This document provides information about using the simple past tense in English. It discusses forming regular past tense verbs by adding "-ed" and lists irregular past tense forms that must be memorized. It also covers using the simple past tense in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences and common time expressions used with the simple past tense like "yesterday" and "last week." Examples are provided throughout to illustrate the different uses of the simple past tense.
2. REGULAR VERBS
Se a単ade -ED al infinitivo para todas las personas
AnswerED finishED lookED
Si el verbo acaba en -e s坦lo se a単ade -D
LikeD decideD phoneD
En general si el verbo acaba en consonante- vocal-
consonante y s鱈laba acentuada se dobla la 炭ltima
consonante
StopPED preferRED travelLED
Verbos que terminan en -y
Vocal larga + y a単aden -ED: stayED; playED
Vocal corta + y -> -IED: studIED; carrIED
3. REGULAR VERBS:
PRONUNCIATION
Hay tres formas de pronunciar los pasados
regulares: /t/ /d/ /id/
/t/ /d/ /id/
Stopped
Walked
Washed
Kissed
Arrived
Travelled
Planned
Studied
Wanted
Decided
Started
Demanded
4. IRREGULAR VERBS
No hay reglas para su formaci坦n. Hay que
aprenderlos de memoria y con pr叩ctica.
Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Game 4
Game 5
5. PAST SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
Sujeto + verbo en pasado + complementos
I went to the cinema last Saturday
We wrote an e-mail yesterday
He answered the question correctly
6. PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE
Sujeto + DIDN'T + verbo en infinitivo +
compl.
You didn't come to class yesterday
We didn't play football last week
They didn't run in the park
I didn't study for the exam
7. PAST SIMPLE: QUESTIONS
AND SHORT ANSWERS
Did + sujeto + verbo en infinitivo
Did you visit your grandparents last Sunday?
Yes, I did/ No, I didn't
Did your mother tell you a story?
Yes, she did/ No, she didn't
Did they see the film on TV?
Yes, they did/ No they didn't
8. USE AND TIME EXPRESSIONS
El pasado simple se usa para hablar de
acciones ya terminadas.
Typical time expressions
Yesterday (morning/ afternoon/ evening)
Last week/ month/ year
2 days/ three weeks ago
When I was a baby/ I was 10 years old