SIMPLE PAST

AFFIRMATIVE
T. Marco García
Simple Past
We use this verb tense to talk about:
Activities, situations, events, or actions that
happened in the past.
Events and habits that took place in the past.

Simple Past: Affirmative

Structure

Subject + Verb (past tense) + Complement.

Simple Past: Affirmative

REGULAR VERBS

All regular verbs end

with "ed"
Work - Worked
Jump - Jumped
Talk - Talked
 "ed" Examples:

I planted a

lot of trees
yesterday.
 "ed" Examples:

They called

the police

last night.
 "ed" Examples:

He lived in

China for 7

years.
 "ed" Examples:

She asked me

what happened

that day.
REGULAR VERBS
Verbs ending with "y"

preceded by
"consonant" change

"y" to "i" and add "ed"

Cry - Cried
Study - Studied
Worry - Worried

 "ed" Examples:

I studied for

this exam.
 "ed" Examples:

Our children

cried with

the doctor.
 "ed" Examples:

She applied

for the

scholarship.
 "ed" Examples:

We carried all

the material for

the building.
REGULAR

VERBS

Verbs ending with

"e" add "d"
Decide - Decided
Arrive - Arrived
 "ed" Examples:

Karla used

your car last

night.
 "ed" Examples:

They pasted the

document we sent

in the group.
Irregular

Verbs
Verbs that have

different

endings.

Irregular

Verbs
I went to my

girlfriend´s

house.
 Irregular

Verbs
Yesterday, he

drove until

midnight.
Let´s practice

with the links.

Simple Past: Affirmative

HOMEWORK!
That is all

for today.