This document provides instruction on using the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It provides examples of using the past form of regular and irregular verbs. It also discusses forming yes/no and information questions in the past tense. Finally, it includes exercises for learners to practice using verbs in the simple past tense.

2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
This tense is used to talk about
completed actions in the past

3. I am in class today
I was in class yesterday

4. Present simple
• I am in class today.
• Nany is here today.
• We are happy today.
Past simple
• I was in class yesterday.
• Nany was here yesterday.
• We were happy yesterday.

5. SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
• I was
• You were
• She was
• He was
• It was
• We were
• You were
• They were
Singular Plural

6. SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
• I
• She
• He + was
• it
• We
• You + were
• they

10. be
past
She was at work yesterday

11. be
past
Gustavo was in the pool last week

12. be
Past
• The moon was huge
last night.

13. The water is warm today
past (write)
………………………………

14. I was not in class yesterday

15. I was not in class yesterday.
She wasn´t in class yesterday
• Was + not = wasn´t

16. You were not in the party last night
You weren´t in the party last night
Were + not = weren´t

17. George is in class this afternoon, but
he wasn´t in class yesterday afternoon

18. They are in London tonight, but
they weren´t in London last night

19. I am happy, but
I wasn´t happy yesterday

20. The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn´t nice last week

21. Were you in class yesterday ?

22. Were you in class yesterday ?
Yes, we were.
+
We were in class yesterday
Short answer Long answer
Yes /no questions

23. Were you in class yesterday ?
Yes /no questions
No, we weren´t.. We weren´t in class yesterday

24. Was Nany at school last week ?
Yes /no questions
+
Yes, she was. She was at school last week

25. Was Nany at school last week ?
+
No, she wasn´t. She wasn´t at school last week
Yes /no questions

26. Where was Alex last summer ?
• +
In Cuzco. He was in Cuzco last summer
Information questions

27. Where were Alex and Nany last month ?
+
On vacation. They were on vacation last month
Information questions

28. Was Mirea in class last week?
No, She wasn´t.
She wasn´t in class last week.

29. Were you and Mirea at the lake last
Sunday?
• Yes, We were .
We were at the lake last Sunday.

31. -ED PRONUNCIATION
Group A
Voiceless sound
+ -ed : -p – k – s
– ch – sh – f – x –
h- pronuonce
ED as “T”
-ed as /t/
Asked = ask/t/
Stopped = stop/t/
kissed = kiss/t/
watched = watch/t/
washed = wash/t/
Fixed = fix/t/
Group B
Voiced sound + -
ed: - l –n – m – r –
b – v – g – w – y –
z- and vowel sounds
pronounce ED as
“D”
ed as /d/
Traveled =
travel/d/ opened
= open/d/ lived
= live/d/ answered
= answer/d/ cried
= cry/d/
Group C
T or d + -ed
pronounce as “ID”
-ed as /id/
Visited = visit/id/
invited = invite/id/
decide =
decide/id/

32. Regular verbs
Steps to form past simple with regular verbs
Rule : To form the past simple of regular verbs we add –ed to the roof
of the verb
• If the verb ends in “Y”
Vowel + “y” add -ed consonant + “y” take out “y” and add “ied”
Ex: play……played cry…….cried
enjoy…..enjoyed study….studied
• If the verb ends in “e” only add -d
Ex: decide….decided.
change…chenged
• If the verb ends in another letter only add “ed”
Ex: listen…..listened
work…..worked
follow….followed

33. Regular verbs
• If the verb ends in consonant + vowel +
consonant ( C+V+C )
Ex: permit…………. Permitted
stop…………….. Stopped
admit…………. Admitted

34. We walked to school

35. Every day I brush my teeth.
Yesterday I brushed my teeth

36. Every day Nancy plays the piano.
Yesterday she played the piano

37. Every day Jeffer cooks.
Yesterday he cooked

38. Yesterday last
• We went to the movies…………………afternoon

39. Yesterday last
• I called you ………..........week.

40. • Janice left for South America………….morning.
Yesterday last

41. Yesterday last
• The sky was beautiful ……………….night.

43. eat ate

48. QUESTION FORM
Information questions:
WH + did + subject + main verb +
complement?
 When did you go to the USA?
I went there last summer.
Yes / No questions:
Did + subject + main verb + complement?
 Did you travel with your parents?
Yes, I did.

54. NEGATIVE FORM
To write NEGATIVE sentences we need the auxiliary verb DID + NOT (
DIDN´T) and the root of the verb.
Ex: Alex went to Lima yesterday. ( affirmative)
Alex did not go to Lima yesterday. (negative)
My friends dressed up for the halloween party.
My friends didn´t dress up fot the halloween party.

55. I did not walk to school yesterday

56. Regular and irregular verbs

57. Write the past tense form.
1. Dance ……………………
2. Plan …………………
3. Clean …………………
4. Type …………………
5. Shop …………………
6. Look …………………
7. Play …………………
8. Study ………………..
9. Mix …………………
10. Stop ………………..
11. wash ………………..
12. work ………………..
13. carry ……………….
14. cry……………….
15. answer ……………….
16. stay ……………….
17. listen ………………
18. wait ………………
19. turn ……………..
20. need ……………..

58. Look for the past form of the following
verbs in your list
1. Drive ………………..
2. Take ……………….
3. Run ……………….
4. Do ………………
5. Leave ………………
6. Go ………………
7. Get ………………
8. Eat ………………
9. See ………………
10. Forget ………………
11. Make ……………….
12. Write ……………….
13. Ring ………………
14. Buy ………………
15. Sing ………………
16. Bring ………………
17. Read ……………..
18. Teach ……………..
19. Can ……………..
20. Sit ……………..

59. Write the correct form of the verb on the lines.
Use the simple Past Tense
Sleeping Beauty
A long time ago there _____________ a beautiful princess. She
________in a very high tower . A wicked fairy ____________a spell
and the princess____________ for a hundred years. A big forest
____________around the tower. One day a handsome
prince______________ to the tower . He _____________his sword
and ____________the trees. He __________________the princess
and ________________her with a kiss. The prince __________the
princess and they ________________happily ever after.
Lived grew woke came slept lived married took cut was
saw cast

60. Ask the following Questions to your
partner and answer back too
1. Where did you go on vacation?
2. What did you do yesterday?
3. Who did you see to last night?
4. Which movie did you watch last Sunday?
5. Did you like it?
6. Did you meet someone special ?
7. Did you study English last week?
8. Did you read a magazine two years ago?

61. Find someone who…….
Name
1. Watched the news. _____________________
2. Listened to the radio._____________________
3. Ate at a restaurant. _____________________
4. Visited grandparents. _____________________
5. Studied for an exam. _____________________
6. Went to the movies. _____________________
7. Cleaned your room. _____________________
8. Took a shower. _____________________
9. Played an instrument. _____________________
10. Worked in the computer. _________________