Unit 2 - Lesson 4 - Y3 - Past tenses

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Y3 - Unit 2

Lesson 3

In class today:

narrative tenses

Kahoot to see what you know.

1. Watch a video about the narrative tenses

2. Reread how and when to use the tenses

3. Do the tasks in this LessonUp

4. Practice and repeat in our online workbook.

Past Simple

When to use?	When referring to: (Short) finished actions in the past
How to form?	Affirmative sentence: Verb + ed OR irregular verb: 2nd row (see SAW seen) Negation: didn't + verb did not + verb Question: Did + subject + verb

I walked home.	Did I walk home?	I didn't walk home. I did not walk home.
You walked home.	Did you walk home?	You didn't walk home.
He / She / It walked home	Did he walk home?	She didn't walk home.
We walked home.	Did we walk home?	We didn't walk home.
You walked home.	Did you walk home?	You didn't walk home.
They walked home.	Did they walk home?	They didn't walk home.

Example:
His soldiers demolished a large warehouse.

Past Simple

Past Simple

When to use?	When you talk about more than one moment in the past, the thing that happened longest ago is written in the past perfect.
How to form?	Affirmative sentence: had + past participle Negation: had + not + past participle Question: Had + subject + past participle

As soon as I had finished my breakfast, I went to school.	Had I finished my breakfast before leaving for school?	I hadn't finished my breakfast before leaving for school.
Before they went to the city, they had finished the game.	Had they finished the game vbefore they went to the city?	Before they went to the city, they had not finished the game.

Example:
It had not rained for months when the fire started.

Past Perfect

Past Simple

When to use?	When referring to: Something that was going on for a period of time in the past at a specific moment and is often interrupted.
How to form?	Affirmative sentence: was / were + verb + ing Negation: was/were + not + verb + ing Question sentence: was / were + subject + verb+ing

I was studying when she called.	Was I studying when she called?	I wasn't studying when she called.
You were cleaning your room when your mom walked in.	Were you cleaning your room when your mom walked in.	You were not / weren't cleaning your room when your mom walked in.
She was studying when she called.	Was she studying when she called.	She was not studying when she called.

Example:
London was sleeping.

Past Continuous

Past Simple

When to use?	When reffering to: An action that started in the past and continued up to another point in the past.
How to form?	Affirmative sentence: Had + been + verb+ing Negation: Had + not + been + verb+ing Question: had + subject + been + verb+ing

You had been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.

Had you been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived?

You had not been waiting there for more than two hours when she finally arrived.

Example:
The fire had been raging for almost four days.

Past Perfect Continuous

Match the tenses to the sentences

Past perfect

Past simple

Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

Match the tenses to the sentences

Past perfect

Past simple

Past Continuous

Past Continuous

Past Perfect Continuous

While the people in the bakery ... bread, a small fire ... .

1. were making, started
2. made, was starting

While they ... how to stop the fire, it ... clear that little could be done.

1. thought, was becoming
2. thinked, became
3. were thinking, became

A man ... for his family when he ... a baby in the street.

1. was looking, found
2. looked, was finding
3. had been looking, was finding

When they ... how serious the situation was, they ... their possessions and ... to get away.

1. noticed, were taking, tried
2. noticed, took, tried
3. had noticed, had been taking, were trying

Complete the conversation:
I had a real scare yesterday. As I ... (walk) up to our house, I ... (see) some coming from the window.

Complete the conversation:
... something ... ?
(burn)

Fortunately not. I ... (run) into the house, ... (open) the kitchen door and there was my brother.

He ... on the floor in shock.
(sit)

He ... science experiments!
(do)

One of them ... wrong and exploded.
(go)

Now go to your online workbook and practice:

Link to the workbook:

https://www.cambridgelms.org/main/p/splash

Complete as many tasks as you have

time for in the following order:

Grammar

Vocabulary

If you've finished continue with:

Listening

Cambridge English: Towards First