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IN THIS UNIT WE TALK ABOUT PAST TENSES, SO WE LEARN HOW TO USE PAST SIMPLE, PAST CONTINUOUS, PAST PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS. FOR THE PAST SIMPLE WE HAVE TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN REGULAR VERBS (WE OBTAIN PAST BY ADDING ED TO THE BASE FORM OF THE VERB) AND IRREGULAR ONES THOSE THAT WE HAVE TO MEMORIZE. FOR THE NEGATIVES AND QUESTIONS WE HAVE TO USE THE AUXILIARY VERB DO IN ITS PAST TENSE (RESPECTIVELY FOLLOWS THE CONSTRUCTION: SUBJECT + DID NOT + VERB).THE MOST COMMON ERRORS AMONG STUDENTS ARE BECAUSE THE CORRECT USE OF AUXILIARY. PAST SIMPLE MUST BE USED FOR ACTIONS THAT FINISHED IN THE PAST, IN A DEFINITE PAST PERIOD, WHEN ASKING ABOUT TIME IN THE PAST. PAST CONTINUOUS (SUBJECT + WAS/WERE+ VERB IN ITS ING FORM) IS USED FOR PROGRESSIVE ACTIONS IN THE PAST, FOR DESCRIPTIONS, WHEN SOMETHING WAS HAPPENING BEFORE AND BEYOND A PAST TIME AND WITH INTERRUPTED PAST ACTIONS. THE PAST PERFECT TENS (SUBJECT + HAD + PAST PARTICIPLE) IS DEFINED THE PAST IN THE PAST SINCE WE USE IT FOR ALL THOSE PAST ACTIONS THAT CONCLUDED BEFORE ANOTHER ACTION ALWAYS IN THE PAST. THE PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS IS NO VERY USED BUT, ANYWAY, WE USE IT FOR ALL THOSE PAST ACTIONS THAT OCCURRED PROGRESSIVELY UP SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAPPENED WITHOUT NO INFORMATION IF THE PROGRESSIVE ACTION CONTINUED BEYOND.
