Simple past

AFFIRMATIVE-NEGATIVE AND QUESTIONS

 Simple past irregular verbs

▪ I went running yesterday morning.

▪ I didn´t go running yesterday morning.

▪ Did you go running yesterday morning?

THE SIMPLE PAST is used to
Simple past of verb to be
show that a completed action
took place at a specific time in
the past. The simple past is also ▪ I was in class yesterday. They were in the hospital yesterday.
frequently used to talk about
past habits ▪ I wasn´t in class yesterday. They weren´t in the hospital yesterday

▪ Were you in class yesterday? Were they in the hospital yesterday.

▪ There was a tv in the living room.

▪ There were a lot of programs
 ▪ We use the simple past to list a series of completed
actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd,
4th, and so on.

actions in the past taking ▪ Examples:

place one after the other.
• I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice
Example:
He came in, took off his place to swim.

coat and sat down . • He arrived from the airport at 8:00, checked into the
hotel at 9:00, and met the others at 10:00.
• Did you add flour, pour in the milk, and then add the
eggs?
 ▪ I CALLED THE POLICE YESTERDAY.

WHO DID YOU CALL YESTERDAY?

▪ MY DAD VISITED HIS FRIEND LAST WEEKEND.

WHO VISITED HIS FRIEND LAST WEEKEND?

WH QUESTIONS
WHAT WHERE WHEN WHO SUBJECT ▪ PETER INVITED MARY TO HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY.
WHAT TIME HOW MUCH HOW MANY
WHO INVITED MARY TO HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY?
WHY
WHO DID PETER INVITE TO HIS BIRTH PARTY?

▪ MY BEST FRIEND MET HIS GIRLFRIEND IN THE PARK YESTERDAY.

WHO MET HIS GIRLFRIEND IN THE PARK YESTERDAY?

WHO DID YOUR BEST FRIEND MEET IN THE PARK YESTERDAY?

▪ WH QUESTIONS OR INFORMATION QUESTIONS

▪ Simple past: was ( I, He, she , it/ were ( you, they, we) Did

▪ WHAT (THINGS)

I studied French in 1996.

What did you study in 1996?

▪ WHICH (Things) choose from a group

I bought three books yesterday. She chose the thriller book.

Which book did she choose?

▪ WHO ( people or person) who - subject no auxiliary who – object

Who-subject: My dad called the police last night.

Who called the police last night?

Who-object: Who did your dad call last night?

 ▪ WHERE ( places)

▪ They travelled to Cuenca last week. Where did they travel last week?

▪ WHEN ( time expressions: yesterday, 2 years ago, last Saturday)

▪ My neighbord won a marathon two days ago. When did your neighbor win a marathon?

▪ HOW ( manner)

▪ I went to the mountain by car.

Wh questions How did you go to the mountains?

▪ HOW OLD ( age) My sister was 36 last year. How old was your sister last year?

▪ WHAT TIME (time: hours)

▪ We got up at 10 am yesterday. What time did you get up yesterday?

▪ I was at the university at 2 pm yesterday. What time were you at the university yesterday?
 ▪ WHY ( reasons) Because….

My friend studied English every day because she wanted to live in

LA.

Why did your friend study English every day?

▪ HOW MANY (quantity)

Wh questions I ate 2 apples yesterday. How many apples did you eat
yesterday?

▪ HOW MUCH (quantity)

He bought some cheese yesterday morning. How much cheese

did he buy yesterday morning?
 ▪ 1.- The children went to the museum last Saturday.

▪ 2.- Many people were sick three months ago.

▪ 3.- I visited my grandma last weekend.

▪ 4.- My daughter drank two cups of hot chocolate last night.

practice ▪ 5.- We sent an-email yesterday.

▪ 6.- Nick invited some Friends to his house last week.

▪ 7.- My dad cleaned his yard because of the falling of volcano

ashes.