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Difference Between Fue and Estuvo

The document discusses the past tense of verbs in English. It explains how to form the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs compared to the past tense of the verb 'to be', which is formed using was/were. Examples of time expressions that take the past tense are also provided.

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Difference Between Fue and Estuvo

The document discusses the past tense of verbs in English. It explains how to form the simple past tense of regular and irregular verbs compared to the past tense of the verb 'to be', which is formed using was/were. Examples of time expressions that take the past tense are also provided.

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PAST OF VERB TO BE SIMPLE PAST

(was/were - fue/estuvo) (All verbs except verb to be)


(regular or irregular verbs)

We use the past tense to talk about:


We use the simple past tense of the verb to be
• something that happened once in the past
Use for any state to describe a person or situation
• something that happened several times in the past
(job, weight, age, height) in the past.
• something that was true for some time in the past

In 1990 - The day before yesterday - In March - On Sunday - When I was…

Time expressions
PAST OF VERB TO BE SIMPLE PAST
(was/were - fue/estuvo) (All verbs except verb to be)
(regular or irregular verbs)

Affirmative S + WAS/WERE + C S + VERB (PAST) + C

Negative S + WAS/WERE + NOT + C S + DID + NOT +VERB (PAST) + C

Yes/No Question WAS/WERE + S + C? DID + S + VERB (BASE FORM) + C?

YES, S + WAS/WERE YES, S + DID


Yes/No Answer
NO, S + WAS/WERE NOT NO, S + DID NOT

Wh Question
• What: Qué O Cuál?
• Why: Por Qué?
• When: Cuándo? WH WORD + WAS/WERE + S + C?
WH WORD + DID + S + VERB (BASE FORM) + C?
• Where: Dónde?
• Who: Quién?
• Which: Cuál?
• How: Cómo?

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