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English and culture I Past simple Curso: 8º A Subsector: Inglés.
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Past simple Past simple refers to complete actions in the past Ex. Peter spent a lot of money yesterday. *This action started “yesterday” And finished the same day.
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Affirmative sentences Verbs in past. Two types of verbs: regulars (-ed) and irregulars. Ex. A regular verb is play = played and a irregular one is write=wrote. PronounVerb in past I You/we/they He/she/it Watched Enjoyed Saw, etc
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Example Mozart wrote more than 600 pieces of music.
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Negative sentences In the negative form, we should use DIDN´T for all the pronouns. Don't forget to write the verb in infinitive. I She/he/it They/we/you Didn't Enjoy See Go, etc.
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Example The bed was uncomfortable. I didn't sleep very well.
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Interrogative sentences As in the negative form, you should write the verb in infinitive. did I She/he/it We/you/they Enjoy? See? Go?, etc.
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Example: Did you have to write the letter? No, I didn't.
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Past continuous We use past continuous when we want to refer to an action in the past that haven't finished. Ex. She was playing tennis
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Past continuous the order of a sentence in past continuous is quite similar to that of the present continuous. The differences are: the tense of the verb be (is-pres, was-past) and the time the sentences refers to.
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Ex. She is living in Brazil (present continuous) She was living in Brazil (past continuous)
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Negative sentences Compare: -Past. Continuous: he was playing. (an hour ago) -Pres. Continuous: he is doing the homework. (now)
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Interrogative sentences Compare: What were you doing yesterday at this time? I was working. What are you doing? I am reading a novel. Yesterday Now
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