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Grammar (The Verb "To be" Simple Past Tense (First person (The…
Grammar
The Verb "To be" Simple Past Tense
Second person
You were / You were
Third person
He, She, It was / They were
First person
The uses of the Simple Past are somewhat similar to the uses of the Simple Present, except that past states or actions are expressed.
Example:I was/we were
Contracted forms
I, He, She, It wasn't / We, You, They weren't
The Verb "To be" Simple Past Tense
Negative Sentences
Example:I was not a monkey
Questions - Answers
Example:Was she on the moon?
Affirmative Sentences
Example:Jennifer has a cat named Matilda
Exclamations
The Spanish language has several very common exclamations in contrast to English language.
Example: What a beautiful day it is! You must be crazy!
Other Verb-Simple Present Tense
Affirmative sentences
I, You, We, They eat bread. / He, She, It eats bread.
Negative sentences
For negative sentences are necessary the use of the auxiliary “do” and “does” + the adverb “not”. The “s” is deleted for third person.
Infinitives
English verbs may have different forms, depending on the subject of the verb, and depending on when the action expressed by the verb takes place.
Other Verbs-Simple Present Tense
Exclamations
Exclamations with verbs in Simple Present. Example: Have fun! What a lucky!, Holy Cow!
Short and Long Answers
No, I do not work. Negative Sentence. (Long Answer)
No, I don’t. Negative Sentence. (Short Answer)
Questions
The Simple Present of the auxiliary do is added before the subject, and the infinitive of the verb is placed after the subject.