SIMPLE PAST

 STRUCTURE
 AFFIRMATIVE FORM
 NEGATIVE FORM
 QUESTION FORM
 REGULAR VERBS
 IRREGULAR VERBS
 IN THE SIMPLE PAST,
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF VERBS:

 REGULAR VERBS
Play Played
Watch Watched END IN -ED

Study Studied

 IRREGULAR VERBS
Go Went DON’T END IN –ED
See Saw HAVE IRREGULAR
TERMINATIONS
Sleep Slept
SIMPLE PAST - REGULAR VERBS FORM

I
YOU
HE
Watched TV
SHE
Played soccer
IT Studied English
WE
YOU
THEY

 THE SAME VERB FOR ALL SUBJECTS

 REGULAR VERBS - SPELLING

1) Double the consonant if the word ends in consonant + vowel + consonant

stop – stopped
swap - swapped

2) Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e

love – loved
save – saved

3) Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
Study – Studied
Cry - Cried
SIMPLE PAST - IRREGULAR VERBS FORM

I
YOU
HE
Went to the park
SHE
Saw a movie
IT Slept late
WE
YOU
THEY

 THE SAME VERB FOR ALL SUBJECTS

 SIMPLE PAST USE – ACTIONS THAT STARTED
AND FINISHED IN THE PAST

 I went to the beach last Sunday

 She bought a new car yesterday.
 Marcos read a book last week.
 SIMPLE PAST – TIME EXPRESSIONS

YESTERDAY (THE DAY BEFORE TODAY)

EX.: Laura ate pizza yesterday.

MONDAY (DAY OF THE WEEK)

SUMMER (SEASON OF THE YEAR)
LAST WEEK
MONTH
YEAR
EX.: My father and I went to the park last week.

ONE DAY
TWO WEEKS
THREE MONTHS AGO
TEN DAYS
EX.: My dog died three days ago.
SIMPLE PAST – AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I
YOU
HE Went to the park
Saw a movie
SHE
Slept late
IT
Watched TV
WE Played soccer
YOU Studied English
THEY

 THE SAME VERB FOR ALL SUBJECTS

(REGULAR OR IRREGULAR)
 SIMPLE PAST – NEGATIVE FORM

I
YOU go to the park
X
He didn’t go to the park.
HE see a movie
SHE DID NOT sleep late

X
IT DIDN’T watch TV
WE play soccer
study English
YOU She didn’t sleep late.
THEY
I DIDN’T GO TO THE PARK
I DIDN’T WENT TO THE PARK
 SIMPLE PAST – QUESTION FORM
YES/NO QUESTIONS
I
YOU go to the park Did she sleep late?
 Yes, she did.
HE see a movie

?
 No, she didn’t.
SHE sleep late
DID IT watch TV
Did you watch TV?
 Yes, I did.
 No, I didn’t.
WE play soccer
Did they study English?
YOU study English  Yes, they did.
 No, they didn’t.
THEY

DID HE WATCH TV?

DID HE WATCHED TV?
 PAY ATTENTION
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
 They went to the park. VERBS IN THE PAST ONLY IN
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES.
 She saw a movie.

NEGATIVE SENTENCES VERBS GO BACK TO THE

 They didn’t go to the park. BASE FORM. (DID NOT/
DIDN’T ALREADY INDICATES
 She did not see a movie. PAST)

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
 Did they go to the park? VERBS GO BACK TO THE
BASE FORM. (DID ALREADY
 Did she see a movie? INDICATES PAST)
 PAY ATTENTION
A QUESTION DOES NOT NECESSARILY
START WITH DID:

A: Where did you go yesterday?

Where (Places)
B: I went to the shopping mall.

A: What did you do last weekend? What (Specific

B: I ate pizza and watched TV. information)
 COMPLETE THE SPACES WITH THE RESPECTIVE
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

I didn’t sleep Did you sleep late

I slept late yesterday.
late yesterday. yesterday?

I went to school. Did you go to school?

I didn’t go to school.

I studied English. I didn’t study English. Did you study English?

She ate pizza. She didn’t eat pizza. Did she eat pizza?

Robin watched TV last Robin didn’t watch Did Robin watch

night. TV last night. TV last night?

Mark saw a movie Mark didn’t see Did Mark see a movie
last week. a movie last week. last week?
 AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS

I slept late yesterday.

I didn’t go to school.

Did you study English?

She didn’t eat pizza.

Robin watched TV last

night.

Did Mark see a movie

last week?
 CHECK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT AND
CORRECT THE WRONG SENTENCES

I didn’t go to university yesterday.

1. I didn’t went to university yesterday. ____________________________
CORRECT
2. Sarah slept late last night. ____________________________________
CORRECT
3. I ate pizza last weekend. _____________________________________
- She didn’t play soccer with her friends.
- She played soccer with her friends.
4. She did play soccer with her friends. ____________________________
Susan and I drank beer yesterday.
5. Susan and I drink beer yesterday. ______________________________
CORRECT
6. Lucas saw a movie with his family. _____________________________
I didn’t work yesterday.
7. I didn’t worked yesterday. ____________________________________
Did Marcelo buy a car?
8. Did Marcelo bought a car? ______________________________________
 CHECK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT AND
CORRECT THE WRONG SENTENCES

1. I didn’t went to university yesterday. ____________________________

2. Sarah slept late last night. ____________________________________

3. I ate pizza last weekend. _____________________________________

4. She did play soccer with her friends. ____________________________

5. Susan and I drink beer yesterday. ______________________________

6. Lucas saw a movie with his family. _____________________________

7. I didn’t worked yesterday. ____________________________________

8. Did Marcelo bought a car? ______________________________________