Click here to download this explanation as a pdf.Click here to learn about how to USE the past simple.It's similar to the present simple because it has different rules for the verb 'be', which becomes 'was' or 'were': The Past Simple with 'be'Here's how to make the positive:...
Read about how to make the past simple tense here. Download this explanation in PDF here. This is the basic past tense. We use it whenever we want to talk about the past and we don't have any special situation that means we should use the past perfect, present perfect or past continuo...
'Neil couldn't use his mobile phone because he had forgotten to charge the battery.' Next, students play a past perfect matching card game by taking turns matching each past simple sentence with an explanation. Each time a student matches two cards together, they complete the explanation with...
Explanation and Analysis: Unlock with LitCharts A+ Norma Jean is often startled to find Leroy at home, and he thinks she seems a little disappointed about it. Perhaps he reminds her too much of the early days of their marriage, before he went on the road. They had a child who...
VerbExplanationExamples With the verbserUsed to form the passive voice. The participle is in the adjective form and agrees with the noun it describes.La casafue destruidapor un huracán.(The house was destroyed by a hurricane.) With verbs that express state of being or a result of an action...
Since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994, global initiatives like the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have evolved from simple population control to a comprehensive focus on human rights, social justice, and sustainable...
I clean my room everyday. (Present simple tense) I cleaned my room yesterday. (Simple past tense) I have already cleaned my room. (Present perfect tense) As you see, we just added ‘ed’ to this verb in different tenses. These kinds of verbs areregular. Is that clear? Wonderful!
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We don't use the past perfect a lot in English, but it is useful, and it sounds very good if you can use it correctly. Also, it's really easy to make - just the past simple of 'have' and the past participle. Click here to download this explanation as a pdf. ...
THE PAST CONTINUOUS TENSE (ALSO CALLED THE PAST PROGRESSIVE) How can we make the past continuous? Firstly, check that you know how to make thepast simple with 'be'(subject + was / were). Then just add verb-ing. Click here to download this explanation as a PDF. ...