COMPLEMENTARY INFORMATION WEEK 01 OUT OF 05

REMEMBER THAT THE CONJUGATIONS OF THE VERB TO BE IN PRESENT ARE:

I AM

YOU ARE

HE IS

SHE IS

IT IS

WE ARE

YOU ARE

THEY ARE

WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PAST OF THE VERB TO BE IT MEANS THAT THE CONJUGATIONS ARE CHANGED INTO THE NEXT FORM;

I WAS

YOU WERE

HE WAS

SHE WAS

IT WAS

WE WERE

YOU WERE

THEY WERE

OBVIOUSLY THE MEANING CHANGES TOO, ERA OR ESTABA FITS PERFECTLY WELL IN PAST TO EXPRESS NAME, AGE, NATIONALITY, MARITAL STATUS, CHARATERISTICS AND OCCUPATION OF THE SUBJECT. 

EXTRA ACTIVITY: COMPLETE THE NEXT SENTENCES USING VERB TO BE IN PAST.

1. MY FATHER _________________ A GREAT MAN.
2. MARIA FELIX AND DOLORES DEL RIO _______________ CONSIDERED MAIN ACTRESSES IN THE MEXICAN FILM INDUSTRY OF THE 50'S
3. WHO ______________ NAMED " EL CHARRO DE MEXICO " ?
4. THE WINDOWS __________________ DIRTY AFTER THE HURRICANE THAT HIT OUR TOWN.
5. MY BESTFRIEND'S PET ____________ SICK ALL NIGHT
6. SOPHIE AND ELLE'S PARENTS _____________ NOT AT HOME DURING LAST NIGHT
7. THE HOUSE ______________ ALL ALONE.
8. I_______________ NOT IN A VERY GOOD MOOD TODAY MORNING
9. ________________ THE PHONE LINE OUT OF ORDER?
10. HIPPIES ____________ NEVER WELL ACCEPTED IN AMERICAN SOCIETIES IN THE 60'S.

TIME EXPRESSIONS: THEY ARE ELEMENTS THAT HELP YOU BUILD BETTER AND MORE COMPLETE IDEAS IN ANY CATEGORY OF DECLARATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE COMMANDS, THE TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR SIMPLE PAST ARE :

• LAST_____________________      ( EL PASADO, LA PASADA ) IT IS COMBINED WITH ANY PERIOD OF TIME. LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES:      LAST WEEK, LAST NIGHT, LAST CENTURY, LAST MONDAY, LAST YEAR, LAST APRIL, ETC.
• _________________AGO                ( HACE...) IT IS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN THE PERIOD OF TIME, LOOK AT THE EXAMPLES:                5 MINUTES AGO, THREE WEEKS AGO, A MONTH AGO, TEN YEARS AGO, A WHILE AGO.
• YESTERDAY                                   ( AYER ) WHICH CAN WORK ALONE OR RECOMBINED WITH DIFFERENT ESTABLISHED SCHEDULES SUCH AS:       YESTERDAY NIGHT, YESTERDAY MORNING OR YESTERDAY EVENING.
• TODAY ________________            ( HOY EN _______ ) THIS IS VERY DELICATED BECAUSE IT IS ONLY WELL USED ONCE THE MENTIONED TIME HAS ALREADY PASSED, FOR EXAMPLE:               TODAY MORNING- HOY EN LA MAÑANA ( IT'S 4:00 IN THE AFTERNOON NOW) 

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