Transcript Simple Present Tense and

What is a clause?
A clause is a group of words
that have a subject and a verb.
Peter worked until 7:00.
subject
verb
After they went home and relaxed
What is a time clause?
A time clause tells you when an action
happened.
They start with the following words:
before
after
as soon as
when
while
+ Subject + Verb
before Alan moved to California
after I moved to the United States
as soon as it stopped raining
while Bob was driving
when she got home
Time Clauses are connected
to Main Clauses.
As soon as it stopped raining, we
went to the movies.
We went to the movies as soon as it
stopped raining.
We ate when everyone was home.
Simple Past Tense
and
Past Progressive
Unit 2
Simple Past Tense
Regular Verbs
dance  danced
answer  answered
cry  cried
Irregular Verbs
eat  ate
put  put
read  read
Simple Past Tense
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
You
worked
slept
ate
studied
cried
went
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
You
work
sleep
did not eat
(didn’t) study
cry
go
When to use the
simple past tense?
1. For activities that happened and
finished at a specific time in the
past.
The bus arrived at 7:00.
We had lunch after class.
The class didn’t start on time.
Simple Past + Simple Past
 Two clauses in the Simple Past Tense are used to talk
about an action that happened before another.
Mike shaved before he took a shower.
main clause
time clause
Note: First Mike shaved. Then he took a shower.
After Jane retired, she sold her house and moved.
time clause
main clause
Note: First Jane retired. Then she sold her house and
traveled.
When + First Action
Tina called me when she had dinner.
second action
first action
When Tina called me, she had dinner.
first action
second action
Past Progressive
I
He
She
It
was (not)
eating (working, sitting)
We
They were (not)
You
When to use the
Past Progressive?
1. To talk about an action that
was or wasn’t in progress at a
specific time in the past.
Tony was taking a nap at 2:00.
They weren’t copying during the
test.
Past Progressive + Simple Past
They are use to talk about an action that
was interrupted by another action.
Bob was cooking when he cut his finger.
interrupted action
interrupting action
When Alan’s wife woke him up, he was
sleeping on the sofa.
Past Progressive + Past Progressive
They are used to talk about actions in
progress in the past. The past progressive
is used in the time clause and main
clause.
Rosie was singing while she was taking a shower.
main clause
time clause
When John was eating, he was watching TV.
Time Markers
Simple Past Tense
and
Past Progressive
last night (week, month, year, semester)
ago (a week ago, a couple of days ago)
yesterday (morning, afternoon, evening)
Tom was living in Walnut a year ago.
Did you study at Mt. SAC last semester?
There are two kinds of clauses.
Independent:
It is a complete idea.
Dependent:
It is not a complete
idea.
It’s cold.
Jamie doesn't work.
Dogs bark.
When Jimmy was 10
If I can work over-time
When Natalie was tired
 Main clause are
independent clauses
 Dependent clauses
need to be connected
to a main clause.