WHICH TENSES ARE ABOUT SINGULAR

FINISHED ACTIONS & PAST FACTS ?

WHICH ONES ARE ABOUT (A) SINGULAR

AND (B) LONGER CONTINUOUS EARLIER
ACTIONS ?

WHICH ONES ARE ABOUT ACTIONS IN

PROGRESS AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE
PAST ?
past future

now

1) When I woke up, my father had 2) Before I went to bed, I had been reading
gone away. a scary story.

3) My brother and I were sleeping.

past future

now

1) When I woke up, my father had gone 2) I screamed at the top of my voice.
away.

3) A figure in a dark coat was standing at end of my bed

past future

now

1) My father had gone away. 2) I screamed at the top of my voice.

3) My brother and I were sleeping.

past future

now

1) I woke up with a start.

2) I was about five years.

3) My brother and I were sleeping when the door opened.

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WHICH SENTENCE IS ABOUT AN

IRRITATING HABIT ?

WHAT’S THE STRUCTURE OF PAST

STATES WITH THE MAIN VERBS ‘BE’
‘LOVE’ ‘HAVE’ (POSSESSION) ?

DO THE ACTIONS STILL HAPPEN IN THE

PRESENT ? ( ) YES ( ) NO
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REPEATED ACTION / PAST HABIT

1) My schoolmates were always

A
making fun of me.
A

2) I used to walk to the harbour

A
every morning.

PAST STATE
3) I used to have long hair. B

B
4) My mother would tell us a story
A
every night.
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