miércoles, 20 de agosto de 2008

past simple & past continuous

PAST SIMPLE:
Has to distinguish between regular and irregular verbs.
The past simple the regular verbs formed by adding -ed to the infinitive. The negative and interrogative forms are built with the assistant did.
Did not is the contraction did not.
RULES:
- Verbs finished -e only he adds the remaining d -ed.
- Verbs monosílabicos finished short vowel consonant more simple double the consonant before end-ed.
- Verbs finished more consonant (y) changing (y) (i) and add -ed.
Finishes in voice-over (y) follow the general rule.
- Verbs of two or more syllables finished short vowel consonant more simple double the consonant end if the accent falls on the last syllable.

USES:
- Is used to talk about past actions that took place at a particular time that is specified through expressions of time past.
- Narrate a sequence of past events.

PAST CONTINUOUS:
the past Coninueous is formed with the past simple tense of the verb to be more the main verb finish-ing.
It wasn't the abbreviated form of was not and weren't to were not.

USES:
- Is used to describe an activity that was happening at a specific moment in the past.
- Is used to refer a past action that was going on when he was interrupted.
- Is used to refer to two actions that were being developed simultaneously in the past.

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