The document discusses the simple past tense in technical English. It provides examples of using regular and irregular verbs in the affirmative and negative past tense, as well as forming wh- questions in the past tense. A few common time expressions that can be used with the simple past are also listed.
The document discusses the simple past tense in technical English. It provides examples of using regular and irregular verbs in the affirmative and negative past tense, as well as forming wh- questions in the past tense. A few common time expressions that can be used with the simple past are also listed.
The document discusses the simple past tense in technical English. It provides examples of using regular and irregular verbs in the affirmative and negative past tense, as well as forming wh- questions in the past tense. A few common time expressions that can be used with the simple past are also listed.
Technical english II AFFIRMATIVE Verbs Fix fixed Sing sang Write wrote I fixed the carburattor of this elantra car. We wrote a paragraph about the milling machine.
I , you, they , we, he , she, it drove
NEGATIVE • Note (didn´t) he, she, it, I, you , we they • I did not fix the carburattor of this elantra car. • We did not write a paragraph about the milling machine. • The engineer did not discover the camshaft. • Students did not fell in the stairs carrying the engine. QUESTIONS • Note (did) wh- questions 1. Where did you find the lathe? 2. What did you do to fix the oil filter? 3. Which did you start to fix first the crankcase or the Monoblock? 4. Who did you give the spanner? Time expressions • Yesterday • The day before yesterday • Last year • Last month • Last week • Ago