The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past is used to refer to actions that occurred at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of how to form the simple past by adding "-ed" to regular verbs or making other changes like doubling consonants. The document also discusses using "used to" to talk about habitual past actions and provides comparative examples with "not as..." to express inequality between two things or people.

1. SIMPLE PAST REVIEW
USE SIMPLE PASTTO REFERTO AN ACTIONTHAT OCCURRED IN AN
SPECIFIC MOMENT INTHE PAST:
«IN 1995, EMMAWATSON MOVEDTO ENGLAND»
«IN 1999, EMMAWATSON AUDITIONED FORTHE ROLE HERMIONE»
TO CHANGE A REGULARVERB INTO SIMPLE PAST JUSTADDAN-ED
ATTHE END:
AUDITION:AUDITIONED
• WHEN AVERB ENDENS IN-E(FOR EXAMPLE MOVE), JUST ADD-
D:MOVED.
• *WHENAVERB ENDS IN CONSONANT+Y(FOR EXAMPLE STUDY),
CHANGETHEY FOR I+ED:STUDIED.
• *WHENAVERB ENDS INA CONSONAT AFTER AVOWEL, IT
DOUBLESTHE CONSONANT ( FOR EXAMPLETRAVEL-TRAVELLED)

2. USE TO
WE USETHE PHRASE «USEDTO»TOTALKABOUT HABITUAL
ACTIONS FROMTHE PAST, BUT NO LONGER HAPPENS.
SUBJECT + USEDTO + INFINITEVERB + COMPLEMENT
EXAMPLES: I USEDTO EAT A LOT OF LOLLIPOSWHEN IWAS A KID.
I USEDTO SWIN INTHE RED SEAWHEN IWAS 8YEARS OLD.

3. COMPARATIVE OF EQUALITY
NEGATIVE
WE USE NOT AS + ADJETIVE + ASTO ESPRESSTHAT ONE OBJECT OR
PERSON IN NOTTHE SAMEAS A SECONDOBJECT OR PERSON,
USUALLY IT MEANDSTHAT IT` S LESSTHANTHE SECONDOBJECT
EXAMPLES
APPSARE NOT AS EFFICIENTAS APPLICATIONS
FIGHTS ARE NOT AS BAD ASWARS