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A Guide to Past Tense Verbs

Presented By

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The word "tense" comes from Latin

tempus

,

,

meaning time. In grammar, "tense" refers to the

form of the verb itself:

• Tense indicates completeness or continuance. If

the event is complete, it's past; if the event isn't

complete, it's present.

• We use past tense (preteritum) to tell about

something that happened at a specific time in

the past, or to tell about something that

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The

The simple past tensesimple past tense is one of the most common tenses in is one of the most common tenses in 
English. Its form is the same with all subjects. It is usually

English. Its form is the same with all subjects. It is usually

formed by adding -ED to the verb. This page will explain the

rules for forming the tense with regular verbs.

*

*The simple past tense regular verbs, are created just by The simple past tense regular verbs, are created just by 
adding -D or -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to

adding -D or -ED. However, with some verbs, you need to

also change the ending.

Here are some examples: Here are some examples:

•

Verb ending in e, Add –D Verb ending in e, Add –D live - livedlive - lived

•

Consonant + y Change y to i, then add –ED Consonant + y Change y to i, then add –ED try - triedtry - tried

•

One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y) One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y)

Double the consonant, then add –ED Double the consonant, then add –ED tap tappedtap tapped
commit – committed

commit – committed

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When the verb in the independent

clause is the past tense, the verb in the

dependent clause is usually in a past

tense as well. The past tenses are: the

simple past

, the

, the

past progressive

past progressive

, the

, the

past perfect

, and the

, and the

past perfect

past perfect

progressive

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When you are writing about a subject, be sure to

keep it in the same tense throughout your paper.

Do This:

• I saw a bear climb a tree, and then I wrote

about him.

• Jenny mixed the cake, while I whipped the

frosting.

Do Not Do This:

• I saw a bear climb a tree, and then I write about

him.

• Jenny mixes the cake, while I whipped the

frosting.

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The

simple past

simple past

tense

tense

• Last year, I

traveled

to Japan.

• They never

went

to school; they always

skipped

.

• I

finished

work,

walked

to the beach, and

found

a

nice place to swim.

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In the simple past tense, negative and question forms are

made using the auxiliary verb "do" (in its past form, "did")

followed by the simple form of the main verb.

This page explains the rules.

• Simple past statement : I had a car.

You ate my toast.

• Informal negative : I didn't have a car.

You didn't eat my toast.

• Formal negative : I did not have a car.

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The past perfect refers to a time

earlier than

earlier than

before now.

It is used to make it clear that one event happened before

another in the past. It does not matter which event is

mentioned first - the tense makes it clear which one

happened first.

• I

had saved

my document before the

computer crashed.

• When they arrived, we

had already

had already

started

cooking.

• The train

had just left

when I arrived at

the station.

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The

The past progressive tensepast progressive tense is commonly used in English for actions is commonly used in English for actions
which were going on (had not finished) at a particular time in the past.
which were going on (had not finished) at a particular time in the past.
This page will explain the rules for forming the past progressive tense,
This page will explain the rules for forming the past progressive tense,

and how it is used.

Subject BE-ING FORM Examples:

• I was

singing.

singing.

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Definition:

The Perfect Progressive tense is used to

express the time that has elapsed between two

points in time. The Past Perfect Progressive

expresses the time elapsed between the beginning

of a continuous action that began in the past and

another point in time in the past.

• The police

had been looking

for the robber for two

months before they finally found him.

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Past Tense Verbs

Regular versus Irregular

How to Identify Them

*

* REGULAR VERBS:REGULAR VERBS:

The The regularregular verbs show past tense simply by adding “d” or “ed” such as: verbs show past tense simply by adding “d” or “ed” such as:

• care becomes carecare becomes caredd and talk becomes talk and talk becomes talkeded. This is also true of the past . This is also true of the past
participles for regular verbs as there is no change in their spelling

participles for regular verbs as there is no change in their spelling

*Examples of regular verbs, (simple past):*Examples of regular verbs, (simple past):

• They They played played football all day.football all day.

• He He pitchedpitched a perfect baseball game. a perfect baseball game.

• Debbie Debbie caredcared for three babies. for three babies.

• The children The children jumpedjumped rope until lunchtime. rope until lunchtime.

*Examples of regular verbs, (past participles with their *Examples of regular verbs, (past participles with their 
helping verbs):

helping verbs):

• They They have playedhave played football all day. football all day.

• He He has pitchedhas pitched a perfect baseball game. a perfect baseball game.

• Debbie Debbie has caredhas cared for three babies. for three babies.

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Irregular Verbs

IRREGULAR VERBS:IRREGULAR VERBS:

•

The The irregular irregular verbs are verbs that change in spelling to show their verbs are verbs that change in spelling to show their
past tense. Mastering the spelling of these irregular verbs must be
past tense. Mastering the spelling of these irregular verbs must be

done by repetition and studying. Their past participle is usually
done by repetition and studying. Their past participle is usually
another spelling of the verb and needs a helping verb such as:
another spelling of the verb and needs a helping verb such as:
have, having, has or had. The main verb with the helping verb
have, having, has or had. The main verb with the helping verb

forms a perfect tense.
forms a perfect tense.

*Examples of irregular verbs, (simple past):*Examples of irregular verbs, (simple past):

•

More customers More customers ate ate here today than Saturday.here today than Saturday.

•

Students Students spokespoke at the convention last month. at the convention last month.

•

The flowers The flowers grew grew beautifully in the garden.beautifully in the garden.

•

She She drankdrank all of the orange juice. all of the orange juice.

*Examples of irregular verbs (past participles) with their *Examples of irregular verbs (past participles) with their

helping verbs, (past perfect tense):helping verbs, (past perfect tense):

•

More customers More customers have eatenhave eaten here today than Saturday. here today than Saturday.

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