VERB( ADITZA)

  USE (ERABILERA)

EXAMPLES (ADIBIDEAK)

PAST  SIMPLE

Verb+ ed  

(2nd column for irregular verbs)

Subject+didn´t+1st column

DID+ SUBJECT+1ST COLUMN?

1.-Lehenaldian ohikoak  diren ekintzak adirazteko    erabiltzen da.

2.-Lehenaldiko momentu konkretu batean gertatutako ekintzak adierazteko. (expresio hauekin erabil daiteke: last year /week/ month, yesterday, in+ year , ago).

1.-He usually  slept  on  the  floor.

2.-Last week I met  a  famous actor.

2.-I  lived in France  two years ago.

2.-I didn´t live in France two years ago.

2.-Did I live in France two years ago?

PAST CONTINUOUS

WAS / WERE +  ----ING

WASN´T/WEREN´T+___ING

WAS/WERE+subject+….ing?

1.-Ekintza iraupen luzekoa dela adierazteko erabiltzen dugu.

2.-Lehenaldian aldi berean gertatutako  bi ekintza  adierazteko erabiltzen dugu.

3.-Ekintza labur batek eteten duen ekintza luzeagoa adierazteko erabiltzen dugu.

1.-Yesterday we were revising all our tenses.

2.-The teacher was explaining  the lesson while the students were taking notes.

3-I was enjoying  myself  at the party when I broke my arm.

PAST  PERFECT

HAD  + 3RD COLUMN

HADN´T +3RD COLUMN

HAD+subject+3rd column

1.-Past perfect-ak iraganean burutu zen ekintza bat deskribatzen du, iraganean ere dagoen beste ekintza oraintsuago bat gertatu baino lehen.

1.-We had finished our  homework when we went out.

1.-She phoned to tell me she hadn´t won the competition.

1.-Had they won the competition ?

USED T0 + INFINITIVE

DIDN´T  USE TO+INFINITIVE

DID+subject+USE TO+ inf?

1.-Iraganean errepikatu baina une zehatz batean gertatzeari utzi zioten ohiturak, egoerak eta ekintzak deskribatzen ditu.

1.-I  used  to live  in  Madrid. Now I live in  New York.

1.-I didn´t  use  to wear glasses when I was a child.

1.-Did you use to  wear  glasses when you were a child?