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English Grammar : The Four Past Tenses

Master How and When to Use the Four Past Tenses of English
Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (17 ratings)
1,287 students
Created by Carol Harvey
Last updated 1/2018
English
English
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What you'll learn

  • Identify the 4 English past tenses
  • Form each of the past tenses correctly
  • Understand when to use each past tense appropriately
  • Use common irregular verbs correctly in the past tense

Requirements

  • Students will need at least a beginner knowledge of English before taking the course.

Description

Welcome to English Grammar: The Four Past Tenses.

This is course that takes you step-by-step through the past tenses of English.

You will learn:

  • How to identify each past tense in English
  • How to form the tense
  • The differences between North American English and British English when forming verbs in the past tenses
  • When to use each past tense (and when to avoid certain tenses)
  • How to choose between two tenses in the past
  • How to write sentences in the negative using this tense
  • How to write questions correctly
  • the common irregular verbs in English 

Who should take this course?

  • Your first language is not English, but you have a high beginner or intermediate level of the language
  • You could also be a native English speaker who wants to improve your knowledge of grammar
  • You are a student who is ready to do the exercises provided in the course

The course contains:

  • a pretest so that you will see where you need to practice
  • video lessons where each tense is demonstrated
  • a variety of exercises where you can practice what has been taught
  • review activities for each section
  • a final activity so you can measure your progress

Last updated: December 2017

Who this course is for:

  • Any student who is learning English as an additional language and who already knows the basics.
  • Anyone who wants a better understanding of English grammar.

Course content

6 sections • 25 lectures • 53m total length

  • Preview00:57
  • Preview01:14

  • The Simple Past: What do you already know?
    02:46
  • When to Use the Simple Past
    02:31
  • Forming the Simple Past using Regular Verbs
    01:12
  • Preview02:13
  • British or American English?
    03:32
  • Pronunciation of 'ed'
    05:44
  • 10 Irregular Verbs in the Simple Past
    03:04
  • More Speaking Practice Using the Simple Past
    04:10
  • Learner's Tip
    02:25
  • What have you learned? Windup of Simple Past with Section Test
    00:42

  • When to use the past progressive
    02:02
  • Preview02:01
  • There's always an exception! Non- progressive verbs
    01:42
  • Past Progressive or Simple Past? Section Practice Activity
    01:16

  • The Past Perfect Tense
    02:37
  • When to use the past perfect tense
    02:02
  • Negative sentences and questions
    02:01
  • Show what you know! Section Practice Activity
    01:48

  • Preview05:14
  • Exercise 1 on the Past Perfect Progressive Tense
    00:22
  • Exercise 2: The Past Perfect Progressive Tense
    00:32

  • Thank you and goodbye!
    00:32
  • Final Test
    01:05

Instructor

Carol Harvey
Education Consultant, M.Ed. , Teacher
Carol Harvey
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 28 Reviews
  • 3,701 Students
  • 3 Courses

 I'm dedicated to helping busy learners progress in English, French and other areas of interest. Most of my teaching experience has been in the classroom as follows:

  • English for Academic Purposes (EAP) teacher
  • FSL teacher and French Immersion teacher
  • School district French consultant- giving support to other teachers
  • Sessional Instructor, Second-Language Teaching Faculty of Education- Brandon University
  • Coordinator and developer of program for immigrants and newcomers to our small city
  • Presenter of many seminars and workshops including at provincial and national conferences in Canada as well as in my own city.

General Qualifications:

Teacher and Education Consultant M. Ed.

Winner of National and Provincial (Canadian) Awards for educational contribution in the field of second language education.

Brandon University Gold Medal and the Governor General's Gold Medal for the highest academic standing in the Master's degree program. (2002)

I am Canadian and speak both English and French. I am working on Spanish.

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