past simple tense

We use it for to narrate events that ocurred at a specific time in the past.
1. In the questions, we use placing the verb (did) continued
  1. subj+ verb+complento
    1. -Did you see the thief´s face?
      1. -Did she visit her grandparents last week?
        -Did you
    2. Wh questions:
      1. -What did you do the monday?
        -When did you start learning English?
        -Where did you life?
        -Why did you do that?
    3. answers:
      1. yes, i/she/we did
      2. no, i /he/they didn´t
The structure of the simple past in regular verbs:
1. subject+ past tense, ending *ed*
  1. -I played tennis yesterday.
    1. -He danced with me.
      1. -We finally mailed the letter.
  2. for verbs that end in *e* add *D*
    1. whe the verbs ends in a consonant the letters are repeated less *Y,W*
      1. with verbs that end in *Y* added *ie*
The structure of irregular verbs
1. The verb change when in past. Ex:
  1. -I ate lunch at noon today.
    1. -He drove to work yesterday
      1. -We went shopping to the mall and I bought clothes
In negative sentences, the auxiliary verb be in the past (did
1. and the main verb is the infinitive.
2. -I didn´t go to salamanca last month.
  1. -She didn´t do the homerwork yesterday.
    1. -We didn´t walk every day.
Past status
1. With were and was
  1. -I was at the party the saturday
    1. -Were we in your house?
      1. -She wasn´t in the class

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