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PAST TENSES - Coggle Diagram
PAST TENSES
PAST SIMPLE
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE: S + VERB IN -ED (REGULAR) / 2ND COLUMN (IRREGULAR)
NEGATIVE: S + DIDN'T + BASE FORM
INTERROGATIVE: DID + S + BASE FORM?
USE: ACTIONS STARTED AND CONCLUDED IN THE PAST (VS PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE); WITH WHEN BEFORE PAST SIMPLE AND WHILE BEFORE THE PAST CONTINUOUS
TIME REFERENCES: YESTERDAY, THE DAY BEFORE, LAST..., ....AGO, IN + YEAR
PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE: S + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE
NEGATIVE: S + HADN'T + PAST PARTICIPLE
INTERROGATIVE: HAD + S + PAST PARTICIPLE
USE
ACTIONS OCCURED BEFORE OTHER ACTIONS IN THE PAST (PAST SIMPLE), DURATION FORM IN THE PAST
TIME REFERENCES: IT WAS THE FIRST/SECOND... TIME, ALREADY, YET, JUST, EVER, NEVER, FOR, SINCE, BEFORE, AFTER
PAST CONTINUOUS
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE: S + WAS/WERE + V-ING
NEGATIVE: S + WASN'T/WEREN'T + V-ING
INTERROGATIVE: WAS/WERE + S + V-ING?
USE: - ACTIONS IN PROGRESS AT A SPECIFIC TIME IN THE PAST; - WITH WHILE BEFORE IT AND THEN PAST SIMPLE
TIME REFERENCES: YESTERDAY AT 8 A.M.
PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS
FORM
NEGATIVE: S + HADN'T + BEEN + V-ING
INTERROGATIVE: HAD + S + BEEN + V-ING?
AFFIRNMATIVE: S + HAD + BEEN + V-ING
USE
ACTIONS THAT OCCURED WITH CONTINUITY IN THE PAST (DURATION FORM IN THE PAST)
TIME REFERENCES
FOR, SINCE