P/P subject + was/were + (verb+ ing) + complement ---- affirmative statements
Examples: i was eating pizza
they were paying soccer
P/P subject + was/were + not + (verb+ ing) + complement ---- negative statements
Examples: iwas not eating pizza
they were not playing soccer
Yes/No questions
was/were + PP/subject + (verb+ing) + complement + ?
Examples: was i eating pizza? Yes, you were/ No, they weren´t
were they playing soccer? Yes, they were/ No, they weren´t
W-H questions
WH-words + was/were + P.P/subject + (verb+ ing) + complement + ?
Example: Where were you eating pizza?
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martes, 14 de junio de 2011
Past progressive and simple past tense
Use the past progressive to describe an action that was in progress at a specific time in the past
examples: my wife and i were aeating at 6:00pm
they were not skiing
what were you doing at 7:00pm?
Use the past progressive with the simple past tense to talk about an action that was interrupted by another action. Use the simple past tense for the interrupted action.
Important: Use WHEN to introduce the simple-past-tense action or use WHILE to introduce the past-progressive action
Examples: i was taking a shower when the phone rang
while they were skiing, the storm started
Estos fueron los aspectos relevantes del pasado progresivo y el pasado simple, aprendiendo rapidamente
examples: my wife and i were aeating at 6:00pm
they were not skiing
what were you doing at 7:00pm?
Use the past progressive with the simple past tense to talk about an action that was interrupted by another action. Use the simple past tense for the interrupted action.
Important: Use WHEN to introduce the simple-past-tense action or use WHILE to introduce the past-progressive action
Examples: i was taking a shower when the phone rang
while they were skiing, the storm started
Estos fueron los aspectos relevantes del pasado progresivo y el pasado simple, aprendiendo rapidamente
martes, 7 de junio de 2011
Simple past tense
Use the simple past tense to talk about actions, states or situations that are now finished
Examples:Basho lived in the seventeenth century
He was a poet
He didnt stay in one place
Where did he travel
You can use the simple past tense wiyh time expressions that refer to the past. Some examples of past time expressions are: Last week, by 1681, in the seventeenth century, 300 years ago.
Examples:By 1681, he had many students
He died more than 300 years ago
Important: The simple past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding: d, ed, or, eed
Base form: Simple past:
Live Lived
Travel Traveled
Study Studied
Hop Hopped
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Examples:Basho lived in the seventeenth century
He was a poet
He didnt stay in one place
Where did he travel
You can use the simple past tense wiyh time expressions that refer to the past. Some examples of past time expressions are: Last week, by 1681, in the seventeenth century, 300 years ago.
Examples:By 1681, he had many students
He died more than 300 years ago
Important: The simple past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding: d, ed, or, eed
Base form: Simple past:
Live Lived
Travel Traveled
Study Studied
Hop Hopped
Este es el PASADO SIMPLE visto de una manera mucho más facil, espero les sea provechoso! hasta la semana que viene
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