It is used to talk about facts which happened in an specific time in the past and which have ended.
These words generally appear in the Past Tense sentences...
- Yesterday
- Last
- In 1800 (year in the past).
- Before
- Ago
Auxiliary "Did".
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Subject + Verb In The Past + the rest of the sentence.
In the Past Tense, the conjugation of the verb does not depend on the subject.
There are 2 kinds of verbs
Regulars - Irregulars.
Add -Ed at the end of the verbs to conjugate them in the past form.
If the verb ends in -Y, we change it for -I + Ed, except in those Verbs with a Vowel before the -Y.
If the verb ends in -E, we just add -D at the end of it.
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Examples
Play > Played.
Study > Studied.
Watch > Watched.
Cook > Cooked.
Change form and they appear in the 2° column of the irregular verbs list.
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Examples
Karen studied really hard for the test.
(The verb Study is regular and ends in -Y, so it is changed by -I + Ed).
They went to the cinema last week.
(The verb Went is the past of the irregular verb "Go", as it appears in the 2nd column of the irregular verbs list).
My best friend met her boyfriend a month ago.
I liked football when I was a child.
Subject + Did Not + Infinitive Verb + the rest of the sentence.
In the Negative form, it is written the auxiliary Did Not (Didn't) before the Verb and it is written in Infinitive instead of being conjugated.
Did + Subject + infinitive verb + the rest of the sentence...?
In the interrogative, it is used the auxiliary "Did" before the subject of the sentence. The verb is not conjugated, it is written in infinitive.
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Answer
Correct Answer
We use the auxiliary "DID" in Affirmative sentences.
True
Wrong answer
False
Well done!
In negative sentences, we can use either "DID NOT" or its short form "DIDN'T".
True
Good!
False
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Paul _ _ _ _ _ you were here.
did know
Wrong answer
didn't know
You did it!
didn't knew
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She _ _ _ _ _ the theory.
understood
Great!
understand
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understanded
Wrong answer
_ _ _ _ _ yesterday?
Did it rained
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It did rained
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Did it rain
Cool!
The auxiliary used in this Tense is DID.
True
You did it!
False
Wrong answer
There are REGULAR and IRREGULAR verbs.
True
That´s it!
False
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When the verb is REGULAR, we add _ _ _ _ _ at the end of the verb.
did
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-ed
Correct answer!
-ing
Wrong answer
What's the auxiliary used in the negative form?
Didn't
Well done!
Don't
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Doesn't
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I _ _ _ _ _ to the cinema last week.
Goed
Wrong answer
Went
Good!
Didn't
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Emma _ _ _ _ _ hard for the test.
study
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didn't study
Great!
studying
Wrong answer
She _ _ _ _ _ volley when she was a child.
played
Cool!
playing
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playd
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Tom _ _ _ _ _ see an UFO yesterday.
did
Wrong answer
don't
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didn't
You did it!
_ _ _ _ _ you visit Disney last year?
Have
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Did
That´s it!
Didn't
Wrong answer
I _ _ _ _ _ Emily at the park.
meet
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met
Correct answer!
meeted
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