ENGL250 Revision – Grammar Units 1, 2& 3
EMME Bassyony-Cooper – F2022
Unit 1 – Narrative tenses: Past simple and Past Continuous
How to form the past simple:
1- Regular verbs: add (-- ) or (-- ) e.g. -----------------------2- Irregular verbs: STUDY LIST – e.g. ----------------------------How to form the past continuous/ past progressive:
Was/were + (main) Verb+ ing
e.g. -------------------**Remember the rules of adding (–ing) to a main verb
When do you remove the last letter before adding (–ing)?
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-----------------------------------------------e.g. -----------------------When do you change the letter (Y) at the end of a verb to (i) ?
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When 2 actions happen in the past time and OVERLAP, which should be in the past continuous?
The action that starts first
The action that takes a long time (activity/process)
The action that takes a very short time (sudden/ brief)
The action that started but did not end
The action that starts second or later
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Usually, while or as come before the past simple? The past continuous tense?
You need to focus on the meaning to know which type of past tense to use.
https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g39-past-continuous-gap-fill.php
https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4889
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/t063-past-continuous.htm (all except #2)