SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Habit, fact, routine IN the past. FINISHED. WHEN

Habitual past: used to emphasize habitual past

Verb go modal auxiliary should

SIMPLE PAST SIMPLE PRESENT

She went to the store. She should go to the store.

Did she go to the store? Should she go to the store?

Yes, she went to the store. Yes, she should go to the store.

Yes, she did. Yes, she should.

No, she didn’t go to the store. No, she shouldn’t go to the store.

No, she didn’t. No, she shouldn’t.

Info? Where did she go?

She went to the store.

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Sentence I played soccer.

sentence I used to play soccer.

Yes/no? Did I use to play soccer?

Yes, I used to play soccer.

Yes, I did. Yes, I used to.

No, I didn’t use to play soccer.

No, I didn’t.

Info? What did I use to play?

I used to play soccer.

==000*** verb USE

A: How did you open the milk?

B: I used my teeth.

A: Didn’t you use scissors?

Verb use

I use scissors. He uses scissors. I used scissors.

I used scissors.

I used pliers to open the milk.

I used to use pliers to open the milk.

Did you use to use black jeans? Yes, I used to use black jeans.

Did you have the habit of wearing black jeans?

To dress vs to wear

Dress = to put on clothes

I dress (how?) I dress like a commoner.

Wear = to use / are using some clothes

I wear WHAT I wear jeans.

I eat WHAT I eat pizza.

I eat WHERE I eat at the restaurant.

I go WHAT ------------

I go WHERE I go to school.

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March 2020

We were not accostumed to chin straps.

We were not comfortable with chin straps.

We were not used to wearing chin straps.

==00 be comfortable with = be used to VERB(-ING)

We were not comfortable with staying at home.

We were not used to staying at home.

We were used to going out at any time.

We were used to greeting our friends with a hug and Kiss.

We were not used to greeting by touching elbows.

June 2020

Little by Little, we were getting used to wearing chin straps.

October 2020

By October 2020, we were used to wearing chin straps.

April 2021

I was used to wearing a shirt, shorts, and sandals during ZOOM classes.

I wasn’t used to getting completely dressed and going to the CBA.

September 2022

October 2022: “I don’t want this. I am not used to going to the CBA.”

I am not used to teaching in Saudi Arabia.

I am used to drinking coffee while teaching.

You will get used to going to the CBA in the morning AND the afternoon.

Habitual past to be accustomed

Used to verb(base form) be used to verb(-ing)

Didn’t use to verb(base form) isn’t used to verb(-ing)

I am getting used to the new CBA PLATFORM

wasn’t used to verb(-ing)

wasn’t getting used to verb(-ing)

will be used to verb(-ing)

will get used to verb(-ing)

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to be accustomed

in the process of…. Process completed

IN THE PAST

I was getting used to going to the CBA. I was used to going to the CBA.

IN THE PRESENT

I am getting used to going to the CBA. I am used to going to the CBA.

IN THE FUTURE

I will be getting used to going to the CBA. I will be used to going to the CBA.

11:00 AM YESTERDAY

NOW

I was teaching a class at 11:00 yesterday.

Sentence I was teaching a class at 11:00 yesterday

Yes/no? Was I teaching a class at 11:00 yesterday?

Yes, I was teaching a class at 11:00 yesterday.

Yes, I was

No, I wasn’t teaching a class at 11:00 yesterday

No, I wasn’t

Info? When was I teaching a class?

I was teaching a class at 11:00 yesterday.

What was I teaching?

What was I doing?

“ I didn’t answer your call. I was waiting in line because I needed the book.

I was buying the book, and the Clerk was writing the invoice.
COMBINING two different sentences in the past.

1.- He was playing from 9 to 11. His mother arrived at 10.

His mother is arriving at 10.

He was playing when his mother arrived.

INDEPENDENT DEPENDENT

CLAUSE CLAUSE

He started to play when his mother arrived.

He was playing from 9 to 11. His girlfriend was cheering him from 9 to 11.

He was playing while his girlfriend was cheering him.