unit 1¨A time to remember ¨
past tense
where were you born ? I was born in argentina!
WHERE YOU BORN IN BUENOS AIRES ? YES I WAS , NO I WASNT . I WAS BORN IN CORDOBA .
The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.
You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned.
To be
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To be
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Questions ? |
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I was. |
I wasn't. |
Was I? |
He was. |
He wasn't. |
Was he? |
She was. |
She wasn't. |
Was she? |
It was. |
It wasn't. |
Was it? |
You were. |
You weren't. |
Were you? |
We were. |
We weren't. |
Were we? |
They were. |
They weren't. |
Were they? |
SECOND TOPIC :
USED TO .
THIS REFERS TO SOMETHING THAT YOU REGULARY DID IN THE PAST BUT DONT DO ANYMORE .
I USED TO BE VERY MESSY , BUT NOW IM VERY NEAT .
DO YOU USED TO COLLECT THINGS?
YES, I USED TO COLLECT COMIC BOOKS / NO , I DIDN´T USE TO COLLECT ANYTHING , BUT NOW I COLLECT ART.
"Used to" can also be used to talk about past facts or generalizations which are no longer true.
Examples:
- I used to live in Paris.
- Sarah used to be fat, but now she is thin.
- George used to be the best student in class, but now Lena is the best.
- Oranges used to cost very little in Florida, but now they are quite expensive.