Past tenses 10 a by Ирина Солончук https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1 working in small groups find out as useful information on your topic. You will use it during presentation tricky cases/function/common mistakes en-us 2021-10-31 22:15:23 UTC 2026-01-25 16:49:45 UTC hello@padlet.com We use the past perfect continuous to refer to an ongoing action that ended before another action/event in the past. For example, I'd been looking for a job for several months when I found this position. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061450 2021-11-01 06:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061450 The past perfect refers to a time earlier than before now. It is used to make it clear that one event happened before another in the past. It does not matter which event is mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one happened first. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061577 2021-11-01 06:50:45 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061577 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061684 2021-11-01 06:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061684 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061807 2021-11-01 06:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061807 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061844 2021-11-01 06:50:56 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061844 The past continuous is made from the past tense of the verb be and the –ing form of a verb https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061998 2021-11-01 06:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858061998 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063134 2021-11-01 06:51:47 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063134 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063577 2021-11-01 06:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063577 We use the past continuous to talk about the past:for something which happened before and after another action:The children were doing their homework when I got home.Compare: The children did their homework when (= after) I got home. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063612 2021-11-01 06:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063612 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063740 2021-11-01 06:52:08 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858063740 The Past Perfect tense in English is composed of two parts: the past tense of the verb to have (had) + the past participle of the main verb. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858064316 2021-11-01 06:52:31 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858064316 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858064541 example- We were shocked to discover that someone had graffitied “Tootles was here” on our front door. We were relieved that Tootles had used washable paint.]]> 2021-11-01 06:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858064541 With most verbs, the past tense is formed by adding –ed: https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065168 2021-11-01 06:53:02 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065168 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065270 2021-11-01 06:53:07 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065270 The past perfect continuous tense (also known as the past perfect progressive tense) shows that an action that started in the past continued up until another time in the past. The past perfect continuous tense is constructed using had been + the verb’s present participle (root + -ing). https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065398 2021-11-01 06:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065398 Simple Past Uses https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065581
  • I saw a movie yesterday.
  • I didn't see a play yesterday.
  • Last year, I traveled to Japan.
  • Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
  • Did you have dinner last night?
  • She washed her car.
  • He didn't wash his car.
]]> 2021-11-01 06:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858065581 'Just' is used with the past perfect to refer to an event that was only a short time earlier than before now, e.g. Example. The train had just left when I arrived at the station. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858066408 2021-11-01 06:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858066408 We use "did" to make questions https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858067721 2021-11-01 06:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858067721 had + [past participle] https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858069029 2021-11-01 06:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858069029 Example: He had been drinking milk out the carton when Mom walked into the kitchen. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070227 2021-11-01 06:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070227 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070413 2021-11-01 06:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070413 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070589 A great place to understand more about past perfect- https://www.grammarly.com/blog/past-perfect/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIlJ3vvMn28wIVkuR3Ch0rPgQWEAAYASAAEgL6j_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds]]> 2021-11-01 06:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070589 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070808 2021-11-01 06:56:15 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070808 Don’t use the past perfect when you’re not trying to convey some sequence of events. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070842 2021-11-01 06:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858070842 Example: I had been working at the company for five years when I got the promotion. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858071936 2021-11-01 06:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858071936 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072090 2021-11-01 06:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072090 We do not normally or almost never use the past continuous with stative verbs. It's the law no questions asked. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072406 2021-11-01 06:57:14 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072406 When, for, since, and before are words that you may see used alongside the past perfect continuous tense. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072744 2021-11-01 06:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072744 Making the past perfect negative is simple! Just insert not between had and [past participle]. Example. We looked for witnesses, but the neighbors had not seen Tootles in the act. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072970 2021-11-01 06:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858072970 The formula for asking a question in the past perfect tense is had + [subject] + [past participle]. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858074520 2021-11-01 06:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858074520 Example: Martha had been walking three miles a day before she broke her leg. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858075386 2021-11-01 06:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858075386 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858075744 More examples- He couldn't make a sandwich because he had forgotten to buy bread.
The hotel was full, so I was glad that we had booked in advance.
My new job wasn't exactly what I had expected.]]> 2021-11-01 06:58:55 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858075744 table with past forms https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858076016 2021-11-01 06:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858076016 Example. Had Tootles caused trouble in other neighborhoods before he struck ours? https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858078476 2021-11-01 07:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858078476 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858080418 2021-11-01 07:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858080418 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858080457 Another site to learn- https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/past-perfect]]> 2021-11-01 07:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858080457 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858081273 We use the past perfect (had + past participle) to talk about time up to a certain point in the past.

She'd published her first poem by the time she was eight. 
]]> 2021-11-01 07:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858081273 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858083467 We often use the adverbs already (= 'before the specified time'), still (= as previously), just (= 'a very short time before the specified time'), ever (= 'at any time before the specified time') or never (= 'at no time before the specified time') with the past perfect. 

I called his office but he'd already left.
It still hadn't rained at the beginning of May.
I went to visit her when she'd just moved to Berlin.
It was the most beautiful photo I'd ever seen.
Had you ever visited London when you moved there?
I'd never met anyone from California before I met Jim.
]]> 2021-11-01 07:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858083467 https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858087518 The past perfect expresses the idea that something occurred before another action in the past. It can also show that something happened before a specific time in the past.]]> 2021-11-01 07:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858087518 The past perfect (or pluperfect) tense https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858088973 2021-11-01 07:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858088973 Examples of Past Perfect Continuous Tense I had been writing articles on various topics for three hours. He had been reading different kinds of books since morning. They had been playing football in that field before it started to rain. Jane had been gossiping in the coffee shop for two hours. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858089669 2021-11-01 07:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858089669 https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar/past-simple https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858092571 2021-11-01 07:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858092571 https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar/past-continuous https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858093556 2021-11-01 07:10:52 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858093556 Negative: I had not been trying (I hadn't been..) https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858097281 2021-11-01 07:13:15 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858097281 Question: Had I been working?Had you been sleeping? https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858098702 2021-11-01 07:14:09 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858098702 We do not normally use the past continuous with stative verbs. We use the past simple instead. with verbs which show change or growth:The children were growing up quickly. https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858123464 2021-11-01 07:29:24 UTC https://padlet.com/irinasoloncuka/arvcmdp63jnf4pe1/wish/1858123464