Past tense

Quick lesson on the past tense »
Mark O'Meara 

Writing about the past
The chicken walks.
How would this sentence read in the past tense?
More than one type of past tense.
The simple past
with regular verb, add "-ed"
The chicken walked
events that are concluded
Past Progressive
The chicken was walking.
Past continous action
Present Perfect Simple
The chicken has walked.
Present Perfect Progressive
The chicken has been walking.
Past Perfect Simple
The chicken has walked.
Past Perfect Progressive
The chicken had been walking.
Let's give this a quick go.
The shark swam.
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The dogs had been barking.
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The ship has sailed
Prepared by Mr O'Meara
@ Western Heights College

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