USED TO

Expresses an action which happened regularly in the PAST, bus doesn't happen now.

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That shop _____________ (be) a clothes shop, but now it ____________ (sell) CDs.

My father ___________________(not play football) any more, but when he was younger he
____________________(play) a lot!

A:_________________________(you/like) eggs when you were a child?

B: No, but now I ______________(love) them.

My favourite player __________________________(not be) very good now, but he

__________________the best in the country.

A: ______________________(your father/play) football when he was younger=

B: Yes he did - but he _______________(be) too old now.

When I was a child I _______________( not swim) in the sea because I was afraid, but now I
___________(love) it.

Now - PRESENT

But - VERB TO BE OTHER VERBS

 PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE PRESENT PERFECT
CONTINUOUS
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PUEDE UTILIZAR:

YET:

ALREADY:

JUST:

STATE VERBS ONLY CAN BE IN PRESENT

PERFECT: KNOW, THINK, LOVE, ETC.

Focus on RESULT FOCUS on PROCESS

How much, how many.... have you done How long have you been doing something...

Experiences of a live (I have been to London)

BOTH USE:

FOR:
SINCE:
 FUTURE PLANS

WILL BE GOING TO

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I _______ + going to
You ______+ going to
- He____+ going to
She ______+going to
We ______+ going to
They _______+going to
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I _______ + going to

You ______+ going to

He____+ going to

She ______+going to

We ______+ going to

They _______+going to

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 PAST CONTINUOUS

We use past continuous to say what was happening around a

past time.

What were you doing at 8:00? Were you watching TV?

No, I wasn't watching TV. I was playing cards.

AFFIRMATIVE

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NEGATIVE

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INTERROGATIVE

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