Vocabulary

To purchase (comprar)
to profit (lucrar)
to achieve (alcançar)
to hire (contratar)
to fire (demitir)
waste (lixo, desperdício)
grocery (compras mercado)
trend (tendência)
cloth (pano)
leftover (resto, sobras)

Past Simple -> Passado simples

I/She/He/It -> Was
You/We/They -> Were

Regular vs Irregular Verbs

For regular verbs, we add -ed for all subjects:

to start -> started
to purchase -> purchased
to learn -> learned
Irregular verbs follow their own rules:
to make -> made
to drive -> drove
to eat -> ate (eit)

Negatives:
The negative sentences and questions in the past simple use auxiliary
verbs.
To do-> did (for any subject)
She didn't come to school today
Questions:
Did+subject+verb...?
Did Jane talk to you?
OR
Were/Was+subject+verb...?
Were you at the park this morning?
Was she there with you?

Past Continuous
Was/Were+verb-ing... .
I yelled at you because you were driving too fast

Linking Words: Reason, Purpose and Result