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Past
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Revised & Completed by Nur Garriga
Revised & Completed by Nur Garriga
Past Simple
Actions /events which started in the past
and finished in the past
E.g.: He finished his homework
Things which happened repeatedly in the past
E.g.: She went to France every summer.
E.g.: She used to go to France every summer.
Past states
E.g.: It rained yesterday.
E.g. I was very ill when I was 9, now I’m healthy though.
Past Continuous
Actions in progress at a certain
moment in the past
E.g.: I was watching TV at 7pm.
A past action interrupted by another
E.g.: He was kissing her, when her father arrived!
While he was kissing her, her father arrived!
Past Perfect Simple
Actions/situations which happened before other past actions in the past
E.g.: When I arrived at 5pm, they had (already) eaten everything .
Actions or situations which happened before a specific moment in the pastE.g.: By the time he was 12, he had travelled around the world.
With the expressions “It WAS the first, second, third time…/ BEFORE”
E.g.: It was the first time that he had seen Sagrada Familia. He hadn’t been to Sagrada Família before.
Past Perfect Continuous
A finished action or situation which happened
before another which is also finished.
E.g.: He had been waiting there for more than
two hours, when she finally arrived.
USED TO
Something that happened regularly in
the past but no longer exists in the
present
E.g.: I used to smoke (infinitive), but I
stopped last year. Well done!!!! ;-)
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BE USED TO (present or past) + (Vb+ing)
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Present Routine
E.g.: We are used to going to the gym. / We usually go to
the gym.
Past Routine: People who were accustomed to doing
something in the past, because it was usual, but now they
don’t do it anymore.
E.g.: They were used to walking everywhere. I was used to going to the gym at that time.
Future Routine: I’ll be used to getting up at 6am.
GET (present) GOT (past) USED TO + (Vb+ing)
PRESENT: People who are getting accustomed to
something OR to doing something.
E.g. You are getting used to travelling abroad.
PAST: People who had become accustomed to something
OR to doing something.
E.g.: They got used to being famous.
People who were getting accustomed to something OR to
doing something.
E.g.: We were getting used to speaking English in
class.
C’est fini!!!