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-Grammar English VI- Mariana Parra González A01422822 (Past simple (Form,…
-Grammar English VI- Mariana Parra González A01422822
Past simple
Form
Affirmative
They worked yesterday
Negative
They didn't work yesterday
Question
Did you work yesterday?
Short answers
Yes, they did
Spelling
Many common verbs are irregular
Use
We use the past simple to:
describe finished actions or situations in the past "I flew to London last year"
say that one thing happened after another "When the train arrived, we got on it and sat down"
Past continuos
Form
Affirmative
She was going
Negative
She wasn't going
Question
Was she going?
Short answers
Yes, she was
Use
We use the past continuos to:
talk about activities in progress at a momento in the past "At six o'clock this morning I was sleeping"
describe scenes in a story or description "The old woman was wearing a long coat and she was carrying a big, heavy bag"
talk about an activity in progress when another, shorter activity happened or interrupted it. It tells us that an action was in progress, but not that the activity was finished "I was talking to Rox when suddenly I Heard a loud noise"
We often use while and as with the past continuous "While/As I was walking to school, I Heard somebody call my name"
Remember that some verbs aren't usually used in the continuous "I had Green bike" NOT "I was having a Green bike"
Past perfect
Form
Affirmative
subject+had ('d)+past participle
He had seen the film before
Negative
subject+had not (hadn't) +past participle
They hadn't seen the film before
Question
had+subject+past participle
Had you seen the film before?
Short answers
Yes, subject+had. No, subject+hadn't
Yes, I had. No, I hadn't
Use
We use the past perfect to talk about actions that happened before another action or actions in the past "When I had brushed my teeth I got into bed"
We often use time expressions such as when, after, by the time as, as son as... with the past perfect "I had finished my lunch by the time she arrived"