SIMPLE

PAST
Teacher Nathália Soriano
2020
 Uses
• Finished actions in the past.
• Single actions in the past.
Examples:
• I watched a movie last night. 
• Tom was born in 2001.
 Expressions

Yesterday Last Ago

• Yesterday morning • Last night • Some time ago
• Yesterday afternoon • Last week • A week ago
• Yesterday evening • Last weekend • Three months ago
• Last month • Ten years ago
• Last year
 Forms – Regular verbs
-D
Affimative: VERB -ED COMPL.
-IED

Negative: DID NOT VERB COMPL.

(DIDN’T) (base form)

Interrogative: DID VERB COMPL. ?

(base form)
 Affirmative form – Regular verbs
watch – watchED
Most verbs Add –ED work – workED
play – playED
like – likeD
Verbs ending in: –E Add –D love – loveD
save – saveD
Verbs ending in: Delete –Y and add –IED study – studIED
consonant + –Y cry – crIED
try – trIED
Verbs ending in CVC Double the last plan – planNED
(consonant + vowel + consonant and add –ED stop – stopPED
consonant) prefer – preferRED
 Examples
• I played soccer • You and your family watched TV
yesterday. last night.
• I did not (didn’t) play • You and your family did not (didn’t)
soccer yesterday. watch TV last night.
• Did I play soccer • Did you and your family watch TV
yesterday? last night?
Yes, you did. Yes, we did.
No, you didn’t. No, we didn’t.
 Examples
• She planned a trip • The kids studied English two
last year. weeks ago.
• She did not (didn’t) • The kids did not (didn’t) study
plan a trip last year. English two weeks ago.
• Did she plan a trip • Did the kids study English
last year? two weeks ago?
Yes, she did. Yes, they did.
No, she didn’t. No, they didn’t.
 Forms – Irregular verbs

Affimative: VERB (*list*) COMPL.

Negative: DID NOT VERB COMPL.

(DIDN’T) (base form)

Interrogative: DID VERB COMPL. ?

(base form)
 Examples
• I went to London • The students did the
last year. homework yesterday.
• I did not (didn’t) • The students did not (didn’t)
go to London last year. do the homework yesterday.
• Did I go to London • Did the students do the
last year? homework yesterday?
Yes, you did. Yes, they did.
No, you didn’t. No, they didn’t.
 Examples
• He wrote an e-mail • My friends and I read this
last night. book a month ago.
• He did not (didn’t) • My friends and I did not (didn’t)
write an e-mail last night. read this book a month ago.
• Did he write • Did my friends and I read this
an e-mail last night.? book a month ago?
Yes, he did. Yes, you did.
No, he didn’t. No, you didn’t.