Transcript past tense - e-Portfolio UCSC

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Tatiana Neira Larronde
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
 The past simple tells us
about something that
happened at one specific
point in the past.
 Regular Verbs
 Irregular verbs
 Aux. Did
 Regular Verbs
Infinitive Verb + ed
Ex.
Start - started
Date - dated
 Irregular Verbs
They are a large group
of verbs that do not
follow this rule. We
have to memorize the
past tense form.
Ex.
Say – said
Go – went
Do - did
I usually smoke 2 cigarettes a day.
(simple present – habit)
I smoked 5 cigarettes yesterday.
(simple past)
DO/DOES
v/s
DID
Simple Present Simple Past
I smoke
I smoked yesterday.
I do not smoke I did not smoke
yesterday.
Do you
smoke?
Did you smoke?
Last Summer Vacation
Where….?
Pucon
France
When…..?
Last
In Summer
January
Who..with? My parents My
classmates
What….?
How…?
Go dancing Visit
museums /
Take
pictures
rainy
By plane
Cancun
Two years
ago
My
girlfriend/
boyfriend
Go to the
beach /
meet new
people
Sunny &
hot
When Condorito met Yayita....
 Condorito met Yayita 20 years ago.
 Condorito thought she was the most
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beautiful woman ever.
Condorito fell in love immediately.
Yayita did not like him at first.
Condorito dated her for a long time,
before...
They started a formal relationship.
Condorito and Yayita got married last
month.
 Why didn´t they marry before?
When Condorito ....?....Yayita....
Meet – think – be- fall – like – date – start – get married
 Condorito ? Yayita 20 years ago.
 Condorito ? she ? the most
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beautiful woman ever.
Condorito ? in love
immediately.
Yayita ? him at first.
Condorito ? her for a long time,
before...
They ? a formal relationship.
Condorito and Yayita ? last
month.
Why ? they ? before?