Post on 18-Nov-2014
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Ana Catarina and Mariana
We use past simple for: Actions that happened consecutively or one after
the other in the past.Example: George woke up, got up, put on his clothes and went out.
Events which happened in the past and are now finished.Example: We went to Porto.
Regular or habitual actions in the past.Example: She travelled a lot when she was younger.
We use past continuous:To describe as action which was in progress at a
particular moment in the past.Example: They were eating this morning.
To describe na action that was interrupted by another action in the pastExample: They were talking when the phone rang.
For two or more actions taking place simultaneously in the past.Example: She was doing her homeworks while her parents were cooking.
We use used to for:Past actions which don’t exist now.
Example: There used to be a restaurant on the end of the round.
Something that regulary happened in the past but doesn’t happen now.Example: Used to see action films when he was younger.
Prefixes: un-, in-, im-, il-, ir-, dis-. – give adjectives a negative meaning.
Examples: happy – unhappy; correct – incorrect;
possible – impossible legal – illegal
Suffixes The suffix –ful often means ‘full of’ + the meaning
of the adjective.Example: care – careful (full of care)
faith – faithful (full of faith)
The suffix –less means ‘without’ + the meaning of the adjective
Example: care – careless (without care) Use – useless (without use)
The suffix –ive refers to the quality of something or someone.
Example: attract – attractive creat - creative