EF2/3 Verb tenses

Bob Lee -present tenses, now, current

Robert Lee - past tenses, long ago, ten years ago
simple past, past continuous
"Robert Lee died in 2008."
"Robert Lee was died in 2008." XXX
"Robert Lee was dead in 2008." XXX
"Robert Lee passed away in 2008." polite, euphemism

euphemism - a polite way of saying something

"My mother passed away 30 years ago." died
"The math work is challenging." difficult
"He went to the bathroom." pee, poo
"She went to the restroom."
washroom

Robert had a big family because he had five brothers and four sisters. SIMPLE PAST, COMPLEX

"Robert had nine siblings, but only two siblings survived." SIMPLE PAST, COMPOUND

"He was a factory worker. He worked in a factory." SIMPLE PAST TENSE, SIMPLE SENTENCE

"Robert never finished high school."
"Robert did not finish high school."
"He worked 12 hours a day."
"He worked 12-hour days."
"He worked in the factory for 12 hours a day."
SIMPLE PAST, SIMPLE SENTENCES

"He helped his mother with her family life."
"He was helping his mother with her family life."

PAST CONTINUOUS

"He liked to listen to the radio." SIMPLE PAST

"He liked listening to the radio." SIMPLE PAST

"He also played baseball on the factory team."
"He also liked to play baseball on the factory team."
"He also liked playing baseball on the factory team."

"He was liking liked playing baseball, and he was playing on the factory team." COMPOUND SENTENCE

"He had not finished high school." PAST PERFECT
"He never finished high school."
"He did not finish high school."
SIMPLE PAST, SIMPLE SENTENCES

"He could not finish high school because he had to get a job." COMPLEX 
"He could not finish high school because he's his father dies died."
"He could not finish high school because his father died."

"He did not travel to any foreign countries."
"He never visited any other countries."
"He had never been to another country."

"He did not have vacations or extra money, so he could not travel to any other countries." COMPOUND SENTENCE

"He could not travel to any other countries because he did not have vacations or extra money." COMPLEX SENTENCE 

Compound- FANBOYS = SOBA without for, nor, yet

"Robert was good at harmonica. He played the harmonica very well."
"He liked to play harmonica at family parties."
SIMPLE SENTENCES

"When Bob was born, Robert  was working at the factory probably." COMPLEX SENTENCE