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Simple past (use)

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Created on March 15, 2021

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Transcript

SIMPLE PAST

USOS

Generalmente, lo usamos con adverbios de tiempo como “last year”, “yesterday”, “last night”…

El pasado simple se utiliza para hablar de una acción concreta que comenzó y acabó en el pasado.

Lo usamos para narraciones o acciones de períodos de largo tiempo en el pasado

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Se utiliza para hablar de generalidades o hechos del pasado.

SIMPLE PRESENT VS SIMPLE PAST

1. Use

  • repeated actions
  • fixed arrangements,
  • scheduled events (e.g. timetable)
  • sequence of actions in the present (first - then, after that)
  • instructions
  • things in general after special verbs
  • action finished in the past (single or repeated)
  • series of completed actions in the pasT

1. Signal words

  • always
  • often
  • usually
  • sometimes
  • seldom
  • never
  • every day
  • every week
  • every year
  • on Mondays
  • last weekend
  • lasr year
  • yesterday