Mind Map
Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
When and While
Affirmative form
We can notice that the verbs in English can be regular or irregular
Regular: The verbs end in: d, ed and ied
loved - played - tried
Irregular: They don't follow any spelling rule to form their past and they are less frequent than the regular ones
Negative and Interrogative forms
saw - taught - met
For these forms it is necessary the auxiliary verb did
Is it common to use the conjuctions when and
while with the simple past and the past continuous to connect actions
While Finn was studying, Dora was cleaning up her bedroom.
I had my hair cut while my brother did the shopping.
I ran to the porch and when it began to rain. When Josie finished high school, her brother started elementary school.
Name: Guilherme Godoy
This verb tense is formed by the verb to be in the past (was/were) and the ing form of the main form.
Affirmative: I was watching TV when my sister arrived.
Negative: I wasn't wathing TV when my sister arrived.
Interrogative: Was I sleeping when my sister arrived?