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Monday, 10 October 2011

Past Simple


NEGATIVE FORM:

In the negative form we need to use the auxiliary did + not (didn’t). remember that when we use the auxiliary we put the verb in the INFINITIVE form. The auxiliary didn’t is used in the negative form with verbs that are not to be. DO NOT USE DIDN’T WITH WAS OR WERE!!!
TABLE # 1
SubjectAuxiliary (did) + notInfinitive
I
You
She
He
It
We
They





Did not (didn’t)
Study
Work
Play
Go
Eat
Arrive
Live
Ejemplos (TABLE # 2):
Positive form
Negative form
went to schooldidn’t go to school
She studied all nightShe didn’t study all night
They ate a lotThey didn’t eat a lot
We had lunchWe didn’t have lunch





Auxiliary (Did)SubjectInfinitive
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|
|
Did
|
|
|
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Study
Work
Play
Go
Eat
Arrive
Live
Sleep

We can also place the question word before this structure.

QW + DID SubjectVerb (Infinitive)

Examples:

What did you do yesterday?
Where did Maria go last week?
What time did Pedro leave the party?
When did Sarah get married?


EXERCISES


tiempo pasado


past_tense_exercises

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