SIMPLE PAST, PAST
PROGRESSIVE, IRREGULAR AND REGULAR VERBS.
701 -702
SIMPLE PAST TENSE SENTENCES
Read
and understand these examples
- Affirmative sentences Simple Past Tense Did:
- I liked the movie last night.
- He pronounced the words well.
- You noticed Julia's new dress.
- You missed me last week.
- They arrived this morning.
- She used the correct word.
- We waited for you after class.
- She invited him to her party.
- I expected to see her yesterday.
- They received a letter this morning.
- Negative form, Simple Past Tense:
- I didn't like the movie last night.
- He didn't pronounce the words well.
- You didn't notice Julia's new dress.
- You didn't miss me last week.
- They didn't arrive this morning.
- She didn't use the correct word.
- We didn't wait for you after class.
- She didn't invite him to her party.
- I didn't expect to see her yesterday.
- They didn't receive a letter this morning.
- Interrogative, Simple Past Tense:
- Did I like the movie last night?
- Did he pronounce the words well?
- Did you notice Julia's new dress?
- Did you miss me last week?
- Did they arrive this morning?
- Did she use the correct word?
- Did we wait for you after class?
- Did she invite him to her party?
- Did I expect to see her yesterday?
- Did they receive a letter this morning?
Past Progressive Tense
Example Sentences
Actions that were in progress at a certain point or at a certain time period in the past:
Yesterday evening we were watching the game so
we couldn't come.
He was sleeping all night long.
Were you sleeping all night long?
I wasn't resting, I was working!
Last night at nine o'clock John was washing the dishes.
Why was John washing the dishes?
Last week we were painting the house.
This morning at five o'clock Shannon was taking care of her baby.
Where was Shannon taking care of her baby?
I was studying when the phone ringed.
They were eating when their friends showed up.
While the cat was sleeping the mice were eating its food.
We were having a very nice picnic when it started to rain.
He was sleeping all night long.
Were you sleeping all night long?
I wasn't resting, I was working!
Last night at nine o'clock John was washing the dishes.
Why was John washing the dishes?
Last week we were painting the house.
This morning at five o'clock Shannon was taking care of her baby.
Where was Shannon taking care of her baby?
I was studying when the phone ringed.
They were eating when their friends showed up.
While the cat was sleeping the mice were eating its food.
We were having a very nice picnic when it started to rain.
Annoying repeating actions in the past:
My brother was always snoring.
They were always making fun of him.
You were always complaining.
This girl was constantly losing stuff.
He was always bragging.
They were always making fun of him.
You were always complaining.
This girl was constantly losing stuff.
He was always bragging.
Information Questions
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Question
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Auxiliary
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Subject
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Present Participle
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Rest of the sentence?
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When
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was
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I
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working
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On my
website?
|
|
Where
|
were
|
you
|
learning
|
English?
|
|
What
|
were
|
we
|
reading
|
?
|
|
What
|
was
|
he
|
speaking
|
On the
phone?
|
|
What
|
was
|
she
|
writing
|
?
|
|
Why
|
was
|
it
|
getting
|
Worse?
|
|
Where
|
were
|
they
|
playing
|
Cricket?
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POSITIVE
STATEMENTS
|
SUBJECT
|
WAS / WERE
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
|
I
|
was
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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You
|
were
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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He
|
was
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
|
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Mohan
|
was
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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The boy
|
was
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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She
|
was
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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Pooja
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was
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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The girl
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was
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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We
|
were
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
|
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You
|
were
|
sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
|
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They
|
were
|
sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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The children
|
were
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sleeping
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at 11 p.m. last night.
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For making positive statements in the past continuous tense, notice how
we use
‘was’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were’ for the subjects
‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
NEGATIVE
STATEMENTS
|
SUBJECT
|
WAS NOT/ WERE NOT
|
VERB + ing
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
|
I
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
You
|
were not
|
listening
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to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
He
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
Mohan
|
was not
|
listening
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to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
The boy
|
was not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
She
|
was not
|
listening
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to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
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Pooja
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was not
|
listening
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to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
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The girl
|
was not
|
listening
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to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
We
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
You
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
They
|
were not
|
listening
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to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
|
The men
|
were not
|
listening
|
to music at 4 p.m.
yesterday.
|
For making negative statements in the past continuous tense, notice how
we use
‘was not’ for the subjects ‘I’, ‘He’ and ‘She’ and ‘were not’ for the
subjects ‘You’, ‘We’ and ‘They’
And the verb +ing all subjects.
INTERROGATIVE
STATEMENTS / QUESTIONS
|
WAS / WERE
|
SUBJECT
|
VERB (in base form)
|
REST OF THE SENTENCE
|
|
Was
|
I
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Were
|
you
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Was
|
he
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Was
|
Mohan
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eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Was
|
the boy
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Was
|
she
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Was
|
Pooja
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Was
|
the girl
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Were
|
we
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Were
|
you
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
|
Were
|
they
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
|
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Were
|
the men
|
eating
|
breakfast at 7 a.m.
yesterday?
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Fins the principal irregular and regular verbs.
Present, past and progressive.
|
Verb (infinitive)
|
Past form
|
Spanish
|
|
accept
|
accepted
|
aceptar
|
|
account
|
accounted
|
tener
en cuenta
|
|
achieve
|
achieved
|
lograr
|
|
act
|
acted
|
actuar
|
|
add
|
added
|
sumar
|
|
admit
|
admited
|
admitir
|
|
affect
|
affected
|
afectar
|
|
agree
|
agreed
|
estar
de acuerdo
|
|
aim
|
aimed
|
apuntar
|
|
allow
|
allowed
|
permitir
|
|
answer
|
answered
|
responder
|
|
appear
|
appeared
|
aparecer
|
|
apply
|
applied
|
aplicar
|
|
argue
|
argued
|
discutir
|
|
arrange
|
arranged
|
arreglar
/ consertar
|
|
arrive
|
arrived
|
llegar
|
|
ask
|
asked
|
preguntar
|
|
attack
|
attacked
|
atacar
|
|
avoid
|
avoided
|
evitar
|
|
base
|
based
|
basarse
|
|
beat
|
beat
|
vencer
/ apanar
|
|
become
|
became
|
volverse
|
|
begin
|
began
|
empezar
|
|
believe
|
believed
|
creer
|
|
belong
|
belonged
|
pertenecer
|
|
break
|
broke
|
romper
|
|
build
|
built
|
construir
|
|
burn
|
burnt
|
quemar
|
|
buy
|
bought
|
comprar
|
|
call
|
called
|
llamar
|
|
can
|
could
|
poder
|
|
can
|
could
|
poder
|
|
care
|
cared
|
importar
|
|
carry
|
carried
|
cargar
/ llevar
|
|
catch
|
caught
|
atrapar
|
|
cause
|
caused
|
causar
|
|
change
|
changed
|
cambiar
|
|
charge
|
charged
|
cobrar
|
|
check
|
checked
|
comprobar
/ controlar
|
|
choose
|
chose
|
elejir
|
|
claim
|
claimed
|
reclamar
|
|
clean
|
cleaned
|
limpiar
|
|
clear
|
cleared
|
despejar
|
|
climb
|
climbed
|
trepar
|
|
close
|
closed
|
cerrar
|
|
collect
|
collected
|
recolectar
|
|
come
|
came
|
venir
|
|
commit
|
commited
|
cometer
|
|
compare
|
compared
|
comparar
|
|
complain
|
complained
|
reclamar
|
|
complete
|
completed
|
completar
|
|
concern
|
concerned
|
concernir
|
|
confirm
|
confirmed
|
confirmar
|
|
connect
|
connected
|
conectar
|
|
consider
|
considered
|
considerar
|
|
consist
|
consisted
|
consistir
|
|
contact
|
contacted
|
contactar
|
|
contain
|
contained
|
contenet
|
|
continue
|
continued
|
continuar
|
|
contribute
|
contributed
|
contribuir
|
|
control
|
controled
|
controlar
|
|
cook
|
cooked
|
cocinar
|
|
copy
|
copied
|
copiar
|
|
correct
|
corrected
|
corregir
|
|
cost
|
cost
|
costar
|
|
count
|
counted
|
contar
|
|
cover
|
covered
|
cubrir
|
|
create
|
created
|
crear
|
|
cross
|
crossed
|
cruzar
|
|
cry
|
cried
|
llorar
|
|
cut
|
cut
|
cortar
|
|
damage
|
damaged
|
dañar
|
|
dance
|
danced
|
bailar
|
|
deal
|
dealt
|
repartir
|
|
decide
|
decided
|
decidir
|
|
deliver
|
delivered
|
entregar
|
|
demand
|
demanded
|
exigir
|
|
deny
|
denied
|
denegar
|
|
depend
|
depended
|
depender
|
|
describe
|
described
|
describir
|
|
design
|
designed
|
diseñar
|
|
destroy
|
destroyed
|
destruir
|
|
develop
|
developed
|
desarrollar
|
|
die
|
died
|
morir
|
|
disappear
|
disappeared
|
desaparecer
|
|
discover
|
discovered
|
descubrir
|
|
discuss
|
discussed
|
discutir
|
|
divide
|
divided
|
dividir
|
|
do
|
did
|
hacer
|
|
draw
|
drew
|
dibujar
|
|
dress
|
dressed
|
vistirse
|
|
drink
|
drank
|
beber
|
|
drive
|
drove
|
manejar
|
|
drop
|
dropped
|
dejar
caer
|
|
eat
|
ate
|
comer
|
|
enable
|
enabled
|
habilitar
|
|
encourage
|
encouraged
|
dar
coraje
|
|
enjoy
|
enjoyed
|
disfrutar
|
|
examine
|
examined
|
examinar
|
|
exist
|
existed
|
existir
|
|
expect
|
expected
|
esperar
|
|
experience
|
experienced
|
experimentar
|
|
explain
|
explained
|
explicar
|
|
express
|
expressed
|
expresar
|
|
extend
|
extended
|
ampliar
|
|
face
|
faced
|
encarar
|
|
fail
|
failed
|
reprobar
|
|
fall
|
fell
|
caer
|
|
fasten
|
fastened
|
ajustarse
|
|
feed
|
fed
|
alimentar
|
|
feel
|
felt
|
sentir
|
|
fight
|
fought
|
pelear
|
|
fill
|
filled
|
llenar
/ rellenar
|
|
find
|
found
|
encontrar
|
|
finish
|
finished
|
acabar
/ terminar
|
|
fit
|
fit
|
quedar
(de ropa)
|
|
fly
|
flew
|
volar
|
|
fold
|
folded
|
doblar
|
|
follow
|
followed
|
seguir
|
|
force
|
forced
|
forzar
|
|
forget
|
forgot
|
olvidar
|
|
forgive
|
forgave
|
olvidar
|
|
form
|
formed
|
formar
|
|
gain
|
gained
|
adquirir
/ conseguir
|
|
get
|
got
|
obtener
/ comprar / llevar
|
|
give
|
gave
|
dar
|
|
go
|
went
|
ir
|
|
grow
|
grew
|
crecer
|
|
handle
|
handled
|
manejar
|
|
happen
|
happened
|
suceder
|
|
hate
|
hated
|
odiar /
detestar
|
|
have
|
had
|
tener
|
|
head
|
headed
|
dirigirse
|
|
hear
|
heard
|
oir
|
|
help
|
helped
|
ayudar
|
|
hide
|
hid
|
ocultar
|
|
hit
|
hit
|
golpear
|
|
hold
|
held
|
agrarrar
/ coger
|
|
hope
|
hope
|
esperar
|
|
hurt
|
hurt
|
herir
|
|
identify
|
identified
|
identificar
|
|
imagine
|
imagined
|
imaginar
|
|
improve
|
improved
|
mejorar
|
|
include
|
included
|
incluir
|
|
increase
|
increased
|
incremetar
|
|
indicate
|
indicated
|
indicar
|
|
influence
|
influenced
|
infuenciar
|
|
inform
|
informed
|
informar
|
|
intend
|
intended
|
tener
la intención
|
|
introduce
|
introduced
|
introducir
|
|
invite
|
invited
|
invitar
|
|
involve
|
involved
|
encolver
|
|
join
|
joined
|
unir /
unirse
|
|
jump
|
jumped
|
saltar
|
|
keep
|
kept
|
quedarse
con
|
|
kick
|
kicked
|
patear
|
|
kill
|
killed
|
matar
|
|
knock
|
knocked
|
tocar
(la puerta)
|
|
know
|
knew
|
saber /
conocer
|
|
last
|
lasted
|
durar
|
|
laugh
|
laughed
|
reir
|
|
lay
|
laid
|
echarse
|
|
lead
|
led
|
dirigir
|
|
learn
|
learned
/ learnt
|
aprender
|
|
leave
|
left
|
dejar
/ irse de
|
|
lend
|
lent
|
prestar
|
|
let
|
let
|
dejar
|
|
lie
|
lied
|
mentir
|
|
like
|
liked
|
gustar
|
|
limit
|
limited
|
limitar
|
|
link
|
linked
|
unir /
relacionar
|
|
listen
|
listened
|
oir
|
|
live
|
lived
|
vivir
|
|
look
|
looked
|
mirar
|
|
lose
|
lost
|
perder
|
|
love
|
loved
|
amar
|
|
make
|
made
|
hacer
|
|
manage
|
managed
|
administrar
|
|
mark
|
marked
|
marcar
|
|
matter
|
mattered
|
importar
|
|
may
|
may
have + past participle
|
quizas
|
|
mean
|
meant
|
significar
/ querer decir
|
|
measure
|
measured
|
medir
|
|
meet
|
met
|
conocer
/ encontrase con alguien
|
|
mention
|
mentioned
|
mencionar
|
|
mind
|
minded
|
tener
en cuenta
|
|
miss
|
missed
|
extrañar
/ perder (un bus)
|
|
move
|
moved
|
mover
|
|
need
|
needed
|
necesitar
|
|
notice
|
noticed
|
notar
|
|
obtain
|
obtained
|
obtener
|
|
occur
|
occured
|
ocurrir
|
|
offer
|
offered
|
ofrecer
|
|
open
|
openned
|
abrir
|
|
order
|
ordered
|
ordenar
|
|
own
|
owned
|
tener
(de propiedad)
|
|
pass
|
past
|
pasar
|
|
pay
|
paid
|
pagar
|
|
perform
|
performed
|
rendir
/ realizar
|
|
pick
|
pick
|
escoger
/ elegir
|
|
place
|
placed
|
colocar
|
|
plan
|
planned
|
planear
|
|
play
|
played
|
jugar
|
|
point
|
pointed
|
apuntar
|
|
prefer
|
preferred
|
preferir
|
|
prepare
|
prepared
|
preparar
|
|
present
|
presented
|
presentar
|
|
press
|
pressed
|
presionar
|
|
prevent
|
prevented
|
prevenir
|
|
produce
|
produced
|
producir
|
|
promise
|
promised
|
prometer
|
|
protect
|
protected
|
proteger
|
|
prove
|
proved
|
probar
|
|
provide
|
provided
|
proveer
|
|
publish
|
published
|
publicar
|
|
pull
|
pulled
|
jalar
|
|
push
|
pushed
|
empujar
|
|
put
|
put
|
colocar
/ poner
|
|
raise
|
raised
|
levantar
|
|
reach
|
reached
|
alcanzar
|
|
read
|
read
|
leer
|
|
realize
|
realized
|
darse
cuenta
|
|
receive
|
recieved
|
recibir
|
|
recognize
|
recognized
|
reconocer
|
|
record
|
recorded
|
grabar
|
|
reduce
|
reduced
|
reducir
|
|
refer
|
referred
|
referir
|
|
reflect
|
reflected
|
reflexionar
/ reflejar
|
|
refuse
|
refused
|
rechazar
|
|
regard
|
regarded
|
considerar
|
|
relate
|
related
|
estar
relacionado
|
|
release
|
released
|
soltar
/ liberar
|
|
remain
|
remained
|
permanecer
|
|
remember
|
remembered
|
recordar
|
|
remove
|
removed
|
remover
|
|
repeat
|
repeated
|
repetir
|
|
replace
|
replaced
|
reemplazar
|
|
reply
|
replied
|
responder
|
|
report
|
reported
|
reportar
|
|
represent
|
represented
|
representar
|
|
require
|
required
|
requerir
|
|
rest
|
rested
|
descansar
|
|
result
|
resulted
|
resultar
|
|
return
|
returned
|
retorner
/ regresar
|
|
reveal
|
revealed
|
revelar
|
|
ring
|
rang
|
sonar
|
|
rise
|
rose
|
levantar
|
|
roll
|
rolled
|
enrollar
|
|
run
|
ran
|
correr
|
|
save
|
saved
|
guardar
|
|
say
|
said
|
decir
|
|
see
|
saw
|
ver
|
|
seem
|
seemed
|
parecer
|
|
sell
|
sold
|
vender
|
|
send
|
sent
|
mandar
|
|
separate
|
separated
|
separar
|
|
serve
|
served
|
servir
|
|
set
|
set
|
poner /
colocar
|
|
settle
|
settled
|
establecerse
/ saldarse
|
|
shake
|
shook
|
sacudir
/ estrechar la mano
|
|
share
|
shared
|
compartir
|
|
shoot
|
shot
|
disparar
|
|
should
|
should
have
|
deberia
|
|
shout
|
shouted
|
gritar
|
|
show
|
showed
|
mostrar
|
|
shut
|
shut
|
cerrar
|
|
sing
|
sang
|
cantar
|
|
sit
|
sat
|
sentarse
|
|
sleep
|
slept
|
dormir
|
|
smile
|
smiled
|
sonreir
|
|
sort
|
sorted
|
ordenar
/ clasificar
|
|
sound
|
sounded
|
sonar
|
|
speak
|
spoke
|
hablar
|
|
stand
|
stood
|
pararse
|
|
start
|
started
|
comenzar
|
|
state
|
stated
|
afirmar
|
|
stay
|
stayed
|
quedarse
/ permanecer
|
|
stick
|
sticked
|
pegar
|
|
stop
|
stopped
|
parar /
detener
|
|
study
|
studied
|
estudiar
|
|
succeed
|
succeeded
|
tener
exito
|
|
suffer
|
suffered
|
sufrir
|
|
suggest
|
suggested
|
sugerir
|
|
suit
|
suited
|
quedar
/ venirle bien
|
|
supply
|
supplied
|
suministrar
|
|
support
|
supported
|
mantener
|
|
suppose
|
supposed
|
suponer
|
|
survive
|
survived
|
sobrevivir
|
|
take
|
took
|
tomar /
llevar
|
|
talk
|
talked
|
hablar
|
|
teach
|
taught
|
enseñar
|
|
tell
|
told
|
decir
|
|
tend
|
tended
|
tener
tendencia
|
|
test
|
tested
|
probar
|
|
thank
|
thanked
|
agradecer
|
|
think
|
thought
|
creer
|
|
throw
|
threw
|
tirar
|
|
to be
used to
|
was/were
used to
|
estar
acostombrado a
|
|
touch
|
touched
|
tocar
|
|
train
|
trained
|
entrenar
|
|
travel
|
travelled
|
viajar
|
|
treat
|
treated
|
tratar
|
|
try
|
tried
|
intentar
|
|
turn
|
turned
|
voltear
|
|
understand
|
understood
|
entender
|
|
use
|
used
|
usar
|
|
visit
|
visited
|
visitar
|
|
vote
|
voted
|
votar
|
|
wait
|
waited
|
esperar
|
|
walk
|
walked
|
caminar
|
|
want
|
wanted
|
querer
/ desear
|
|
warn
|
warned
|
advertir
|
|
wash
|
washed
|
lavar
|
|
watch
|
watched
|
ver
|
|
wear
|
wore
|
llevar
puesto
|
|
win
|
won
|
ganar
|
|
wish
|
wished
|
desear
|
|
wonder
|
wondered
|
preguntarse
|
|
work
|
worked
|
trabajar
|
|
worry
|
worried
|
preocupar
|
|
write
|
wrote
|
escribir
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