tenses.
Any correct combination works