How is simple past also known for?
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Preterite
What is a regular verb?
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It is any verb whose conjugation follows the typical pattern "ed".
What are irregular verbs?
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Irregular verbs are verbs which do not follow normal rules for conjugation.
This expressions:Yesterday, last week, a month ago. Do they relate to simple past or present perfect?
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simple past
What do the past continuous shows us?
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That an action was already in progress at a certain time in the past.
What does simple past represent?
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Events in the past
Which kind of verbs occur more frecuently in English, regular or irregular?
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Regular
What is the past form of give?
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Given
This expressions:just, yet, never. Do they relate to simple past or present perfect?
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present perfect
When we use these two tenses together, in which period of time does the simple past occur?
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It happened in the middle of the past continuous action, while it was in progress.
How do we make a simple past sentence?
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S+V(past form)+complement
If a verb of one syllable ends [consonant-vowel-consonant], what do we have to double and add?
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Double the final consonant and add "ed": chat > chatted
What are the strong irregular verbs in english?
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Verbs that do not allow any final form of ed;
give–gave–given
What is the present perfect form of the sentence: "I played football. "
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I have played football.
What does this sentence mean: "What were you doing at 8 p.m. last night? I was studying." ?
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That you started studying before 8 p.m. and you continued after 8 p.m.
How do we make a simple past question?
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Aux+S+verb+?
If the final consonant is "w," "x," or "y," what do we do with the verb?
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Don't double it, just add ed:
What are the weak irregular verbs in english?
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Verbs that allow a final form of ed:
bend – bent/*bended – bent/*bended
Actions beginning in the past and still continuing refer to: simple past or present perfect
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present perfect
Which auxiliaries verbs do we make the past continuous with?
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Was and were