Past Tense

Past simple

(+) Subject + Verb + -ED/ Second Column + Complements

(-) Subject + Didn’t + Verb + Complements

(?) Did + Subject + Verb + Complemets + ?Short answers:

○ Yes, I/You/He/She/We/They did.○ No, I/You/He/She/We/They didn’t.

Strucure

Time expresions Last week Month ago Year ago A week ago Yesterday

We’ll put the times expressions at the end of each phrase.

Examples: I came back to house yesterday.They didn’t go to the party.

Uses:• Finished actions

Irregulars Verbs List

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Exceptions Used to Would

Past continuous

(+) Subject + Was/Were + Verb(ing) + Complements

(-) Subject + Wasn’t/Weren’t + Verb(ing) + Complements

(?) Was/Were + Subject + Verb(ing) + Complements + ?Short answers:

○ Yes, I/He/She/It Was You/We/They Were○ No, I/He/She/It Wasn’t You/We/They Weren’t

Structure

Time Expresions

At nine o’clock Ten minutes ago Last night

We’ll put the times expressions at the end of each phrase.

Examples: I was sleeping when my mum woke me up.She was making dinner at nine o’clock.

Uses:• long action that in the past was interrupted

When we put while/as normally we put pres. cont and when we put when we usually put pres. simple.

Exceptions and some spelling

If i were…(subjunctive)

Lie lieing Die dying

Past simple/Past continuousExamples: Juan was passing the factory when he saw something.

They smelled something bad while they were walking near school.

Tip! We often use when with the Past simple. We often use while with the Past Continuous.

Present Perfect

(+) Subject + Have/Has + Verb(ED/ third column) + Complements

(-)Subject + Haven’t/Hasn’t + Verb(-ED/ third column) + Complements

(?)Have/Has + Subject + -Ed/ third column + Complements + ?Short answers:

○ Yes, I/You/We/They Have He/She/It Has○ No, I/You/We/They Haven’t He/She/It Hasn’t

Structure

Time expressions

Ever(?) Just Already(

+/?) Never(+) Yet(-) For Since

We’ll put the times expressions between Have/Has and the verb. Except: Yet, For and Since

Examples: I have never gone to Australia.She hasn’t gone to Australia yet.He hasn’t seen his best firend since Chritsmats.

Uses:• Action that began in the past and continues to the

present

Since: We use this when is a specified date. Example: I’ve lived in London since october.

For: It’s used for a long and inconcrete

Example: I’ve studied french for five years.

Past perfect

(+)Subject + Had + Past particle + C (-)Subject + Hadn’t + Past particle + C (?)Had + Subject + Past particle + C

UsesEquivalent to ‘Había’

Time expresionsThe previos day…

Structure