Past tenses Tenses Form Uses Past simple S + V-ed / V2 Finished past actions Past Continuous S + was / were + V-ing An action in progress at a specific time in the past Past Perfect S + had + V-ed / V3 A past action happened before another past action Past tenses Using the past tenses together When John arrived, they had dinner When John arrived, they were having dinner When John arrived, they had had dinner Story making • Work in groups • Teacher will give you some characters • Create a story using the characters given Remember to use the correct past tenses • You will have 10-15 minutes to make your stories • Then tell the story to the whole class Story making Here are your characters: A young and successful fashion model A student whose major is environmentalism A professional footballer An old and rich man A nice and shy nurse Story making Here is an example: Crystal Love Ann was born lucky She could whatever she wanted and soon became a successful fashion model Her father, Mr Brown was very rich and loved her so much Unfortunately, one day when Mr Brown was driving to her fashion show, he had a terrible accident and couldn’t move his legs after that Ever since, he had to be in a wheelchair However, Ann was too busy to take care of her father She then hired Judy, a skillful and patient nurse to look after her father Judy was quite shy, but she could share all stories to Mr Brown as if he was her father.………… .. .Past tenses Using the past tenses together When John arrived, they had dinner When John arrived, they were having... give you some characters • Create a story using the characters given Remember to use the correct past tenses • You will have 10-15 minutes to make your stories • Then tell the story to the whole