Simple Past

Regular/
Irregular verbs
Simple Past with regular verbs
 S

DecideD
TestED
HELPED
LOOKED
ID T D
T-D before ED Voiceless Voiced
consonant consonant
before ED
before ED

needed Asked Cleaned

started talked Learned
looked
finished
-learned-used-counted-wanted-ended-studied-
closed-tried-opened-learned-listened-changed-
worked-watched-finished-danced-counted.
Simple Past Tense with irregular verbs

•See the list

 Positive sentences in Past
SUBJECT+ VERB IN PAST +
PREDICATE
EXAMPLES:
• She ate (eat) the breakfast
yesterday.
• Fabio wrote (write) the
homework on Monday
• I went (go)to Perez Zeledón
last year.
• I looked (look) in the window.
 Negative
sentences in Past
• SUBJECT+ DID NOT VERB +
PREDICATE
• EXAMPLES:
• She did not eat the breakfast
yesterday.
• Fabio did not write the
homework on Monday
• I did not go to Perez Zeledón
last year.
Questions in Past
• WH WORD + DID + SUBJECT+ VERB?
• What did you do last Sunday?
• Where did she walk yesterday?
• Which things did you buy in March?
• Did you paint that?YES , I PAINTED THAT.
• Did you visit your grandmother?NO, I DID NOT
VISIT MY GRANDMOTHER.
• Did you eat bananas yesterday?
• Did you go to the beach last month?
Say 2 things you did and 2 you did not do in each Holiday

NEW YEAR’S DAY HOLY WEEK MOTHER’S DAY

INDEPENDENCE ‘S
DAY

CHRISTMAS
 Examples
• Last Christmas, I spent time with my family.
• Last Christmas, I did not travel to other country.
• Last new year, I was here with my Friends.
• Five years ago, I celebrated the new year in San Jose.
• The last father’s day I did not go to a celebration.
• The last mother’s day , I did not eat in a restaurant.
• Last Christmas, I traveled to Guanacaste to see my mom and dad.
• Last Mother’s day, I did not see my mother.
• Last Holy Week I went to the beach.
• The last mother’s day, I danced with my son.
• The last mother’s I spent time with my family.
• The last mother’s day I did not eat cake.
• The last mother’s day I did not buy closets.
• Last Christmas, I did not go to Guanacaste.
• Last Christmas, I went to the beach.
• Last Christmas I did not go to the mountain.
 Examples
I ATE MEAT.
Simple past (was/were with another verb)
ATE
Homework
Say 10 things about your childhood.

In my childhood….
I lived with my parents.
I played with my brother.
I sang the song “La puerta Negra”
I went to different beach hotels.
I enjoyed my classes at school.
I did not travel to any city.
I did not watch much T.V
I rode a horse.
I rode a bike.
Say 10 things about your last vacation.

In my last vacation….
I went to the beach.
I spent the day at the beach.
I traveled to the beach.
I bathed in the sea.
I swam in the sea.
I did not go to the mountain.
I did not stay at home.
I did not eat pizza.