Past Simple

afirmativa
verbos verbos negativa
regulares irregulares
todos
forma didn’t + infinitivo
+ ed
propia
I lived in Archidona for 18 years. Ann didn’t phone yesterday.
Viví en Archidona durante 18 años. Ana no llamó ayer
She gave me a really nice present. I didn’t buy anything in the sales.
Ella me dió un regalo muy chulo. No me compré nada en las rebajas.

interrogativa
todos

Did + sujeto + infinitivo

Did Sandra pass the exam?
¿Aprobó Sandra el examen?
Did you receive my message? Uso
¿Recibiste mi mensaje?
Se usa para referirnos a acciones
que ocurrieron y terminaron en
el pasado.
Reglas Ortográficas
I lived in Archidona for 18 years.
work  worked
1
love  loved
Suele ir acompañado de expresiones
2
study  studied como yesterday, last ……,
….. ago o también fechas.
3
plan  planned
We went to a restaurant last night.
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Si el verbo acaba en -e
2
Si el verbo acaba en consonante + y
3
Duplicación de la consonante final si delante hay una vocal tónica

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Ejercicio 1 Selecciona las formas correctas del Past Simple y tacha
las incorrectas.

writed buyed sent did left

sended stoped saw spent brought
met ate gived took asked
stopped wrote meeted bought  found
taked gave eated finded leaved

Completa la tabla con la forma correcta de los verbos anteriores y su

infinitivo correspondiente.

Verbos regulares Verbos irregulares

1. 1. buy bought
2. 2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Ejercicio 2 Completa las frases con el past simple de los verbos del
recuadro. Ojo, son todos regulares.

clean die enjoy finish want work

1. I ____________ the film a lot. It was really good!

2. My grandmother ____________ when she was 99 years old.
3. Frank ____________ in a pub during the summer.
4. I ____________ my room this morning.
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5. The film ____________ past midnight.

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6. When Harry was a kid, he ____________ to be a doctor.

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Ejercicio 3 Completa las frases con el past simple de los verbos del
recuadro. Ojo, algunos son irregulares.

buy go have play speak stop

1. My parents ____________ me the new PSP for my birthday.

2. This morning I ____________ breakfast at 7.
3. Megan ____________ the piano really well when she was 7.
4. The rain ____________ and we could go out.
5. Last night, we ____________ to the cinema.
6. The man ____________ English and French fluently.

Ejercicio 4 Completa las frases con el verbo en forma negativa.

1. My mum went to the bank but she _________________ to the shops.

2. I phoned Fred but I _________________ Emma.
3. We studied French but we _________________ German at school.
4. I enjoyed the wine but I _________________ the food.
5. My father worked yesterday but he _________________ on Saturday.
6. I had a pencil but I _________________ any paper.

Ejercicio 5 Haz preguntas para estas respuestas.

1. _________________________? Yes, I visited London.

2. _________________________? No, I didn’t go on the London Eye.
3. _________________________? No, she didn’t help me.
4. _________________________? Yes, I gave her a present.
5. _________________________? Yes, Steve passed his driving test.
6. _________________________? No, we didn’t play football. 3
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Ejercicio 6 Haz preguntas con las partículas del recuadro para estas
respuestas.

Where? Where? What? What? Who? When? When?

0. __Where did they live________? They lived in America.

1. _________________________? She died in 1977.
2. _________________________? We went to Rome.
3. _________________________? I saw many interesting places.
4. _________________________? I phoned Sally.
5. _________________________? We played tennis yesterday.
6. _________________________? I had fish and chips and a coke.

Ejercicio 7 Traduce al inglés.

1. Mis amigos y yo jugábamos al fútbol todos los fines de semana.

_____________________________________________________
2. Mis padres me dieron 100 euros
por mi cumpleaños.
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
3. Eric compró la cocacola pero no
compró las patatas fritas 4.
____________________________
____________________________
____________________________
4. Ayer no me lavé la cabeza.
_____________________________________________________
5. ¿Compraste el nuevo CD de Lady Gaga?
_____________________________________________________
6. ¿Hizo Laura los deberes de matematicas?
_____________________________________________________
7. ¿Dónde pusiste la PSP?
_____________________________________________________
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