PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT
The text discusses the differences between the past simple and the past perfect tenses in English. It covers their specific usages, forms, and structures. For general experiences, the past perfect is used (
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Jefferson Bustamante Isabel Godoy Erika Benites Marina Castro PAST SIMPLE VS PAST PERFECT Members:
Erika Benites
Marina Castro
Isabel Godoy
Jefferson Bustamante
Time is given: She came home at six o´clock. One specific event: I bought this bag in Paris. It´s very cheap there. Finished: I played tennis for ten years. Questions: Did+subject+infinitive (without to) Negative: Subject+did+not+infinitive (without to) Affirmative: Subject+Past forms For third people: he, she and it we add a "-s" at the end of the verb. To combine the simple present we use the infinitive for subjects: I, you, we, they. USAGE Explanation why something is now: Peter is happy. He has passed his driving test. Experience in general: I have been to Paris. Not finished: I have played tennis for ten years. STRUCTURE Questions: Have/Has+subject+past participle..? Negative: Subject+have/has+not+past participle. Affirmative: Subject+have/has+past participle. FORM For regular verbs, past participle is the simple form of the past. To form the perfect present, the auxiliary verb "to have" is used in the present and the past participle of the verb.
