Simple Past Tense

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mappa concettuale HAVE TO e MUST

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Action or Linking Verb?

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Present Perfect Simple vs Present Perfect Continuous

Ved juani hernandez

Simple Past Tense

A concrete action that began and ended in the past.

Irregular Verbs

Used the verb form in "Simple Past"

Example: be -> was, were

drink -> drank

Structure

Yes/No Questions

Was/Were + subject + complement

Were we in Londres?

Did + subject + verb in base form + complement

Did Pedro visit EEUU?

Negative Sentences

Subject + didn't + verb in base form + complement

Juan didn't see the stars in his life

Affirmative Sentences

Subject + Verb in Past tense + Complement

Maria studied with me the last year.

Regular Verbs

When the verb end in "y", the "y" is changed to "ied".

Example: Study -> studied

If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant, we double the final consonant.

Example: commit -> committed

When the verb end in "e", we add "d".

Example: change -> changed