The simple past

English 1

Universidad Mundial

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The simple Past

Practice

For yes/ no Q.

Verb to be

Negative sentence

Irregular verbs

Regular verbs

How do we form it?

Meaning and use

Meaning and use

01

When do we use the Simple Past tense?

We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past. What are some common time expressions used with the past tense?

Common expresssions

These actions are over , Finished¡

• I saw Maria Yesterday / Last Friday

• The students took their spelling and vocabulary tests.

• They got married two years ago.

Examples

did

lived

cried

became

gave

studied

walked

taught

HOW DO WE FORM THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE . . .?

Irregular verbs

Regular verbs

English has two types or verbs

Past tenseWalkedStudiedCriedLived

Simple formWalkStudyCryLive

Regular verbs are verbs that end with ED

Past tenseBecameGaveDroveForgot

Simple formBecomeGiveDriveForget

Irregular verbs are verbs that DON´T end with ED

Played

When I was a child , I ___________ the piano . ( play)

For regular verbs just add ED at the end of the verbs

Walked

Luis________to the school. ( Walk)

Visited

Donna ________Paris . ( Visit)

For regular verbs just add ED at the end of the verbs

Did

They _______ a great job. ( Do)

Had

The students _______ and english exam. ( have)

Sent

Last week I ________ you a letter . ( send)

For Irregular verbs make sure you are using the correct spelling

Did notorDin´t

She didn´t play video games yesterday

I didn´t go to work yesterday

+ info

Yenny played video games yesterday

I went to work yesterday

A: Yes I did

A: Yes I did

DID

For Yes / No answer use

Did you go to work yesterday?

Did you come yesterday?

Let´s work it out

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