Talking about the Talking about the past past

GRAMMAR

Consider these sentences: • Yesterday I had lunch

with Mary. • Did you enjoy your

holidays last summer?

• What were you doing yesterday at 8 o’clock?

• James Bond was driving through town. It was raining.

Past action in progress? Past action in progress? Simple past

• Not in progress Past continuous

• In progress

Past Simple Form Review Past Simple Form Review

Affirmative

Negative

Question

• Shakespeare …………. (live) in London.

• She ………………. (go) to Paris last week.

• He ………….……………. (enjoy) his last holidays.

•…………… you …………… (send) any postcard while you were on holiday?

Past Continuous Form Review Past Continuous Form Review

Affirmative

Negative

Question

• I ………………………….……. (have) a shower when you called. • You ………………………….…. (have) a shower when I called.

• He ………….……………. (do) anything important when I called. • They ………..………..………… (do) anything important when I called.

• What ……..…….. you …………… (do) when I called? • What ………….. she …………… (do) when I called?

Work in pairs: Yesterday I read the paper. We discussed it in

the seminar.

I read the paper. We had discussed it in the seminar.

Do we know the order of the events?

The discussion happened first.

NO

Do we know the order of the events? YES

Work in pairs. Can you order the underlines events chronologically in each sentence?

1. I had eaten when Bob came. 2. I had never flown, so I was very nervous. 3. She decided not to go to Acapulco because

she had already been there.

The Past PerfectThe Past Perfect

The Titanic had received many warnings before it hit the iceberg.

I had already had lunch when my friend stopped by to visit.

The Titanic had received many

warnings

I had lunch

it hit the iceberg

my friend stopped by to visit

To show which of two PAST events happened first.

PAST PAST PRESENT PRESENT

Form of the Past Perfect:Form of the Past Perfect: The Titanic had received… The Titanic had received…

Affirmative

Negative

Question

Subject + …………. + ………………

………. + Subject + ………………………….……

Subject + ……….…. + …………………….………

ANY QUESTIONS ? ANY QUESTIONS ?