Transcript The past tense

THE PAST
1.Nora Hassan Otoom .
2.Noor abd al- Rahman Jodeh
3.Yasmeen abd al-Hakeem Dawod.
4.Reema Gameel Bader .
In this presentation we are
going to show you one of the
tenses which is the Past and all
of its types .
We use the Past
Tense to talk about
something happened
in the past and
completed .
Past
Perfect
Past
Present
Future
This is the way how the tenses
change from the past perfect to the
future .
Simple Past
The form :Subject + Verb(P) + Object
Present
- I like your friends .
- You love your father .
- He washes his hands .
Past
- I liked your friends .
- You loved your father .
- He washed his hand .
Notice :That in the words doesn’t and didn’t the stress falls
on the first syllable .
Notice :Notice how the Past Tenses are pronounced :
/t/
-lick
/d/
licked
-like liked
-wash
- love
- play
loved
played
/id/
-accept
- want
accepted
wanted
washed
In the first group of verbs , the sound /t/ was added . In the second
group of verbs , the sound /d/ was added . In the third group of verbs ,
the sound /id/ was added . It is important to pronounce these endings
correctly .
This is the way by which the Present Tense is turned
into the Past Tense .
Some verbs change their form in the Past Tense . The
examples you have already read in this lesson are :
Buy
Come
bought .
came .
Eat
ate .
Go
went .
Sell
sold .
Write
wrote .
Exercise :Change the following sentences from the Present to
the Past :1. My brothers eats quickly .
2. She rides horses very well .
3. Does my mother bake me any cakes ?
4. We accept your invitation .
5. My teacher asks me many questions
in class .
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Past Continuous
The form :Subject + Aux + Verb(ing) + Object
The Past Continuous form means that the action
mentioned was happening at a particular time in the past .
The form of the verb made with –ing , called past
continuous
* FOR EXAMPLE :
I was eating …
He was listening …
They were walking …
Joining
We can join two sentences . One Past Continuous
and the other Simple Past by ( when – while ) .
*For example :-
- John was buying a book when I saw him .
- I was playing in the park when he came .
- Was I reading correctly when you heard me ?
Notice :That some verbs change their spelling , but not their
pronunciation , when-ing is added . Here are some of
them :
Come
coming .
Begin
beginning .
Drive
driving .
Run
running .
Have
having .
Sit
sitting .
Live
living .
Swim
Move
moving .
Take
taking .
Write
writing .
swimming .
Die
dying .
Lie
lying .
Exercise :Change the verbs in brackets to the the Past
Continuous form and read the sentences :1. I (walk) to school at 7 o'clock .
2. He (drive) his car very early in the morning .
3. They (wait) for me then .
4. I (open) the door at that moment .
5. We (read) the story at the same time .
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Past Perfect
The form :Subject + Had + Verb(P.P) + Object
The Past Perfect tense is used when the action mentioned
was completed before a particular time in the past and
some effect of it was noticeable at that time .
*FOR EXAMPLE :John : when did the teacher ask for the homework ?
Peter : At 3 o'clock .
John : Wasn’t that early ?
Peter : Yes , it was . But I had written it by then .
Peter’s last sentence means that
(a) He wrote the home work before 3 o'clock ,
and
(b) He was early to give it to the teacher when he
asked for it at 3 o'clock .
To form this tense we use the Past tense of the
verb to have followed by the past participle of the
verb as we mentioned .
- I had eaten my breakfast by the time you came .
- He had written his homework by 3 o'clock .
- We had started our work when the bell rang .
NOTE :- the Past Participle of go it sometimes gone and
some times been . We generally say he has gone if he
has not yet returned ; he has been if he has already
returned .
Most verbs in English have the same form for the Past
tense and the Past Participle .
* FOR EXSAMPLE :PRESENT
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
Like
liked
liked
love
loved
loved
sit
sat
sat
A few verbs have different forms
for the Past tense and Past Participle :* FOR EXAMPLE :PRESENT
PAST
PAST PARTICIPLE
Am(is,are)
was(were)
been
Give
gave
given
Choose
chose
chosen
Speak
spoken
spoke
Joining
We can join two sentences . One Past Perfect
and the other Simple Past like the following .
Read the following sentences :
( the first happened before the Past ) .
1. He left the school .
-He had left the school when she
2.She asked about him .
.
1. You read the book .
asked about him .
- You had read the book when I lent you
2.I lent it to you .
1. She cooked the meal .
- She was ready to her guests
2. She was ready to her guests .
because she had cooked the meal .
Exercise :Change the following sentences to the Past
Perfect tense :1. She looked at me twice .
2. I gave him his books .
3. The captain played well .
4. My teacher spoke to us about you .
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