The document discusses verb tenses and forms in English, including: - How to form the past simple tense by adding "-ed" to regular verbs or making other changes for irregular verbs. - Common time expressions used with the past simple tense like "yesterday" and "last week." - How to form questions and negatives using "did" plus the infinitive form of the verb. - How to form "wh-" questions using "did" plus the infinitive form of the verb to ask about time, place, or other details.

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- Completed single action
in the past
- Past state that it is now
finished
- Repeated actions in the
past
- I studied English yesterday
- I lived in Caracas in 1999
- We went to the beach
every day

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SUBJECT + VERB IN PAST+ COMPLEMENT
We add –ed in
all persons
Ex:
talk – talked
Play - played
They have
special forms
Ex:
Eat – ate
Have - had

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- General rule:
Add – ed Example: walk – walked clean – cleaned
- Verbs ending in a Vowel + Y
Add – ed Example: stay – stayed enjoy – enjoyed
- Verbs ending in Consonante + Y
Chande the “Y” to “I” and then add – ed Example: cry – cried study – studied
- Verbs endind in “E”
Add – d Example: close – closed live – lived
-Verbs ending in one vowell + one consonant (not ending in Y or W)
Double the consonant and add –ed Example: commit – committed

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- Yesterday
- Yesterday morning
- Last week
- Last month
- One week ago
- Two months ago
- Three years ago
- In 1990
- The day before yesterday
- In March
- On Sunday

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SUBJECT + DIDN´T + VERB IN INFINITIVE+ COMPLEMENT
I didn´t work
You didn´t work
He didn´t work
She didn´t work
It didn´t work
We didn´t work
They didn´t work

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Did you close the door?
- Yes, I did / No, I didn´t
Did he close the door?
- Yes, he did / No, he didn´t
Did they close the door?
- Yes, they did / No, they didn´t
DID + SUBJECT + VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM + COMPLEMENT ?

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Where did you live?
- I lived in Caracas last year
What did he do yesterday?
- He went to the doctor yesterday
When did they arrive here?
- They arrived last month
WH or H + DID + SUBJECT + VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM + COMPLEMENT ?

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