Sunday, January 20, 2008

PAST SIMPLE TENSE.

Use Past Simpe to express an action in the past that is started or finished in a specific time.

To make an affirmative sentence in the past is needed the subject (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they) + verb in past form + adverbial.

EXEMPLES:
I went to the beach yesterday.
You ate paella last year.

To make a negative sentence is needed the subject + auxiliary (did not, didn't) + verb infinitive + adverbial.

EXEMPLES:
I didn't go to the beach yesterday.
You didn't eat paella last year.

And to make an interrogative sentence is needed the question words (when, why, where, etc...) + auxiliary (did) + subject + verb infinitive + adverbial.

EXEMPLES:
Why did I go to the beach yesterday?
When did you eat paella?

In the regulars verbs is added "ed" or "d" if finishes in vocal. If finishes in "y" changes for "ied".

EXEMPLES:
We played tennis for two hours.
She arrived late.
You studied a lot.

In the irregulars verbs has a own form. Is the second column in the list of the verbs.

EXEMPLES:
I went to the cinema last night.
He drunk water yesterday.




CREDITS: http://www.saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson14/04.html
http://www.lingolex.com/simplepast/indexsp.htm
http://www.wikilearning.com/curso_gratis/curso_de_ingles-past_simple_pasado_simple/3405-8

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