SIMPLE

PAST
The simple past
tense shows
that you are
talking about
something that
has already
happened.

Expresar algo ya sucedió en el pasado

 SIMPLE PAST / PASADO SIMPLE

Para conjugar una

oración en este tiempo
verbal, es necesario
hacer uso de los verbos
regulares e irregulares
 IRREGULAR VERBS
A verb in which the past tense is NOT formed by adding
the usual -ed

break broke

draw drew

fly flew
have had
run ran
 RREGULAR VERBS

A verb in which the past tense is formed by

adding the usual -ed

dance danced
climb climbed
open opened
prepare prepared
push pushed
clean cleaned
live lived
skate skated
Carlos worked in the office last week
Carlos trabajó en la ofi la semana pasada

Dani ate fish yesterday

Dani comió pescado ayer
Carlos did not work in the office last week
Carlos NO trabajó la semana pasada

Dani didn´t eat fish yesterday

Dani NO comió pescado ayer
 Did Carlos work in the office last week?
Trabajó Carlos en la oficina la semana pasada?

Yes, he did

Did Dani eat fish yesterday?

Comió Dani pescado ayer?

Yes, she ate fish yesterday

 Spelling of Regular verbs
1.We form the past simple of most regular verbs by adding -ed to the main verb
Agregando -ed al verbo principal
wash – washed
kiss – kissed
play - played

2.For verbs ending in -e, we add –d

Para verbos que terminan en (e) agreamos (d)
love – loved
like - liked

3.For verbs ending in a consonant + y, we drop the –y and add –ied

Para los verbos que terminan en una consonante + y, eliminamos la (y) agregamos –ied.
cry – cried
carry – carried

4.For verbs ending in a stressed vowel between two consonants, we double the last consonant and
Para los verbos que terminan en consonante + vocal + consonante, duplicamos la última consonante y agregamos ed
stop – stopped
fit – fitted
TIME EXPRESSIONS
SIMPLE PAST
 Let´s Practice WRITING
Complete these sentences in the PAST TENSE, using the correct verb:

* play * enjoy * watch * listen * talk * phone * stop * walk * travel * like * stay

Ejem: I watched the film on TV last night.

1. We really ………………….. the concert last night. It was great!

2. She ………………… with friends in Brighton last summer.
3. Italy ………………… very well in the last World Cup.
4. Her parents ………………….. by train from Shanghai to Moscow.
5. I ………………….. you four times last night but you were out.
6. We …………………. along the beach yesterday. It was lovely.
7. She …………………. the film but she didn’t like the music.
8. The men ………………….. work at exactly one o’clock.
9. I ……………………. to the new Sting album yesterday. It’s great.
10. They ………………… to us about their trip to Madagaskar. It was very interesting.
 Let´s Practice LISTENING
1. How _________ your class today?
2. Mike __________ a new cell phone. RING
3. The bell just __________. FIX
DO
4. I __________ the dishes earlier this morning. STEAL
5. Janice ___________ the door. BUY
6. The kids ___________ the box. FLATTEN
7. Someone ___________ my car. HAVE
8. Everyone __________ a good time at the party. TRAVEL
9. They ___________ all the way from Rio de Janeiro. ANSWER
10. A handyman __________ Bill's window.
 WAS / WERE

I
He was/wasn’t at school yesterday.
She
It

We
You were/weren’t at the beach last week.
They
 WAS / WERE

I
He hungry?
Was She
It

We at the theatre last

Were You weekend?
They
 Let´s Practice

Complete the conversation with WAS / WASN’T / WERE / WEREN’T.

A: Where were you last night? I phoned you but you …………… at home.
B: I …………..out with friends. We ……………. at the Bluenote Café.
A: …………… Julia there?
B: No, she ……………. Why?
A: Oh, I just wondered.
B: She ………….out with Nick. They ……………at the Oasis. I think.
A: No, they …………….
B: How do you know?
A: Because I …………….. there!
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PERSON
BIOGRAPHY