Simple Past Tense

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Simple Past Tense

Type in the name of the company you are going to have an interview with.

Form

Do you fully understand what this position implies?

After you've made some research on the company, read the job description thoroughly, and try to fully understand what your responsibilities will be.

dis

do

have

What would you do on the first day?
What about the first week(s)? Fill in some of the actions that you are planning to take.

had

be

What do you think the main challenges will be?


Type them in.

were

you we you they

was

i he she it

to form the past simple of regular verbs we add the ending ''ed'' to the verb. the form is the same for all persons(I,You,He She, It, We,You, They)

What will be your main tasks?


Type them in.

want --- wanted

structure

How ambitious are you?

Interrogative sentences

Where and how do you see yourself in 5 years time?


Type in the answers.

auxiliary verb (to do) + subject + principal verb ?

Did you want to dance

To be + subject ?

Were the keys in the drawer

Was she a doctor?

negative sentences

What are your long-term goals ?


Type them in.

subject + auxiliary verb (to do) + not + principal verb(infinitive)

I didn't want to dance

subject + to br + not + complement

she wasn't a doctor

affirmative sentences

What are your short-term goals ?


Type them in.

subject + principal verb + complement

she was a doctor

bibliographies

https://www.curso-ingles.com/aprender/cursos/nivel-intermedio/verb-tenses-past/past-simple#:~:text=To%20form%20the%20past%20simple,it%2C%20we%2C%20they).

uses

Research the company

You should find and learn as much as you can about the company where you are having an interview.

The interviewer will want to see what you know about them and why you chose the company.

Doing your homework will show that you are really interested.

we use the past simple to speak about facts or things in the past in general

What do you know about the company's main goal and vision?


Type in the answer.

I played the guitar

is also used for narrations or actions that ocurred over a long period of time in the past

She didn´t eat meat for years

I worked for many years in a museum

What is the size of this company?

we also use the past simple for repeated actions or habits in the past

What can you do for this company that someone else can't?


Type in several unique traits that will turn you into the perfect candidate for the position.

He walked 3 kilometers every day to work

is used to talk about a series of actions that ocurred in the past

What do you know about the company?


Type a short description of the company's background.

I received to good news and immediately called my husband

the past simple is used to talk about a specific action or event that began and ended in the past.

Why do you want to work for this company?


Think of what you can do for them, not of what they can do for you.

It is generally used with adverbs of time such as ''last year'' , ''yesterday''...