Speaking of the PAST. Study material for Speaking candidates

Please apply these grammatical terms in your own sentences presenting ideas taken from your real life contexts, say past. From a trainer's angle, various applications are to be taught and the students need to be given exercises and the same should be collected, corrected and returned. Repetition in mistakes should be discouraged. Once corrected is corrected for ever.
Ajaypee doc. 18.2.02
Past
1. Was
2. Were
3. Did
4. Had
5. Had been
6. Would have NOT Use negatives appropriately
7. Could have
8. Might have
9. Used to
10. Was, were in the habit of
11. Had to
12. Wanted to
13. Liked to
14. Gave
15. Went
16. Spoke second forms of all lexical verbs.
17. Made
18. Loved
Forms of words
1. GO GOES WENT GONE GOING is was were be been going
2. Give gives gave given giving
3. Speak speaks spoke spoken speaking

Example.
1. I was very happy when I got my first salary because I was realizing that I was able to work and earn money as my parents were earning.One day I was told that there was an interview session going to happen. I was doubtful/confused about my candidature. But my parents and friends were there to give me confidence and courage. If they were not there, I would not have become an employee now. It was their efforts, help and prayers that made me whatever I am now. Interestingly, when the interview result came out, I was surprised to note that my name was in. Many smart candidates were there for the interview, but many of their names were not in the list. I felt really great.

2. I had attended some other interviews before I attended this one. Many of my friends also had attended interviews like I had (did). But no one of them was successful. But all those attempts were giving me courage to do better in the following interviews. Anyway I had to prepare well before I attended this one. I did not have any (had no) problems with regard to the theory side of the interview, but when it came to practical side, I did have to (had to) consult many of my friends to find better answers for possible questions.


3. I used to read a lot of books and journals as part of my hobby and this habit had helped me a lot in my studies too. This time, it was this reading that was coming to help me. I was in the habit of taking notes while reading. These notes were compiled and kept in order. Since I wanted to use these notes later in my life, I was very careful and serious about them. Reading was my passion and I was reading any thing and everything that came my way. I had my priorities too when it came to reading. I always liked to read novels and short stories. It was easy for me to find such books. Our local library had a good stock of them. I liked them very much, and I visited the library whenever I had time and I read some stories 5/10 times. I loved repeat(ed) reading. It made me a fast reader.

4. Before joining here, I had been working with another firm. My responsibilities there included many things. I could have been a Manager now if I had been wise in decision making. Still, I do not know whether I was making the right decision at that time. I might have been thinking differently those days. During that period I would (used to) consult a lot of people whenever I (had) faced a small problem. They would call me, doubting Thomas. Those times were really great when I think of them now. They were all for good.

5. Locate the past forms of verbs in the following paragraph.

In my last job, I had many opportunities to meet new people. I met them, talked to/with them, sat with them, travelled and ate with them. At times, I went to their places and stayed with them. Some of them visited my home too. That time was really interesting. I did not meet even a single visitor who was not happy to do business with us. Once, a visitor came to see me. He asked me whether it was possible for me to visit his place. I told him, yes. I went to his place. When I went there, I was surprised to see the preparations he and his family had made for me. On that day I realized the importance of friendship and greatness of being a guest.
Ajaypees doc. 23.11.101



Please create questions out of this passage and ask them and answer them.

Examples.
1. Was he very happy when he got his first salary? How happy was he?
2. What was his realization? Did he realize anything?
3. Was he careful and serious? What was his attitude towards his life?
4. Did his local library have all the books he needed? What was special about his library?
5. Did he read stories five/ times? What is special about his reading?
6. Why did he read them many times? Was repeat reading helping him in some way?
7. Was he surprised to see his name in the list? What surprised him?
8. Had he worked somewhere before he joined here? Had he been working somewhere before?
9. Could he have been a manager if he had been successful?
10. Was he in the habit of taking notes? Did he take notes when he read books?
11. What did he do when he read books? How did books benefit him?
12. What were his preferences in reading? Was he a selective reader, or he read everything?
13. Did he read everything? Was he reading selectively?

Please collect this material back