Gonzalez Lopez Yakin
2IV15
March, 10th, 2014
GIDE TO TEST 2
1.- Past simple of be
1.1.- WAS:
Is used to refer to an event or situation in the past. is used only for
third person, but I also included (I, HE, SHE and IT), Used in affirmative,
negative and question
AFIRMATIVE: subject+ was (full forms)
NEGATIVE: subject+ was + not (I wasn´t)
QUESTION: Was+ Subject
EXAMPLES
1.- I was eating when he arrived
2.- My best friend was not (wasn´t) at school
last week
3.- Was Diana sad about the break
up?
1.2 Were:
Is used to refer to an event or situation in the past. Is used only for
plural nouns(YOU, WE, YOU and THEY)
Used in affirmative, negative and question
AFIRMATIVE: subject+ were(full forms)
NEGATIVE: subject+ were + not (I weren´t)
QUESTION: Were+ Subject
EXAMPLES
1. - You were at home all day
2. - We weren´t happy at the party
3. - Weren’t they going to
go by bus?
Yes, they were / No, they weren´t
2 Verbs in the past simple
2.1 REGULAR VERBS:
Regular verbs are those that form the past
adding 'ed' or 'd' to the verb. This marker past helps to recognize this type
of verbs in written text.
EXAMPLES
Play-
Played
Ask- asked
Dance- danced
Like- liked
Stay- stayed
Stop- stopped
Study- studied
Want- wanted
2.2 IRREGULAR VERBS:
Irregular English verbs are those whose past simple and past participle
do not follow any rules
EXAMPLES
Arise- arose
Speak- spoke
Read- read
Have-had
Go- went
Leave- left
Understand- understood
Tell- told
See- saw
Sing- sang
3.- Obligation past
3.1 HAD TO:
The modal verb “must” has one past tense form: “had to”, use “had to” to
talk about a past obligation in singular nouns don´t change. For question only adds”Did”.
EXAMPLE:
1.- We had to walk all the way
2.- They had to get up early.
3.- did she y have to get up early?
3.2 DIDN´T HAVE TO
Use didn´t have to for the absence of an obligation or necessity in the
past.
third party for just gets
EXAMPLES
1.-we didn´t have to show our passports
2.- she didn´t have to
3.- he didn´t have to eat on the couch
3.3 NEED TO:
You can use didn´t need to instead of “didn´t have to” when there is no
obligation or necessity in the past.
In this case use need like a main verb, not a modal.
EXAMPLES
1.- she didn´t need to should. We knew we were wrong
2.- You didn't need to pay
for medical care in National Health Service hospitals.
3.- You didn't need to shout. It's a good
line. I can hear you perfectly.
4.- Possibility past
4.1.- Could:
Use could to talk about ability and sensation in the past
For a description in the past, also used in the negative form, is this
that you not can do, but in past simple.
EXAMPLES:
1.-I couldn’t understand him
2.- They could see he was ill
3.- Could I
have a lift?
4.2 were
able to:
Use were
able to to instead of could to talk about ability in the past. Use is say that
somebody succeeded or didn´t succeed in doing something difficult
EXAMPLES
1. - He was able to
finish the race
2. - We weren´t able to find him
3. - Were you able to do exercise 5? I wasn´t
