Business English B1 · Lesson 2A

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The rules behind this lesson — form, use, model sentences and the mistakes to avoid.

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Grammar focus of this lesson

Past simple for company stories

1 structure

Past simple
Finished events in finished time — the backbone of storytelling.
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Rules & form
- ›Regular -ed and a solid stock of irregular verbs.
- ›Negatives/questions with didn't / did + base verb.
- ›Sequence signals: then, after that, later, the following day.
- ›Combine with the past continuous for background.
Examples
- “We visited the site last month.”
- “I didn't see the email.”
- “Did you finish the report?”
Watch out · No did in positive: I did went ✗.
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