Side-by-Side Spanish and English Grammar by Edith Farrell & C. Frederick Farrell

Author:Edith Farrell & C. Frederick Farrell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2012-08-10T16:00:00+00:00

2. The past progressive is formed with the simple past of the verb to be plus the present participle of the main verb.

3. The past emphatic is formed with the simple past of the verb to do plus the infinitive.

Uses

The three past tenses closely parallel the three present tenses in usage, except that the action takes place in the past. The simple past is a statement of a fact, the past progressive emphasizes the duration or continuation of an action at a given moment in the past, and the past emphatic stresses a statement and is used to form negatives and questions.

Other past forms

Other expressions provide special past meanings.

1. Immediate past action: to have just plus the past participle

Mary has just arrived this minute.

2. Habitual past action: used to or would plus the infinitive

I used to go to the movies every week.

For a long time, I would see them every day.

3. Repeated past action: kept (on) plus the present participle

He kept (on) doing it.

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