SIMPLE PAST-QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

SIMPLE PAST - QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

El past simple, también conocido como el simple past, es el tiempo verbal que se usa en el idioma inglés para narrar hechos que ocurrieron en un momento específico en el pasado.



*      ➤ NEGATIVE STATEMENTS

Negatives in the simple past are formed by adding didn't (informal) or did not (formal) before the simple form of the verb. The verb BE is an exception to this; in the case of BE, we just add n't (informal) or not (formal) after "was" or "were":

  ü EXAMPLE:
Para expresar una negación en tiempo pasado, es necesario utilizar, tanto en los verbos regulares como irregulares, el auxiliar en pasado más not (did not o didn't + el verbo en infinitivo):
ü  I didn't go to Barcelona last month. (No fui a Barcelona el mes pasado.)
ü  I didn't do my homework yesterday. (No hice mis deberes ayer.)





      

  ➤ QUESTIONS


Para hacer preguntas es necesario utilizar el auxiliar did + el sujeto (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) + el verbo en infinitivo + el complemento.

  ü EXAMPLE:
ü  Did you see the thief's face? (¿Viste la cara del ladrón?)
ü  Did you visit your grandparents last week? (¿Visitaste a tus abuelos la semana pasada?)


  
  

  ➤ADJETIVOS “-ED”: 

Se usan para describir las causas de los sentimientos y emociones de las personas con respecto a lugares, cosas, etc.

ü EXAMPLE:
ü  I’m interested in American cinema.
ü  I’m excited about going on holiday.

  ➤ ADJETIVOS “-ING”:

Nos van a ayudar a describir los sentimientos o emociones de las personas.
ü EXAMPLE:
ü  This is a very interesting book.
ü  Our holiday in Tanzania was exciting.


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