PAST SIMPLE

o We use this tense to talk about something that happened and finished in the past (completed action). The moment in the past is clearly defined:

last night, last Monday, last week, last month a week ago, a month ago, a year ago in 1980 when yesterday the day before Christmas at 4.30 a. m.
o We also use the past simple to describe something that happened regularly or continually in the past or a situation that existed in the past over a period of time, not just at one fixed moment.

Past simple of the verb to be

Affirmative

Interrogative

Negative

I was You were He/she/it was We were You were They were

Was I? Were you? Was he/she/it? Were we? Were you? Were they?

I wasnt / I was not You werent/ you were not He/she/it wasnt/ was not We werent/ we were not You werent/ you were not They werent/ they were not

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WHO WERE THEY? Complete with past simple forms of to be: Biography He ______a singer and an actor. He _____born on 8th January,1935 in Mississippi. His parents ______very poor. He _____a factory-worker, then a driver. His first song ____Thats all right. He _____The King of Rock and Roll.

She____ an actress and a princess. She____ born on 12th November, 1929, in Philadelphia. Her parents ____very rich. She ___a model and then an actor. Her first film _____Fourteen Hours in 1951. Her husband ______Prince Rainier III of Monaco.

He

an actor and fighter. He

born on 27th November 1940,

in San Francisco. His parents ______

from Hong Kong. They (not be)______

rich. His father ____ a singer. His last film ______Enter the Dragon. He _______short and thin but he _______very strong and fast.

She ______a princess and a fashion icon. She _____born on 21st July, 1961 in Sandringham. Her parents ______rich. She wasnt a good student at school but she _____a good pianist. Her wedding ________at St Pauls Cathedral in London. Her husband (not be) ________happy. Prince Charles. Their life together

REGULAR VERBS We add ed to the infinitive. It is the same for all persons:

Look > looked

IRREGULAR VERBS

Try > tried

Stop > stopped

INFINITIVE Arise Awake

PAST SIMPLE Arose Awoke

PAST PARTICIPLE Arisen Awoken Been Borne / Born Beaten Become Begun Bent Bet Bound Bid Bitten

TRANSLATION Surgir, Levantarse Despertarse Ser / Estar Soportar, dar a luz Golpear Llegar a Ser Empezar Doblar Apostar Atar, encuadernar Pujar Morder

Be/ am, are, is Was / Were Bear Beat Become Begin Bend Bet Bind Bid Bite Bore Beat Became Began Bent Bet Bound Bid Bit

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Bleed Blow Break Breed Bring Broadcast Build Burn Burst Buy Cast Catch Come Cost Cut Choose Cling Creep Deal Dig Do (Does) Draw Dream Drink Drive Eat Fall Feed

Bled Blew Broke Bred Brought Broadcast Built Burnt /Burned Burst Bought Cast Caught Came Cost Cut Chose Clung Crept Dealt Dug Did Drew

Bled Blown Broken Bred Brought Broadcast Built Burnt / Burned Burst Bought Cast Caught Come Cost Cut Chosen Clung Crept Dealt Dug Done Drawn

Sangrar Soplar Romper Criar Traer Llevar Radiar Edificar Quemar Reventar Comprar Arrojar Coger Venir Costar Cortar Elegir Agarrarse Arrastrarse Tratar Cavar Hacer Dibujar

Dreamt / Dreamed Dreamt / Dreamed Soar Drank Drove Ate Fell Fed Drunk Driven Eaten Fallen Fed

Beber Conducir Comer Caer Alimentar

Feel Fight Find Flee Fly Forbid Forget Forgive Freeze Get Give Go (Goes) Grow Grind Hang Have Hear Hide Hit Hold Hurt Keep Know Kneel Knit Lay Lead Lean

Felt Fought Found Fled Flew Forbade Forgot Forgave Froze Got Gave Went Grew Ground Hung Had Heard Hid Hit Held Hurt Kept Knew Knelt Knit Laid Led Leant

Felt Fought Found Fled Flown Forbidden Forgotten Forgiven Frozen Got / Gotten Given Gone Grown Ground Hung Had Heard Hidden Hit Held Hurt Kept Known Knelt Knit Laid Led Leant

Sentir Luchar Encontrar Huir Volar Prohibir Olvidar Perdonar Helar Obtener Dar Ir Crecer Moler Colgar Haber o Tener Oir Ocultar Golpear Agarrar Celebrar Herir Conservar Saber Conocer Arrodillarse Hacer punto Poner Conducir Apoyarse

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Leap Learn Leave Lend Let Lie Light Lose Make Mean Meet Mistake Overcome Pay Put Read Ride Ring Rise Run Say See Seek Sell Send Set Sew Shake

Leapt

Leapt

Brincar

Learnt / Learned Learnt / Learned Aprender Left Lent Let Lay Lit Lost Made Meant Met Mistook Overcame Paid Put Read Rode Rang Rose Ran Said Saw Sought Sold Sent Set Sewed Shook Left Lent Let Lain Lit Lost Made Meant Met Mistaken Overcome Paid Put Read Ridden Rung Risen Run Said Seen Sought Sold Sent Set Sewed / Sewn Shaken

Dejar Prestar Permitir Echarse Encender Perder Hacer Significar Encontrar Equivocar Vencer Pagar Poner Leer Montar Llamar Levantarse Correr Decir Ver Buscar Vender Enviar Poner(se) Coser Sacudir

Shear Shine Shoot Show Shrink Shut Sing Sink Sit Sleep Slide Smell Sow Speak Speed Spell Spend Spill Spin Spit Split Spoil Spread Spring Stand Steal Stick Sting

Shore Shone Shot Showed Shrank Shut Sang Sank Sat Slept Slid Smelt Sowed Spoke Sped Spelt Spent Spilt / Spilled Spun Spat Split Spoilt / Spoiled Spread Sprang Stood Stole Stuck Stung

Shorn Shone Shot Shown Shrunk Shut Sung Sunk Sat Slept Slid Smelt Sowed / Sown Spoken Sped Spelt Spent Spilt / Spilled Spun Spat Split Spoilt / Spoiled Spread Sprung Stood Stolen Stuck Stung

Esquilar Brillar Disparar Mostrar Encogerse Cerrar Cantar Hundir Sentarse Dormir Resbalar Oler Sembrar Hablar Acelerar Deletrear Gastar Derramar Hilar Escupir Hender / partir / rajar Estropear Extender Saltar Estar en pie Robar Pegar Engomar Picar

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Stink Stride Strike Swear Sweat Sweep Swell Swim Swing Take Teach Tear Tell Think Throw Thrust Tread Understand Undergo Undertake Wake Wear Weave Weep Wet Win Wind Withdraw

Stank/Stunk Strode Struck Swore Sweat Swept Swelled Swam Swung Took Taught Tore Told Thought Threw Thrust Trod Understood Underwent Undertook Woke Wore Wove Wept Wet Won Wound Withdrew

Stunk Stridden Struck Sworn Sweat Swept Swollen Swum Swung Taken Taught Torn Told Thought Thrown Thrust Trodden Understood Undergone Undertaken Woken Worn Woven Wept Wet Won Wound Withdrawn

Apestar Dar zancadas Golpear Jurar Sudar Barrer Hinchar Nadar Columpiarse Coger Ensear Rasgar Decir Pensar Arrojar Tirar Introducir Pisar, hollar Entender Sufrir Emprender Despertarse Llevar puesto Tejer Llorar Mojar Ganar Enrollar Retirarse

Wring Write

Wrung Wrote

Wrung Written

Torcer Escribir

We form the negative with did not (didnt) + the infinitive without to:

I didnt buy anything

We didnt like that shop

We form questions with did or didnt + the infinitive without to. We form short answers with did or didnt.

Did you enjoy the school trip? No, I didnt. Didnt you see anything interesting? Yes, I did.

PRACTICE
1. Write the questions with the past simple and then complete the answers. What / Almodovar / win / in 1999? He / win / an Oscar.

__________________________________________________ Who / Marilyn Monroe / marry / in 1954? She / marry / Joe di Maggio.

__________________________________________________ What / Tom Hanks / do / in 1996? He / direct / his first film.

__________________________________________________ Leonardo di Caprio / produce / Titanic? No. He / be / an actor.

__________________________________________________ Where / Antonio Banderas / go / in 1998? He / go / to Hollywood

__________________________________________________ 2. Put one of these verbs in each sentence: Buy, catch, cost, drink, fall, hurt, sell, spend, teach, throw, win, write

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a) Mozart more than 600 pieces of music. b) 'How did you learn to drive?' 'My father me.' c) We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we it. d) I was very thirsty. I the water very quickly. e) Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He's much better than me, so he easily. f) Don down the stairs this morning and his lag. g) Jim the ball to Sue, who it. h) Ann a lot of money yesterday. She a dress which 100 . 3. Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple: Pamela: What .(you/do) last weekend?

Tony: I .(go) to my cousins house. Pamela: .(be) it far? Tony: No, it only (take) us 30 minutes. Pamela: ..(you/stay) there long? Tony: We ..(stay) only for the weekend. What .(you/do) last weekend? Pamela: My family and I ..(take) the dog and we (have) a picnic on the beach. Tony: (be) it sunny? Pamela: Yes, the sun ..(shine) all day. 4. Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the correct verbs from the list. Remember some of them are irregular! Put up- cook go- make- take collect- drink meet speak play feel- sing

Last week I

camping with my friends. We .tents and sleeping bags. Three

of us the tents while the others .wood and ..a fire. We potatoes and .coke. In the evening, Tom the guitar and everybody .songs. We . Some French tourists and to them in French. At about midnight, we all ..sleepy, so we to bed.

5. Read what Mr. Brown says about a typical working day: I usually get up at 7 o clock and have a big breakfast. I walk to work, which takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8:45. I never have lunch. I finish work at 5 o clock. I am always tired when I get home. I usually eat in the evening. I dont usually go out. I go to bed at about 11 o clock. I always sleep well.

Mr. Brown

Yesterday was a typical working day for Mr. Brown. Write what he did or didnt do yesterday.

a. He ___________________________ at 7 o clock b. He ___________________________ a big breakfast. c. It __________________________ to get to work. d. He ___________________________ at 8:45. e. He ____________________________ lunch. f. He _____________________________ at 5 o clock.

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g. He ____________ tired when _______________ home. h. He ____________________ in the evening i. j. He _______________________ out yesterday evening He __________________________ at 11 o clock

k. He __________________________ well last night.

6. A friend has just come back from holiday. You ask him about it. Write your questions. a. (where/go) __________________________________________ ? b. (go/alone) ___________________________________________ ? c. (food/good) __________________________________________ ? d. (how long/stay/there) _________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ? e. (stay/at a hotel) _______________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ? f. (how/travel) __________________________________________ ? g. (the weather/fine) _____________________________________ ? h. (what/do in the evenings) _____________________________ _____________________________________________________ ? i. (meet anybody interesting) ____________________________ ____________________________________________________ ?

7. Complete the sentences. Put the verb into the past simple.

a. It was warm, so I ____________ off my coat. (take)

b. The film wasnt very good. I _____________________ it very much. (not enjoy) c. I knew Sarah was very busy, so I _______________________ her. ( not disturb) d. I was very tired, so I _________________________ to bed early. (go) e. The bed was very uncomfortable. I _______________________ very well. (not sleep) f. Sue wasnt hungry, so she _________________________ anything. (not eat) g. We went to Kates house but she _______________________ at home. (not be) h. It was a funny situation but nobody ___________________ . (laugh) i. j. The window was open and a bird _____________________ into the room. (fly) The hotel wasnt very expensive. It __________________ very much. (not cost)

k. I was in a hurry, so I ___________________ time to phone you. (not have) l. It was hard work carrying the bags. They _________________ very heavy. (be)

8. Write the past of these verbs. get eat pay make give leave see go hear find buy know stand take do put tell lose think speak

9. Put the verb in the correct form of the past (positive, negative or question)

a. I _______________ (play) tennis yesterday but I ______________ (not/win) b. We _____________ (wait) a long time for the bus but it _________________ (not/come)

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c. Thats a nice shirt. Where _______________________ (you/buy) it? d. She ________________ (see) me but she __________________ (not/speak) to me. e. ___________________________ (it/rain) yesterday? No, it was a nice day. f. That was a stupid thing to do. Why _____________________ (you/do) it?