1. GRAMMAR PAST VERB

2. SIMPLE PAST
action finished in the past
 I visited Berlin last week.
 series of completed actions in the past
 First I got up, then I had breakfast
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3. SIMPLE PAST AND PAST PROGRESIVE
Together with the Past
progressive/Continuous - The Simple
Past interrupted an action which was in
progress in the past.
 They were playing cards when the
telephone rang.
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4. Signal words
 yesterday, last week, a month ago, in 2002
 Form
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With regular verbs: infinitive + -ed
 Affirmative sentences
 I played football.
 We visited Alaska last year.
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5. IRREGULAR VERBS
I went to the cinema. (go)
 We were in Rome yesterday. (be)
 He wrote same letter yesterday (write)
 I sent an e-mail to my friend (send)
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6. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERB
Negative sentences:
 You must not negate a full verb in English.
Always use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of
to do) for negations.
 I played football.
 I didn'tplay football.
 He didn'tplay football.
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7. REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERB
Questions:
 Use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do).
Did you play football?
Did he play football?
 Did you buy the radio yesterday?
 Did she bring her book?
 Did you see that he came?
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8. IRREGULAR VERBS
Have (every time regardless the subject (I,
he, she, it, we, you, they):)
 affirmative sentence
 I had a book.
 negative sentence
 I did not have a book.
 Question
 Did I have a book?
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9. IRREGULAR VERBS
be as a full verb (I, he, she, it:)
 affirmative sentence
 I was in Rome.
 negative sentence
 I was not in Rome.
 Question
 Was I in Rome?
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10. IRREGULAR VERBS
be as a full verb (we, you, they)
 affirmative sentence
 We were in Rome.
 negative sentence
 We were not in Rome.
 Question
 Were we in Rome?
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