This document provides examples of ways to talk about and express different aspects of past events and experiences in English using phrases like: - Actions that happened at an unspecified time in the past - Situations involving key events in someone's life history - Expressing when something stopped or started - Announcing recent news or events - Asking about life experiences using phrases like "ever" and "never" - Describing past events or situations with results continuing in the present - Referring to non-recent past events and experiences - Indicating a finished past time using phrases like "yesterday" or "in 1990" - Asking questions about specific past times using phrases like "when"

1. English Teacher:English Teacher:
Luciano LealLuciano Leal

2. Actions that happened an unspecified pastActions that happened an unspecified past
time;time;
Sir Ranulph FienesSir Ranulph Fienes has traveledhas traveled to theto the
North and South Poles.North and South Poles.
Situations now;Situations now;
 TomTom has losthas lost his key. Hehis key. He doesn´doesn´t have hist have his
key now.key now.
New or recent happenings;New or recent happenings;
I´ve repairedI´ve repaired the TV. It´s working ok nowthe TV. It´s working ok now..

3. Some timeSome time expressionsexpressions that mean, from a pastthat mean, from a past
time up to now; SINCE and FOR.time up to now; SINCE and FOR.
RanRan has been marriedhas been married to Louise forto Louise for
three years.three years.
(period of time)(period of time)
HeHe hasn´t stoppedhasn´t stopped exploring sinceexploring since
1969.1969.
 (point in time(point in time))
Situations that happened in the pastSituations that happened in the past
and are continuing now.;and are continuing now.;
II can´t write,can´t write, I´ve brokeI´ve broke my arm.my arm.


4. Past actions with the results now.Past actions with the results now.
RanRan has been marriedhas been married toto
Louise for three yearsLouise for three years..
Announcing news or recents events.Announcing news or recents events.
HaveHave youyou heardheard? Another? Another
hurricane has thit newhurricane has thit new
Orleans.Orleans.

5.  QuestionsQuestions about life experiences;about life experiences;
(ever, never).(ever, never).
 HaveHave youyou everever been to USA?been to USA?
No , I haven´t.No , I haven´t. I´ve neverI´ve never
flow..flow..
Have you ever flown in aHave you ever flown in a
helicopterhelicopter ..

6. Past events.Past events.
TheyThey wentwent awayaway..
 For things that are not recent orFor things that are not recent or
new.new.
MozartMozart waswas a composer, hea composer, he
wrotewrote more than 600more than 600
pieces of musicpieces of music..

7. Finished past time expressions, (yesterday,Finished past time expressions, (yesterday,
in 90...)in 90...)
A few monthsA few months laterlater, he c, he completedompleted nana
incredible feat.incredible feat.
Yesterday,Yesterday, in 90 the Iphone´s touchin 90 the Iphone´s touch
waswas created.created.
Finished actions in the past.Finished actions in the past.
In 2003, heIn 2003, he hadhad a majora major
heart attackheart attack..

8.  To ask When.... ? or WhatTo ask When.... ? or What
time...?time...?
WhenWhen diddid youryour
friends arrive?friends arrive?
WhatWhat timetime diddid youyou
finishedfinished work?work?