PAST SIMPLE TENSE

PAST SIMPLETENSE

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When do we use the past simple?

We use the past simple to talk about that began and ended in the past.

Fauja began running because he didn't want to sit at home all day

It is often used with the past time expressions

• last night/last week/last monday/last month
• last year/last christmas
• an hour ago/five days ago/a week ago/a month ago
• The day before yesterday
• yesterday/yesterday morning/yesterday afternoon/yesterday evening
• This morning
• At night/at 3 o'clock
• in 2000/in March
• On Monday/On Tuesday/On the weekend

• last night/last week/last monday/last month
• last year/last christmas
• an hour ago/five days ago/a week ago/a month ago
• The day before yesterday
• yesterday/yesterday morning/yesterday afternoon/yesterday evening
• This morning
• At night/at 3 o'clock
• in 2000/in March
• On Monday/On Tuesday/On the weekend

The past simple for regular verbs is the same for all persons. We just need to add -ed

I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they watched tv.

Remember that we don't use the past simple form of the main verb in negative sentences or questions

Did he move to the US? (NOT "DID HE MOVED TO THE US?)

He didn't move to the US. (NOT "HE DIDN'T MOVED TO THE US)

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

Subject + verb in past simple + c

• I went to the music store = Fui a la tienda de música (irregular verb)
• I made a delicious dinner = Yo hice una cena deliciosa (irregular verb)
• I rented a house by the beach = Yo renté una casa cerca de la playa (regular verb)
• He fixed my bike= Él arregló mi bicicleta (regular verb)

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

Subject + did not (didn't) + verb in base form+ c

• I didn't go to the music store = Yo no fui a la tienda de música (irregular verb)
• I didn't make a delicious dinner = Yo no hice una cena deliciosa (irregular verb)
• I didn't rent a house by the beach = Yo no renté una casa cerca de la playa (regular verb)
• He didn't fix my bike= Él no arregló mi bicicleta (regular verb)

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

Auxiliary Did + subject + verb in base form+ c + ?

• Did I go to the music store? = ¿Yo fui a la tienda de música? (irregular verb)
• Did I make a delicious dinner? = ¿Yo hice una cena deliciosa? (irregular verb)
• Did I rent a house by the beach? = ¿Yo renté una casa cerca de la playa? (regular verb)
• Did he fix my bike?= ¿Él arregló mi bicicleta? (regular verb)

SPELLING RULES FOR REGULAR PAST SIMPLE VERBS

Most verbs add -ed

• walk - walked
• wash - washed
• talk - talked

Verbs ending in -e add -d

• like - liked
• decide - decided
• hate - hated

Verbs ending in a consonant + Y change the -y to -i and add -ed

• study - studied
• fly - flied
• carry - carried

Verbs ending in a vowel + Y add -ed as usual

• play - played

One syllable verbs ending in a single consonant after a single vowel Doble the final consonant and add -ed

• Stop - stopped
• plan - planned
• hop - hopped
• clap - clapped

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1. He _____ basketball on Saturday morning. a. play b. played c. plaid

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2. She _____ a movie at the theater. a. watched b. watch c. watcht

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3. We ____ pizza for dinner last night. a. eated b. eating c. ate

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4. Do you like to dance?

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5. He doesn't study medicine.

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