1. Past Indefinite:
Structure:
Affirmative:
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Subject+ Past form of verb+
Object/extension
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Negative:
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Subject + did+ base form of
verb+ Object/extension
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Interrogative:
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Did +Subject+ base form of
verb+ Object/extension?
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Negative
Interrogative:
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Didn’t+ Subject+ base form of
verb+ Object/extension?
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1
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Finished events in the
past with no connection to the present:
Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa. The Pakistanis attacked Bangaldesh |
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2
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Normally A sentence
which includes the words: ago, yesterday since, last+time span or time*
*month, day, year,
week, etc
I met him last month
I saw him last week
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3
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For stories / lists of
events:
He went to a café, sat down and lit a cigarette. Yesterday I went to the library, met a friend for lunch, and played games. |
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4
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Details of news:
I've hurt my leg. I fell off a bus when I was going to catch the bus. I've been on holiday. I went to Dhaka Zoo and National Park in Mirpur |
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5
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As part of the second
conditional:
If I won the lottery, I would buy a car. If she knew my number, she would call me |
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