Monday, April 7, 2014

The simple past


  The simple past


We use the past perfect tense when we express an idea or action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

Ø  Form :
Affirmative
Negative
interogative
S+ [VERB+ed] or irregular verbs+ O
You called Yassine.

S + did not + Vinf + o
You did not call Yassine.
Did + S + Vinf + o ?
Did you call Yassine ?
Ø  Signal words: 
-       Yesterday   
-       Last week / month / year / June ...etc
-       Few years ago
Ø  Examples
-       I saw a movie yesterday.
-       Last year, I traveled to Japan.
-       Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
            -   Did you have dinner last night?

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