Wednesday, January 23, 2008

¡PAST SIMPLE!


The Past simple of the regular verbs is formed adding 'ed' to the infinitive.
The negative and interrogative forms are constructed by the auxiliary 'did'.


Afirmative: I played in the garden.
Negative: I didn't play in the garden.
Interrogative: Did I play in the garden?


Answers: yes, i did - No, i didn't



-The verbs ended in - e, they omit vocal esra in front of -ed:
Shave- Shaved.

-The monosyllabic verbs ended in brief member + simple consonant duplicate the final consonant in front of- ed.
Rub- Rubber.

-The verbs ended in consonant + and they change it 'y' for 'i' and add -ed.
Hurry-Hurried.

-But ended in member + and they follow the general rule.
Stay-Stayed.

-The verbs of 2 or more syllables ended in brief member + simple consonant duplicate the consonant ultimately if the accent falls down in the last syllable.
Submit- Submited.



When is used the past continius?

-When you speak about past actions that took place in a certain moment.
-On having narrated a sequence of past facts.












¡PAST CONINIUS!


Past continius is formed with past simple of the verb to be + the verb principial ended in -ing.


Afirmative: I was sleeping in the bed.
You were sleeping in the bed.
He/she/it was sleeping in the bed.
We/You/They were sleeping in the bed.


Negative: I wasn't sleeping in the bed.
You weren't sleeping in the bed.
He/she/ir wasn't sleeping in the bed.
We/you/they weren't sleeping in the bed

Interrogative: Was I sleeping in the bed?
Were you sleeping in the bed?
Was He/she/it sleeping in the bed?
Were We/you/they sleeping in the bed?

answers: Yes, i was - no I wasn't
Yes, you were - No, you weren't
Yes,. He/she ir was - No He/She/it wasn't
Yes We/You/They were - No, We/You/They weren't.


When is used the past continius ?
- To describe an activity that happened in a specific moment of the past.
-To refer to a past action that was developing when it was interrupted by other one.
-To refer to two actions that were developing in a simultaneous way in the past.



credits:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/pastcontinuous.html


http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast.html






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