A / USE :
3)
together with the Past Progressive/Continuous .
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2) series of completed actions in the past
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1)
action finished in the past
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e.g.They were playing cards when the telephone rang.
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e.g. First
I got up, then I had breakfast
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e.g.
I visited Jeddah
last week.
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V2
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V1
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flew
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fly
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did
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do
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Stayed
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stay
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bought
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buy
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swam
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swim
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B / Signal
words : ( time expression )
1- yesterday, 2- last week, 3- ago, 4- in 2002 .
C/ Verb to be
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D/ Verb to do
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Was
( I , He , She , It )
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Did
( I , He , She , It , They , We , You
)
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Were
( They , We , You )
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E/ Form :
- with regular verbs: infinitive + -ed
- with irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs
- with irregular verbs: 2nd column of the table of the irregular verbs
F / There are
two kinds of sentences :
1-Affirmative
sentences:
Regular verbs
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Irregular verbs
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I played football.
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I went to the cinema.
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We visited Alaska
last year.
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We were in Rome yesterday.
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2-Negative
sentences:
You must not
negate a full verb in English. Always use the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to do) for negations.
I
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played
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football.
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I
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didn't
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play
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football.
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He
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didn't
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play
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football.
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Questions:
YES & NO Q :
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WH Q :
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Use
the auxiliary did (Simple Past of to
do).
Did you play football? Did he play football? |
Where
did you play football ?
When
did you play football ?
Why
Where did you play football ?
who
& what ……
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