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Past Tenses

Simple Past
1. Uses
  1. 1.- An action that started and finished in the past.
    1. Gloria swam on the beach a week ago.
  2. 2.- Daily actions
    1. He talked to his mom for hours every night.
  3. 3.- Past Events
    1. Cristobal Colon discovered America in 1492.
2. Structures
  1. Positive
    1. Subject + was/were + adjective or complement
      1. Obama was the president of the USA.
    2. Subject + verb past simple + complement
      1. We lost our frog two years ago.
  2. Negative
    1. Subject + wasn’t/weren’t+ adjective or complement
      1. They weren’t in South Korea
    2. Subject + didn’t + infinite verb + complement
      1. I didn’t sing electronic music. But now I love it.
  3. Question
    1. Was/Were + Subject + adjective or complement + ?
      1. Were you in the park yesterday?
    2. Did + Subject + infinite verb + complement + ?
      1. Did Lucas want to dance?
  4. Answer
    1. Yes, Subject + was/were No, Subject + wasn’t/weren’t
      1. Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t
    2. Yes, Subject + did No, Subject + didn’t
      1. Yes, Lucas did. No, Lucas didn’t.
Past Continuous
1. Uses
  1. 1.- Actions that started in the past and whose duration you want to highlight.
    1. Liss was making pancakes for her sister in the morning.
  2. 2.- An action that was interrupted by another.
    1. They were cleaning their garden when a flower pot fell.
2. Structures
  1. Positive
    1. Subject + was/were + verb (ing) + complement
      1. Anne was watching the TV show.
  2. Negative
    1. Subject + wasn't/weren't + verb (ing) + complement
      1. Felix wasn’t driving his car because it was damaged.
  3. Question
    1. Was/were + Subject + verb (ing) + complement + ?
      1. Were you drawing Don Bosco?
  4. Answer
    1. Yes, Subject + was/were No, Subject + wasn’t/weren’t
      1. Yes, I was No, I wasn't
Past Perfect
1. Uses
  1. 1.- An action that happens before another
    1. I had visited my grandmother before I bought pizza.
  2. 2.- Before a specific time in the past
    1. I had gotten up when the clock rang at 06:30 a.m.
  3. 3.-An action that started in the past and finish in a specific time
    1. I had been happy in all my jobs until I got this one
  4. 4.- Conditional sentences
    1. If she had waited, she would have gone to her house with her mother.
2. Structures
  1. Positive
    1. Subject + had + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
      1. Mary had finished her virtual classes.
  2. Negative
    1. Subject + hadn’t + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement
      1. They hadn’t bought chocolates in Valentine’s Day.
  3. Question
    1. Had + Subject + Verb (Past Participle) + Complement + ?
      1. Had Sofia lost her wallet ?
  4. Answer
    1. Yes, Subject + had No, Subject + hadn’t
      1. Yes, she had No, she hadn’t
Past Perfect Continuous
1. Uses
  1. 1.- An action that started in the past and it was interrupted for another.
    1. Helena had been reading her favorite books when her mother called her.
  2. 2.- A past action that provokes another.
    1. I was happy because I had been playing basketball with my family.
2. Structures
  1. Positive
    1. Subject + had + been + Verb (ing) + Complement
      1. Lupita had been studying Medicine for a long time, but tomorrow she will graduate.
  2. Negative
    1. Subject + hadn’t + been + Verb (ing) + Complement
      1. Mateo hadn’t been travelling to Russia since her mother contracted Covid -19.
  3. Question
    1. Had + Subject + been + Verb (ing) + Complement + ?
      1. Had your dog been barking the whole night?
  4. Answer
    1. Yes, Subject + had No, Subject + hadn’t
      1. Yes, it had No, it hadn’t
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