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Past Simple: Time Expressions

This document provides guidelines for using time expressions and the structure of the past simple tense in English. It outlines how to use prepositions like "in", "on", and "at" with different time periods. It also describes the affirmative, question, negative and short answer forms for regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense. Key verb tenses covered are the past simple of the verb "to be".

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Past Simple: Time Expressions

This document provides guidelines for using time expressions and the structure of the past simple tense in English. It outlines how to use prepositions like "in", "on", and "at" with different time periods. It also describes the affirmative, question, negative and short answer forms for regular and irregular verbs in the past simple tense. Key verb tenses covered are the past simple of the verb "to be".

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TIME EXPRESSIONS

Use in with decades, years and months: in the 1990s/1929/April


USES Use on with days: on Monday/21st May/your birthday
-To talk about finished actions: "I got up at 7am yesterday." Use at with specific time or period of time: at 11 o'clock/midnight
other expresssions: yesterday, last week, last year, 5 years ago,
-For events in the past: The bus arrived at 10:30. when i was little

AFFIRMATIVE FORM STRUCTURE


subject + verb +ed (regular)
I remembered the date. WH QUESTION FORM
subject + verb in past (irregular) Wh..+auxiliar + sujeto + verbo
He got the guitar What did you have for lunch yesterday?
How long did it take?
TO BE
(I/She/He/It)+ was Past Simple
(we/you/they)+ were
SHORT ANSWERS
Yes, I did / No, I didn?t
TO BE:
Yes,(I/She/He/It) was/ No(I/She/He/It) wasn?t
NEGATIVE FORM STRUCTURE Yes,(we/you/they)were/ No,(we/you/they) weren't
subject + didn?t + verb
I didn?t remember the date
TO BE:
(I/She/He/It)+ wasn?t
(we/you/they)+ weren't QUESTION FORM STRUCTURE
auxiliar + sujeto + verbo
Did you remember the date?

TO BE:
Was (I/She/He/It) sad?
Were(we/you/they) sad?

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