Simple Past

Son acciones que concluyeron en un punto del pasado. No son actividades

rutinarias y a diferencia del presente simple se ocupa el auxiliar did para
oraciones negativas y en preguntas. Como en todos los tiempos tenemos las
3 formas básicas:
Oraciones Afirmativas:
Se conjugan en pasado los verbos y NO SE UTILIZA el auxiliar did y tampoco
se le antecede el was o were a los verbos.
Ej:
Presente simple: I take classes on Saturdays
Pasado Simple: I took classes last Saturday
Acompañando las oraciones con expresiones de tiempo en pasado simple:
Last Monday, week, weekend, month, year.
Pero: Yesterday
Otras:Ago. Ejemplo: Two years ago, Three months ago, One and a half month
ago etc…
Oraciones Negativas
Auxiliar: Did not = Didn’t
I did not take classes last Saturday
I didn’t take classes last Saturday

Yes/No Questions:
Did you take classes last Saturday?
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t. / No, I did not
Wh-Questions:
What ( cosas )
Where ( lugar )
When ( period en el tiempo )
Who (personas)
Why ( razón )
How ( Manera )
How [many/ much/ long..] (cantidades contable o no contables, lapso de
tiempo)

What did you do last Sunday?

Where did she go?
When did thy miss the class?
Who did we go with?
Why did he miss the class?
How did it go to the park?
How many students were in the class?
How much coffee did you drink?
How long did the classes take?

Was / Were  BE
La diferencia del pasado con was/ were y otras oraciones en pasado
es que Was/ Were es el único verbo en la oración y en preguntas u
oraciones negativas es también único verbo y auxiliar al mismo
tiempo.
Ejemplos:
Afirmative
I was at home yesterday
I, She, He, It was
They were at home yesterday
You/ We/ They  were
Negative
Was not / Were not  Wasn’t/ Weren’t
She wasn’t at home yesterday
They weren’t here yesterday

Yes/No Questions
Was he at home yesterday?
Yes, he was
No, he wasn’t
Were we at home at 3 o’clock yesterday?
Yes, we were.
No, we weren’t.
Wh-questions
Where was Albert Einstein from?
Why were you at home yesterday?
Who
When
How …. etc