Past simple presentation.

1. Past simple
Barcelon
a

2. To be in past
+ Example - Example ? Example
Noun +
was
Sagrada
Familia was
shortest last
year.
Noun +
wasn’t
Sagrada
Familia
wasn’t
beautiful five
years ago.
Was +
noun
Was
Barcelona
beautiful
last ten
years?
Noun +
were
Parc Güell
and Sagrada
Familia were
the most
visited sites.
Noun +
weren’t
The
Barceloneta
beaches
weren’t
clean last
year.
Were +
noun
Were
Pedrera
and Casa
Betlló
creations
about
Gaudí?

3. Past with regular
verbs
Regular
verbs
Rule
nº
Rule Examples
Rule 1
We put -ed in verbs
ending in consonant
Wash-wash
Clean- cleaned
Walk-walked
Rule 2
We put –d in verbs
ending in vowel
Leave-leaved
Hate-hated
Hope-hoped
Rule 3
When a verb ends in
consonant, sometimes
we plus it
Stop-stopped
Clap-clapped
Chat-chatted
Rule 4 We put -ed when ends in
vowel plus -y
Play-played
Stay-stayed
Pay-paid

4. Past with irregular
verbs
Infinitive Past simple Past
participle
Be Was/were Been
Can Could Been able
to
Fall Fell Fallen
Have Had Had
See Saw Sewn
Write Wrote Written