Past Simple
What is the format to form a Past Simple sentence?
By adding the suffix:"D" "ed" or "ied" to the verb (for regular verbs)
What is the format to make Past Continuous?
Subject + was/were + gerund
How do you form the Past Perfect Tense?
The Auxiliary Verb "Had" + Past Participle form of the main verb
What is the function of a prepositon?
To show the relation between one part of a sentence and another.
Extra points: They show the relationship of location, direction, or time between the noun or pronoun that follows them
Define the word: Difficult
Something that is not easy to do
For regular verbs, what suffix gets added to make it past simple?
"-ed"
When do we use the Past Continuous Tense?
To describe actions or events that were ongoing or in progress at a specific point in the past, or actions that were happening at the same time as each other in the past.
What is the contracted form of "Had not" in the past perfect tense?
Hadn't
Use the prepositional phrase "In case" in a sentence
Students Answer
Define the word: Previously
At an earlier time
What suffix gets added to verbs that end with the letter "E"?
"-d"
Example: Live --> Lived
Give me a sentence using Past Continuous
Student Answer
How do you make the negative form of the past perfect tense?
Subject + had not + past participle
I need to make sure my resume is ___-to-date for my interview.
"Up-to-Date"
Define the word: Progress
Movement to a goal or hopeful outcome
For verbs that end in '-y', if there is a vowel before the 'y', what do you change or add to make it past simple?
Add the -ed suffix
Example: Play --> played
*For verbs that end in '-y', if there is a consonant before the 'y', change the 'y' to 'i' and add '-ed'
Example: Cry --> Cried*
Which subjects use "were" when using past continuous?
They, We, and You
Give me a sentence using Past Perfect
Students Answer
I didn't think I would like the movie, but __ fact, I liked it a lot.
"In fact"
Define the word: definitely
Used to show something is true, certian, or sure to happen
For verbs that end in a consonant-vowel-consonant pattern, how do you change the word to make it past simple?
(Example:Stop)
Double the final consonant, then add -ed
Example: Stop --> Stopped
Which Subjects use "Was" when using past continuous?
He, She, It, and I
What is the function of the past perfect tense in English grammar?
Accepted Answers:
1. Expressing completed actions before another past action.
2.Narrating past events in chronological order.
3.Expressing past actions that had a result or impact in the past
4.In reported speech
__ least I was still able to go to the cinema after work.
At least
Define the word: Basically
Used to show something is being explained, described, or to summarize a main point.