Simple past tense class

what did you do on vacations?

Basic English "B"

teacher: Dionisio Alexander Rodriguez

Pay close attention to the video and take note of the most important details.

Irregular verbs

Regular Verbs

a verb is irregular if you can't change it to past tense just by adding “-ed” or “-d” to the end.

Regualar verbs are verbs that end in ed in the past form.

Example:B. form Past FWork - Worked Watch - Watched study - Studied Cook - Cooked

Example:B. form Past FDrink - Drank do - did Go - Went Find - found

Simple past Tense

What is the Simple Past Tense?The simple past tense shows that an action started and completed in the past and has no relevance to the present time at all.

The Simple Past Tense Usage

Structures simple past tense

Affirmative, negative and questions

Negative form

Affirmative form

Structure.subject + verb in past form + complement.Example: 1- They went to Spain for their vacations last month. 2- He arrived at university late yesterday. 3- I watched a horror movie last night.

Structure.Subject + Aux did + not + verb basic form + complement. Example: 1- They did not go to Spain for their vacations last month. 2- He did not arrive at university late yesterday. 3- I didnt watch a horror movie last night.

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Question form

• Structure Yes-No question

1- aux did + subject + Verb basic form + Comp + ?Example:Did you buy a new car? Yes, I did or No, I didnt. Did she take pictures in the park? Yes She did or NO, She didnt

• Structure WH Question

2- Wh + Aux did + subject + verb b + complement + ? Example: 1-Why did you do that? 2- Where did they go last week?

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