Simple Past

Simple past

• What is?
• It is a tense that expresses situations or actions that occurred in the past, and although they may be from the recent or distant past, their duration is not important; it should only be understood that these have already ended.

what is its structure?

• Affirmative
• Subject + verb (-d, -ed) + complement
• Ejemplos:
• He lived in London 2 years= Él vivió en Londres 2 años
• I cried when he died= Lloré cuando él murió

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• Negative
• Subject + did not + basic form verb + complement
• Ejemplos:
• We didn’t argue this morning = Nosotros no discutimos esta mañana
• He didn’t enjoy his birthday party = Él no disfrutó su fiesta de cumpleaños

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• I
• t is important to remember that in the past simple, the negative and interrogative forms of the sentences must be built with the auxiliary did and the main verb of the action must remain unchanged.