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Past and Future Tenses Review
Past Simple
We use the Past Simple for finished actions in the past with a specific time.
- Structure: Subject + verb in past form (regular: -ed / irregular: 2nd column)
- Time expressions: yesterday, last week, in 2020, ago
Example
I watched a film last night.
She went to the beach last summer.
They did not play football yesterday.
Past Continuous
We use the Past Continuous for actions in progress at a specific time in the past.
- Structure: Subject + was/were + verb-ing
Example
At 8 o'clock, I was having breakfast.
While she was reading, the phone rang.
Future: will and going to
| Will | Going to |
|---|
| Spontaneous decisions: "I'll help you!" | Plans and intentions: "I'm going to study medicine." |
| Predictions (opinion): "I think it will rain." | Predictions (evidence): "Look at those clouds! It's going to rain." |
| Promises: "I will always love you." | Planned events: "We are going to visit London next month." |
Irregular Verbs - Must Know!
| Infinitive | Past | Participle | Infinitive | Past | Participle |
|---|
| be | was/were | been | go | went | gone |
| have | had | had | make | made | made |
| see | saw | seen | write | wrote | written |
| take | took | taken | eat | ate | eaten |
Exercises- Complete: "Yesterday I _____ (go) to the cinema. While I _____ (watch) the film, my friend _____ (call) me."
- Write about what you did last weekend (5 sentences in Past Simple).
- Write 3 plans for next summer using "going to" and 3 predictions using "will".
- Fill in with the correct past participle: be, go, see, write, eat, take.