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Stative Verbs:
Exercise 1:
e.g.:
1. John went to Spain last year.
2. Bob bought a new bicycle yesterday.
3. Mark washed the dishes after dinner.
4. We drove to the grocery store this afternoon.
Past Progressive:
Subject + was/were + verb – ing
e.g.: When Mark came home, Martha was watching television (or)
Mark was watching television when Mark came home.
Yet/already:
- something has happened (or hasn’t happened) at an
unspecified time in the past.
e.g.: Harvey has been living in the same boarding house for four
years =
Harvey has lived in the same boarding house for four years.