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Friday, January 25, 2008

Past simple and past coninuous!

past simple and past contunuous are tow verbal times we use for speak of the past.
past simple is a past tense, and continuous is a tense in past but its like you were doing at this
moment. The difference is that one is in the past and the other is in one moment at the past.

Past simple:
That is formed by the verb + ...ed, but not with the irregular verbs.

Affirmative/Negative:
I writed/ didn't write
you writed/ didn't write
she/he/it writed/ didn't write
we writed/ didn't write
you writed/ didn't write
they writed/ didn't write

Interrogative/Answer:
Did I write?/ Yes, I did/ No, I didn't
Did you write?/ Yes, you did/ No, you didn't
Did he/she/it write?/ Yes, he/... did/ No, he/.. didn't
Did we write?/ Yes, we did/ No, we didn't
Did you write?/ Yes, you did/ No, you didn't
Did they write?/ Yes, they did/ No, they didn't

Past continuous:
That is formed by the verb to be in past + ing.

Affirmative/Negative:
I was/n't writing
you were/n't writing
he/she/it was/n't writing
we were/n't writing
you were/n't writing
they were/n't writing

Interrogative/Answer:
Was I writing?/ yes, I was writing
Were you writing?/ no, you weren't writing
Was he/she/it writing?/ yes, he/.. was writing
Were we writing?/ no, we weren't writing
Were you writing?/ yes, you were writing
Were they writing?/ no, they weren't writing

Credits: by me and the english book.

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