PAST SIMPLE vs PAST CONTINUOUS
PAST SIMPLE
a.-) we use the past simple to talk about a complete event in the past.
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martes, 28 de mayo de 2013
Past Simple and Past Continuous.
PAST SIMPLE
Form
• We form the past simple of regular verbs by adding -ed to the infinitive. (V+ED)
The camp finished at the end of August.
Your friends called about the party.
• Many common verbs are irregular in the positive. (2 COLUMN)
I went to the Canary Islands in the summer.
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domingo, 26 de mayo de 2013
Past Simple and Past Perfect
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Listen to this link. Here you will find some clues to understand each tense and when you can use each of them.
Tips:
When you talk about things which occured in the past and you want to emphasize which of them occured before.
- Past Perfect: The first action you did.
- Past Simple: The second action you did.
Examples.
When my father arrived I had already gone.
(you left before, it's the first action in time)
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