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PAST (PERFECT)

TENSES
Past Simple – to be
(affirmative forms)
Singular
I was
You were
He/She/It was

Plural
We/You/They were
Examples

I was at school yesterday.

They were in Paris last year.


Past Simple – to be
(negative forms)
Singular
I wasn’t
You weren’t
He/She/It wasn’t
Plural
We/You/They weren’t

Short forms:
wasn’t = was not; weren’t = were not
Examples

I wasn’t at school yesterday.

They weren’t in Paris last year.


Past Simple – to be
(questions)
Singular
Was I …?
Were you …?
Was he/she/it …?

Plural
Were we/you/they …?
Examples

Was she at school yesterday?


Yes, she was.

Were they in Paris last year?


No, they weren’t.
Past Simple - Can

The past form of ‘can’ is ‘could’. The


negative form is ‘coudn’t’.

I could swim when I was 5.

He couldn’t read at the age of 7.

Could she dance when she was a child?


Past Simple – regular verbs
(affirmative forms)
We add ‘–ed’ to regular verbs:

play – played
watch – watched

They played football yesterday.

She watched TV last week.


Past Simple – regular verbs
(negative forms)
We add ‘didn’t’ (= ‘did not’) in negative
sentences:

play – didn’t play


watch – didn’t watch

They didn’t play football yesterday.

She didn’t watchTV last week.


Past Simple – regular verbs
(questions)
We add ‘did’ in questions:

Did they play football yesterday?


Yes, they did.

Did she watchTV last week?


No, she didn’t.
Past Simple – irregular verbs
(affirmative forms)
Examples of irregular verbs:

see - saw
meet – met

I saw an interesting film yesterday.

They met their friends last month.


Past Simple – irregular verbs
(negative forms)
We add ‘didn’t’ to irregular verbs:

see – didn’t see


meet – didn’t meet

I didn’t see an interesting film yesterday.

They didn’t meet their friends last month.


Past Simple – irregular verbs
(questions)
We add ‘did’ in questions:

Did you see an interesting film yesterday?


Yes, I did.

Did they meet their friends last month?


No, they didn’t.
Past Simple – typical expressions

yesterday – wczoraj

the day before yesterday - przedwczoraj

last week/month/year – w ubiegłym


tyg./miesiącu/roku

5 days/weeks/months/years ago – 5 dni/


tyg./miesięcy/lat temu
When is the past simple used?

a) for finished actions in the past (we


know/say when it happened):

I played tennis with my friend yesterday.

He went to the USA last year.


When is the past simple used?

2) for repeated actions in the past:

When I lived in Paris, I often went to watch


Paris St-Germain.
When is the past simple used?

3) for consecutive (= kolejne) situations in


the past:

I got up at 7 a.m. Then I had breakfast and


went to school.
Past Continuous
(affirmative forms)
Singular
I was playing
You were playing
He/She/It was playing

Plural
We/You/They were playing
Past Continuous
(negative forms)
Singular
I wasn’t playing
You weren’t playing
He/She/It wasn’t playing

Plural
We/You/They weren’t playing
Past Continuous
(questions)
Singular
Was I playing …?
Were you playing …?
Was he/she/it playing …?

Plural
Were we/you/they playing …?
When is the past continuous used?

1) for longer activities in the past:

Yesterday I was watching TV for 3 hours.


When is the past continuous used?

2) for two longer activities happening at the


same time:

I was reading a book and my sister was


watching TV.
When is the past continuous used?

3) for a longer activity [past continuous]


interrupted by a shorter one [past simple]:

I was playing a computer game when my


mother called.
When is the past continuous used?

4) for irritating habits in the past, usually


with ‘always’:

My dad was always getting up very early


in the morning.
When is the past continuous used?

5) to set the scene of a story:

It was snowing and we were making a


snowman.
Past Perfect Simple
(affirmative form)

had + -ed/3rd form

When he turned on the TV, the match had


already finished.
Past Perfect Simple
(negative form)

hadn’t + -ed/3rd form

They weren’t able to play tennis because


they hadn’t booked a court.
Past Perfect Simple
(questions)

Had + subject + -ed/3rd form …?

Had the match already finished when he


turned on the TV?
When is the past perfect simple used?

It is used for an earlier activity in the past.


For example:

When he turned on the TV, the match had


already finished.
[= first the match finished and then he turned on
the TV]
Past Perfect Continuous

had + been + -ing

It had been snowing all night and


everything in the garden was white.
When is the past perfect continuous
used?
It is used for an earlier and longer activity in
the past. For example:

She had been waiting for over two hours


when he phoned to say that he couldn’t
come.

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