INSTITUTO DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR TECNOLÓGICO PÚBLICO

“ANDRÉS AVELINO CÁCERES DORREGARAY”

San Agustín de Cajas
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Simple Past

He wrote a technical report yesterday morning

Time expressions

N° Time expressions Translate

1 Last year El año pasado
2 Yesterday ayer
3 Yesterday morning La mañana de ayer
4 Yesterday afternoon La tarde de ayer
5 Last week La semana pasada
6 Last night anoche
7 Two years ago Hace dos años
8 Three days ago Hace tres días
9 A year ago Hace un año
10 Twenty months ago Hace veinte meses.

Sentences:
1. I studied English last night.
2. He fixed the backhoe last week.

Use of “Did”
Interrogative form

Simple Present Simple Past

Do Did
Does

Examples:
Did you go to work yesterday?

I
you
he
DId she
it practice the new words?
we
you
they

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“ANDRÉS AVELINO CÁCERES DORREGARAY”
San Agustín de Cajas
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Negative Form
Did + not = didn´t

1. He didn´t drive carefully.

Exercises:
1. Did he work very hard?
No, he did not work very hard.

2. Did she take an English course?

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3. Did you buy pliers and screwdriver for the workshop?

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Short Answers

Affirmative Form Negative Form

1. Did she study English last year? 1. Did she study English last year?
Yes, she did. No, she didn’t = No, she did not.
2. Did you come to class? 1. Did you come to class?
Yes, I did. No, I didn´t = No, I did not.
3. Did he sell cars? 4. Did he sell cars?
Yes, he did. No, he didn’t = No, he did not.