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