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I _______ born in February 10th, 1997.
was
The auxiliary for simple past is:
did
Past continuous use verbs in:
verbs in -ing
Perfect tenses use auxiliaries:
have, has
The past tense of verb to be is:
was, were
Maria ______ (start) her new business.
has started
When we use did or didn't, we use a verb in:
present / base form
Past continuous use auxiliaries:
was / were
Perfect sentences use verbs in:
participle
Why does the verb "to be" have two auxiliaries?
Three days ______ enough to finish the project.
was
- Phrases that express money, time, volume, distance take a verb in singular.
three days, five dollars, two years, five km
What is the simple past auxiliary for 3rd person?
There is no past auxiliary for 3rd person.
did --> I, you, he, she, it, we, they
Spot the mistake.
In school, we were knowing about how auxiliaries are used.
knowing
-The verb "knowing" can't be used in -ing form. The verb should be "learning"
Contraction for:
you have
he has
you've
he's
Second conditional use this auxiliary:
If she ______ rich, she would be a sugar mommy.
were
I ________ (wash) the plates, when my mom ______ (appear).
was washing, appeared
Change into the correct negative form.
My teacher had a dog when he was young.
My teacher didn't have a dog when he was young.
Complete:
I was walking my dog _________ my boyfriend was walking his.
while
-conjunction that is used to link two continuous sentences
Complete:
Every partner and associate _______ invited to the seminar.
has been
My mom and my dad _______ the happiest couple I've ever met.
were
- mom and dad equals two (they)
You'd a big house.
He'd had a big house.
I'd have a big house.
Identify the second conditional, simple past, and past perfect.
You had a big house --> simple past
He had had a big house --> past perfect
I would have a big house --> second conditional
Spot the mistake:
Johny didn't drive his car every Sunday.
Spot the mistake:
the expression every can't be used in past. It should be changed for preposition on.
Johny didn't drive his car on Sunday.
What is the difference between simple past and past continuous?
Past continuous is used to talk about a more specific action in the past.
Past continuous talks about an ongoing action in the past.
Simple past is used to talk about general past actions.
Present perfect is used to talk about past experiences, it doesn't have to have a time expression like "yesterday".
Simple past is used to talk about past actions in general. It uses past-time expressions.
What is the difference between the past continuous and past of the verb to be?
The past of the verb to be is used to describe nouns physically, emotionally, etc.
The past continuous is used to talk about ongoing actions, no descriptions.