1. República Bolivariana De Venezuela
Ministerio del poder popular para la educación
Instituto Universitario Politécnico Santiago Mariño
Margarita – Estado Nueva Esparta
Simple Past
Made by :
Eliu Salazar
Section 1C
Teacher Cesar
Velasquez
Porlamar, 15 de Julio de 2020
2. DEFINITION
Simple past . It is a verb tense that is used to describe actions that have
happened in a previous tense and that have already ended, for example:
She cleaned her house.
I broke the window.
3. FEATURES
1.- Indicates an action that was carried out at a specific moment in the past.
2.- Its essential characteristic is that the Main Verb of the sentence is always in the Past.
3.- It is the only grammatical tense that uses verbs in the past tense.
4.- It is made up of simple elements, therefore only the following formula is used in its composition: S + V2 +
C.
Where, S is equal to the Subject of the sentence; V2, is the Verb of the sentence conjugated in the Past; and, C,
is the Complement of the sentence.
5.- In the complement, expressions that determine time can be used as an option, although the verb is the one
that will determine if the sentence is in the past tense or not.
4. PAST SIMPLE USE
1. When we want to talk about an action that happened in the past and ended in the past and we indicate the time
when the action occurred ("last night" and "yesterday"). Look at the following examples:
Last night I played soccer. I wrote a letter yesterday.
2. The simple past is used for a series of actions in the past.
I played soccer all day long when I was a child. When my sister was younger, she wrote letters to my
parents.
3. We also use it for repeated or habitual actions in the past, as the Spanish past tense is used.
We always traveled to Cancun for vacation when we were young. He walked 5 kilometers every day to
work.
4. We use it for narrations or actions of long periods in the past, such as the Spanish imperfect
I worked for many years in a museum.
She didn’t eat meat for years.
5. It is used to talk about generalities or events from the past.
The Aztec lived in Mexico. I played the guitar when I was a child.
5. TYPES OF SIMPLE PAST
There are two types of simple past: Regular and Irregular.
Regular verbs are those whose past participle and past
simple are formed by adding-ed.
Irregular verbs form the past simple and the past participle
differently. Sometimes the past simple and the past participle
coincide, To form the past simple of irregular verbs no rule is
followed
6. REGULAR VERBS
To form the past simple with regular verbs, we use the infinitive and add the
ending "-ed". The shape is the same for all people (I, you, he, she, it, we, they).
want wanted
learn learned
stay stayed
walk walked
show showed
7. REGULAR VERBS
1. For verbs that end in an “e”, we just add “-d”.
Examples:
2. If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant (except “y” or “w”), we
double the final consonant. Examples:
3. With verbs ending in a consonant and a “y”, the “y” is changed to an “i”.
change changed
believe believed
stop stopped
conmit conmitted
study studied
try tried
8. examples of regular verbs:
Yesterday Jack studied all day.
Raul has accepted the job offer.
Have you finished yet?
We really liked the film we watched last night.
9. IRREGULAR VERBS
There are many irregular verbs in English. Unfortunately, there is no set standard
to train them. Below are the three most common irregular verbs and those that
act as auxiliary verbs.
Verbs Simpl past
To be Was (I, she, hi, it) were (you, we, they)
To do Did
To have had
10. STRUCTURE
Affirmative Sentences: Subject + main verb
Example:
She was a doctor.
The keys were in the drawer.
I wanted to dance.
Negative Sentences: Sujeto + “to be” + “not”
Example:
She wasn’t a doctor.
The keys weren’t in the drawer.
I didn’t want to dance.
11. AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
¿Did you work very hard last week?
Yes, I worked very hard last week.
No, I didn’t work very hard last week.
¿Did you brush your hair theis morning?
Yes, I brushed my teeth
No, I din´t
¿Did hi wash his windows yesterday?
Yes, hi washed his car
No, hi din´t
12. AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
¿Did she paint her kitchen this afternoun?
Yes, she painted her bedroom
No, she didn´t
¿Did they study English last night?
Yes, they studied math
No, they didn´t
14. LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS IN ENGLISH
Forma Base Pasado Simple Pasado Participio
Break (romper)
Become (convertirse)
Run (correr)
Understand (entender)
Feel (sentir)
Stand (ponerse de pie)
Win (ganar)
Buy (comprar)
Go (ir)
Build (construir)
Broke
Became
Ran
Understood
Felt
Stood
Won
Bought
Went
Built
Broken
Become
Run
Understood
Felt
Stood
Won
Bought
Gone
Built
