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PAST SIMPLE by Mind Map: PAST SIMPLE

1. The following night, all doubts about the existence of the ghost were finally removed forever. At eleven o’clock the family went to bed and some time after, Mr Otis was awakened by a strange noise in the corridor, outside his room. It sounded like the clank of metal, and it came nearer every moment. Mr Otis got up and looked at the time. It was exactly one o’clock. So Mr Otis put on his slippers, went to the door and opened it. There, right in front of him, stood the ghost - his eyes were as red as burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy chains

2. Wh + did * subject + infinitive + comp.

2.1. - Where did she study last year? She studied at university of Londres -What Did I write? I wrote a book

3. KINDS OF VERBS

3.1. REGULAR

3.1.1. Past of Vern with ED Present Past Want Wanted Work Worked Travel Traveled Finish Finished Study Studied

3.2. IRREGULAR

3.2.1. There isn’t a rule to form past Present past see saw go went write wrote cut cut have had

4. NEGATIVE SENTENCES

4.1. -She didn’t studh yesterday -I did not write a book last year -They didn’t travel to London last week

4.1.1. Subject + didn’t + infinitive + complement

5. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

5.1. -She studied yesterday -I wrote a book last year -They traveled to London las week

5.2. Suject + past form of verb + como

6. I You He She It We They

7. Typical expressions

7.1. -Yesterday -Last week/ month / year/. -A week/month ago - That day -Afternoon. -The other day / week -Ateleven o’clock - On Tuesday -In 1990 -Then. -After that

8. Ver’s tenses

9. Simple present, Present continuous, Present perfect, Past continuous, Past perfect, Simple future, Future continuous, Future perfect, Future perfect continuous.

10. DEFINICIÓN

10.1. - We use the past simple for and action in the past. -The past is the normal tense in stories. -We can also use the past simple for repeated actions. -We can also use the past simple for states

11. Interrogative sentences

11.1. WH+ Question

11.2. Yes/ no question

11.2.1. Did + subject + infinitive + complement ?

11.2.1.1. -Did she study yesterday? Yes, she did / no, she didn’t. -Did I write a book last? Yes. I did/ No. I didn’t

12. AUXILIARY

12.1. -WAS -WERE

12.1.1. Past of verb to be: Positive. Negative Ihe-she-it / was. I was not / wasn’t You-we-they / we’re you were not / weren’t

12.2. DID

12.2.1. DID Positive. Negative I did I did not or didn’t You did you didn’t He did He didn’t She did She didn’t It did It didn’t We did We didn’t They did They didn’t