me pueden hacer el favor de explicarme el simple past y present progresive
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se utiliza el "simple past" para referirse a cuándo ocurrió algo, de modo que va asociado a ciertas expresiones temporales que indican:
frecuencia: often, sometimes, always
I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
I often brought my lunch to school. un tiempo determinado: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work atseven o'clock
I went to the theatre last night un tiempo indeterminado: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago People lived in caves a long time ago. She played the piano when she was a child.
I sometimes walked home at lunchtime.
I often brought my lunch to school. un tiempo determinado: last week, when I was a child, yesterday, six weeks ago
We saw a good film last week.
Yesterday, I arrived in Geneva.
She finished her work atseven o'clock
I went to the theatre last night un tiempo indeterminado: the other day, ages ago, a long time ago People lived in caves a long time ago. She played the piano when she was a child.
Nota: el término ago es útil para expresar distancia temporal en el pasado. Se coloca después del periodo de tiempo de que se trate: a week ago, three years ago, a minute ago.
Como ocurre con todos los tiempos verbales del inglés, la actitud del hablante es tan importante como el momento en que ocurre la acción o el evento. Al emplear el "present continuous", nos estamos refiriendo a algo que no ha terminado o está incompleto
El "present continuous" se utiliza: para describir una acción que está teniendo lugar en este momento: You are using the Internet. You are studying English grammar. para describir una tendencia o una acción que está sucediendo en la actualidad: Are you still working for the same company? More and more people are becoming vegetarian. para describir una acción o evento futuros que ya están programados: We're going on holiday tomorrow. I'm meeting my boyfriend tonight. Are they visiting you next winter? para describir una situación o evento temporales: He usually plays the drums, but he's playing bass guitar tonight. The weather forecast was good, but it's raining at the moment. con "always, forever, constantly", para describir y enfatizar una sucesión de acciones repetidas: Harry and Sally are always arguing!Otras preguntas