Past Tense Summary
Diagnostic
Past Diagnostic: identifying specific points that need review
Quiz 1: beginning – intermediate
Quiz 2: intermediate – advanced
Past Tense - Action Completed
Past Complete: reporting past activities or events
Beg.– Int. ESL, Native Speakers–spelling
- Past v. Past Progressive
- Past Adverbs
- Past Word Order
- Past Suffixes
- Short Vowels
- Irregular Past Forms
- Common Mistakes
- Practice 1 – multiple choice
- Practice 2 – correct / incorrect
- Practice 3 – edit sentence
I got a speeding ticket on June 16, 2008.
I have gotten several tickets in the past.
Past Progressive: temporary, repeated, or background activity
Beg.–Int. ESL
- Temporary
- Repeated
- Background Activity
- Adverbs & Time Expressions
- Word Order
- Common Mistakes
- Practice– read and complete sentences (MC)
Alison lived in San Francisco after she finished school.
Alison took the train while she was living in San Francisco.
We saw two cars crash.
As we were walking along the sidewalk, we saw two cars crash.
Past Habits: indicating temporary activities
Int.–Adv. ESL
- Would v. Used to
- Would / Used to Differences
- Word Order
- Common Mistakes
- Grammar Notes
- Practice 1– multiple choice
- Practice 2– correct / incorrect
- Practice 3– edit
We would go to the beach after school.
We used to go to the beach after school. (earlier stage of life)
She used to have a surf board. (state of possession)
She would have an amazing tan by the time summer ended. (conditioned outcome)
Reporting Source or Emotional Response
Reporting Source: telling source or emotional impact
Beg.–Int. ESL
- Source v. Duration – past vs. present perfect
- Emotional Responses
- Common Mistakes
- Practice– multiple choice
Where did you get those jeans?
Where have you been (for the past few hours)?
Wow! He did a backflip!
He has done lots of backflips in his career.
Past & Past Perfect
Past Series: reporting a past series of events
Int.– Adv. ESL, Native Speakers
- Past Series of Events
- Activity v. Time Contrast past v. past perfect
- Practice– multiple choice
I got in my car, headed for the highway, drove several miles.
I looked behind me a saw a police car. He had been following me for a mile.
Past Perfect: contrasting earlier from later events
Int.– Adv. ESL, Native Speakers
- Past v. Past Perfect
- Adverb Placement – after, before, when, by the time
- Past Perfect Progressive
- Common Mistakes
- Grammar Notes
- Practice 1 – complete the sentence (MC)
- Practice 2 – complete the sentence (MC)
After I had fallen asleep, I started to dream.
Past & Past Participles Verb Forms
Participles 1: practice using irregular present, past and participle verb forms
Beg.–Int. ESL
awake, beat begin, bite, blow, bring, buy, choose, cost, dig, draw, drive, fall, feel, find, fly, get, go, hang, hear, hit, hold, hurt, know, lay,
Jaycee (spinned, span, spun?) _____the ball on his finger last night.
Participles 2: practice using irregular present, past and participle verb forms
Beg.–Int. ESL
let, lie, lose, loosen, meet, put, read, ring, run, see, send, shake, shut, sit, slide, spend, stand, stick, swear, swim, teach, tell, throw, upset wear,
Jamie (let) _____the ball drop in yesterday's final play.