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We use past simple to talk about actions completed at a specific point in the past. These tell the
main events in a story in the order they happened:
The eyes of the world were watching as the capsule brought up the last of the 33 miners.
2) to talk about simultaneous actions int eh past: While each miner was traveling up to the
surface, their families were waiting anxiously.
We use the pas perfect to talk about an event that happened before a point in the past:
We use the past perfect continuous longer action int progress before another action int the past
(often continuing up to this action):
2) para hablar de acciones simultáneas en el pasado: Mientras cada minero viajaba a la superficie,
sus familias esperaban ansiosamente.
Utilizamos el pasado perfecto continuo acción más larga int progreso antes de otra acción int el
pasado (continuando a menudo hasta esta acción):
Había trabajado como minero durante 31 años antes de que se hiciera famoso.
ADVERBS
A Uses
1 We can use adverbs to add information to a verb:
3 sentence adverbs describe a whole sentence and often show the speaker's attitude to what is
being said(e.g., interestingly, honestly):
B Position of adverbs
1 Adverbs of manner usually go at the beginning end of a clause or sentence.
3 adverbios de oración describen una oración entera y, a menudo muestran la actitud del hablante
a lo que se dice (por ejemplo, interesante y honestamente):
Honestamente, no me importa lo que haga.