he Simple Past Tense Presentation.pptx

The Simple Past

A. Fresneda

Introduction

The simple past tense allows us to talk about actions and events that happened in the past. It is a key tool for expressing past experiences, narrating stories, and discussing past habits or routines.

Uses of the Simple Past Tense

1) Expressing Completed Actions Example: "I visited my grandparents last weekend."

2) Talking about Past Habits or Routines Example: "I used to play soccer every Saturday."

3) Narrating Past Events Example: "Once upon a time, there was a brave knight."

4) Describing Past States or Conditions Example: "She was tired after a long day at work."

Affirmative Structure

The simple past tense can be formed in two main ways, depending on whether the verb is regular or irregular.

Regular Verbs

For regular verbs, we add "-ed" to the base form of the verb. Let's take a look at some examples: Stop → Stopped Cook → Cooked Dance → Danced Example: He cooked a salad for lunch yesterday.

Spelling Regular Verbs

1) Most verbs: Add "-ed" to the base form of the verb Walk → Walked

2) Verbs ending in "e": Add "-d" to the base form of the verb. Dance → Danced

3) Verbs ending in a consonant + "y": Change the "y" to "i" and add "-ed" Carry → Carried

4) Verbs ending in a vowel + a consonant: Double the final consonant and add "-ed". Stop → Stopped

-ed pronunciation

Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs have unique forms for the simple past tense that must be memorized individually. Here are some examples: Go → Went Eat → Ate Drink → Drank Example: He drank a bottle of water.

Irregular Verb list Click or check the list in your book

or try this list with translation to Spanish

Negative Form

To form a negative sentence in the simple past tense, we use the auxiliary verb "did" and add the word "not" before the main verb. Here's the structure: Subject + did not (=didn't) + base form of the main verb For example: She didn't go to the party. They didn't watch the movie.

Interrogative Form

To form an interrogative sentence in the simple past tense, we use the auxiliary verb "did" before the subject. Here's the structure: Did + Subject + base form of the main verb? For example: Did you go to the party? Did you take your vitamins?

Past Time Expressions

Yesterday: Example: "I went to the park yesterday."

Last (day/week/month/year): Example: "She traveled to Paris last summer."

In (year/decade/century): Example: "I was born in 2005"

(A week/two days/a year) ago: Example: "She got married a year ago"

1. AFFIRMATIVE

A) REGULAR VERBS

B) IRREGULAR VERBS

C) MIXED

Practice

2. NEGATIVE

3. QUESTIONS

A) WORD ORDER

B) YES/NO QUESTIONS

C) WH- QUESTIONS

3. MIXED