Past Simple
What do we use the past simple for?
It is used to express finished or completed actions in the past.
What do we use the past progressive for?
It is uded to show an action happening at a specific time in the past.
What do we use the past perfect for?
It is used to express an action that happened before another past action.
Write this sentence in the four past tenses.
Present Simple
Jane washes the dishes.
Past Simple
Jane washed the dishes.
Past Progressive
Jane was washing the dishes.
Past Perfect
Jane had washed the dishes.
Past Perfect Progressive
Jane had been washing the dishes.
What is the auxiliary verb of the past simple?
did
What is the auxiliary verb of the past progressive?
Verb to be in past
(was/were)
What is the auxiliary verb of the past perfect?
Verb "have" in past
(had)
Write this sentence in the four past tenses.
Present Simple
They don't clean their room.
Past Simple
They didn't clean their room.
Past Progressive
They weren't cleaning their room.
Past Perfect
They hadn't cleaned their room.
Past Perfect Progressive
They hadn't been cleaning their room.
What is the structure of affirmative sentences in the past simple?
(Subject) + (verb in past) + (complement).
What is the structure of affirmative sentences in the past progressive?
(Subject) + (was/ were) + (verb in gerund "ing") + (complement).
What is the structure of affirmative sentences in the past perfect?
(Subject) + (had) + (verb in past participle) + (complement).
Write this sentence in the four past tenses.
Present Simple
Do you write a letter for your mother?
Past Simple
Did you write a letter for your mother?
Past Progressive
Were you writing a letter for your mother?
Past Perfect
Had you written a letter for your mother?
Past Perfect Progressive
Had you been writing a letter for your mother?
What is the structure of negative sentences in the past simple?
(Subject) + (did) + (not)+ (verb in infinitive) + (complement).
What is the structure of negative sentences in the past progressive?
(Subject) + (was /were) + (not) + (verb in gerund "ing") + (complement).
What is the structure of negative sentences in the past perfect?
(Subject) + (had) + (not)+ (verb in past participle) + (complement).
Translate the following sentences into Spanish.
I had already gotten a new job.
Yo ya había conseguido un nuevo trabajo.
What is the structure of interrogative sentences in the past simple?
(Did) + (subject) + (verb in infinitive) + (complement) + (?)
What is the structure of interrogative sentences in the past progressive?
(Was/ were) + (subject) + (verb in gerund "ing") + (complement) + (?)
What is the structure of interrogative sentences in the past perfect?
(Had) +(subject) + (verb in past participle) + (complement) + (?)
Translate the following sentences into Spanish.
John had been playing with his cousins all day.
John había estado jugando con sus primos todo el día.