subject

I
you
he
she
It
we
you
they
did
auxiliary
did
did
did
did
did
did
did
did
subject

SIMPLE PAST
(REGULAR VERBS)
SIMPLE PAST (REGULAR VERBS)
AFFIRMATIVE FORM
(regular verbs:
complement
verb+ed)
worked
at the bank yesterday
worked
at the bank last night
worked
at the bank last night
worked
at the bank last weekend
worked
at the bank last month
worked
at the bank 2 days ago
worked
at the bank 3 years ago
worked
at the bank in 2004
INTERROGATIVE FORM
subject
infinitive
complement
I
you
he
she
It
we
you
they

work
at the bank yesterday?
work
at the bank last night?
work
at the bank last night?
work
at the bank last weekend?
work
at the bank last month?
work
at the bank 2 days ago?
work
at the bank 3 years ago?
work
at the bank in 2004?
NEGATIVE FORM
infinitive
complement

did not
auxiliary
I
didnt
work
at the bank yesterday
you
didnt
work
at the bank last night
he
didnt
work
at the bank last night
she
didnt
work
at the bank last weekend
It
didnt
work
at the bank last month
we
didnt
work
at the bank 2 days ago
you
didnt
work
at the bank 3 years ago
they
didnt
work
at the bank in 2004
The simple past is used for completed and definite actions in the past.
Rules for adding ed:
a) Cry-------------------- cried
Study---------------- studied

multiply--------------multiplied
play------------plaied-------played
stay ---------- stadied----- stayed
b) When a monosyllable verb ends in one vowel + one consonant:
Plan------------------ planned
Jog------------------- jogged
Exceptions: x, y, w
fix -----------fixxed------fixed
play------------playyed-------played
snow------snowwed ---snowed
visit-------visitted------visited (2 syllables: vi-sit)

EXERCISES
A.

WRITE THE SENTENCES IN ITS 3 FORMS: AFFIRMATIVE,

INTERROGATIVE, AND NEGATIVE.
EXAMPLE:
MARY TRAVELED (TRAVEL) TO CUZCO LAST YEAR.
- DID MARY TRAVEL TO CUZCO LAST YEAR?
- MARY DIDNT TRAVEL TO CUZCO LAST YEAR.
1. Michael . (study) French in 2004.
2. It .. (rain) a lot last night.
3. They . (visit) their parents 2 days ago.
4. We . (plan) a strategy yesterday.
5. You (paint) your house 3 months ago.
B. CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER:
1. My sister _________ her clothes last weekend.
a) washes
b) washed
c) wash
d) was
2. It _________ a lot last winter.
a) snows
b) snow

c) snowed

3. ______ you _________ the exam?

a) Did passed
b) Did passes

d) was

c) Did pass

4. I ___________ in that company in 2005.

a) didnt work
b) did work
c) wasnt work