SIMPLE PAST

PAST SIMPLE

( IRREGULAR VERBS )

uses

1. we use the simple past tense to express an action that started and ended at a specific time in the past.

examples:

Last year I traveled to France. did you have dinner last night? She bought her car a week ago. I saw a movie yesterday.

2.-WE USE THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE TO LIST OF ACTIONS IN THE PAST

EXAMPLES:I FINISHED WORK, I RAN TO THE MALL AND I DRank WHATER IN A GOOD PLACE I ARRIVED FROM THE EIRPORT AT 10:00 I MET WITH MY FAMILY AT 12:00

3.-THE SIMPLE PAST CAN ALSO BE USED TO DESCRIBE A HABIT THAT HAS STOPPED IN THE PAST . IT CAN HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS USED TO WE USUALLY ADD EXPRESSIONS SUCH AS , ALWAYS, OFTEN, USUALLY ETC TO MAKE CLEAR THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A HABIT

EXAMPLES:I PLAYED FOOTBALL WHEN I WAS A C¿CHILD THEY NEVER DRANK JUICE IN THE MORNING I ALWAYS BOUGHT CHICHARRINES AFTER STUDYING

THE PAST SIMPLE. LIKE ALL TENSES IN ENGLISH IS USED IN THREE WAYSAFFIRMATIVE FORMNEGATIVE FORMSINTERROGATIVE FORM

sentence structures of the simple past

AFIRMATIVE FORM OF THE PAST SIMPLE

SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLE VERB + COMPLEMENT

NEGATIVE FORM

SUBJECT + DID NOT + VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM (BASIC FORM) + COMPLEMENT

INTERROGATIVE FORM

DID+ ASUBJECT + VERB IN INFINITIVE FORM (BASIC FORM) + COMPLEMENT

AFFIRMATIVE FORM EXAMPLES:

1.- i DRAN ORANGE JUICE YESTERDAY2.- I DID ALL MY HOMEWORK LAST WEEK

NEGATIVE FORM EXAMPLES:

1.- I DO NOT DRINK ORANGE JUICE YESTERDAY2.-I DID NOT DO ALL MY HOMEWORK LAST WEEK

INTERROGATIVE FORM EXAMPLES:

1.- DID I DRINK ORANGE JUICE YESTERDAY2.-DID I DO ALL MY HOMEWORK LAST WEEK?

The first thing THAT we have to know WHEN WE USE THE SIMPLE PAST is whether it is a regular o irregular verbs since its conjugation is very diverse

Irregular verbs in the past simple are written differently than regular verbs

Because of this, it is important that you know them so as not to make mistakes when using them

there is no real trick to learning to use irregular verbs. You just have to review and memorize

Irregular verbs in the past simple are important because they help speakers communicate the events that occurred in a clear and precise way.

IRREGULAR VERBSEXAMPLES

PAST SIMPLE

INFINITIVE FORM

DRANK

DRINK

GOT

GET

DID

VS

DO

SPEAK

SPOKE

THOUGHT

THINK

FOUND

FIND

RUN

RAN

PAST SIMPLE FORM

IRREGULAR VERBS

irregular verbs

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