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2013 2 ND SEMESTER ENGLISH-TOUCHSTONE. What is simple past?. A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by inflection of a single word . Simple past 3 rules. Number one. Ends with Y change to I Number two. Ends with E add D
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What is simple past? A tense used to describe something that happened in the past, formed by inflection of a single word
Simple past 3 rules Number one. Ends with Y change to I Number two. Ends with E add D Number three. Double the consonant if the vowel is before the consonant. Example::::::: cry=cried/ carry=carried Like=liked/ love=loved Clap=clapped
Quantifiersin a sentence if it is a large group, you don’t put ‘of the’ but if it is a small group, you have to put ‘of the’
TIME _in + verb(action word) _for + length of time _length of time + ago _until + time/sentence _from A~B - A=start. B=end If there is a verb in a sentence, then it is always ‘did’ EXAMPLE 1.I lived in Suwon IN 2000. 2.I lived in Suwon FOR 12 years 3.I lived in Suwon 6 years AGO. 4.I lived in Suwon UNTIL I went to America. 5.I lived in Suwon FROM 2000~2008.
QUANTIFIER is the same thing as quantity. Quantity means amount, volume
QUANTIFERS ALL MOST SOME A FEW NO/NONE
The meanings… ALL: means 100% of something example-all people love puppies MOST: means a majority of something, an large amount, more than 50% but less than 100% (less than all). example-most people like puppies ALOT OF: means a large number, similar to “most” example-a lot of people like puppies SOME: means an uncertain or unknown amount, less than “most” but more than “a few” example- some people love puppies. A FEW: means a small amount or number of something example- a few people like puppies NO/NONE: 0% of something. example- no people like puppies.
3 ways to correct yourself Actually… I mean… No wait…
Examples I went to the market with my mom yesterday. Actually… I went to the market the day I mean… before yesterday. No wait…