past simple

PAST SIMPLE This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Students: David Moscoso Jurado Shorlli Salazar

PAST EXPRESSIONS
LAST MONTH/ WEEK / WEEKEND
YESTERDAY
AGO

PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE FORM)
It is formed with the following structure:
SUBJECT + VERB (PAST SIMPLE) + COMPLEMENT
SHE STUDIED HARD YESTERDAY YOU WROTE A LOVE LETTER LAST WEEK HE READ A MAGAZINE 1 MONTH AGO

Exercises:
Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).
Last year I (spend) _______________ my holiday in Ireland.
It (be)________________ great.
I (travel)_____________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ___________lots of interesting places.
In the evenings we usually ___________(go) to a pub.
One night we even (learn) ______________ some Irish dances.

PAST SIMPLE (NEGATIVE FORM)
This structure includes the auxiliary “didn’t”
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT + AUX. “DIDN’T” +VERB ( INFINITIVE) + COMPLEMENT
THEY DIDN’T GO TO CLASS YESTERDAY HE DIDN’T WRITE A LOVE LETTER WE DIDN’T ATTEND ENGLISH CLASS

Exercises:
They collected postcards. -> ____________________________
You jumped high. -> __________________________________
Albert played squash. -> _______________________________
The teacher tested our English. -> _______________________
Fiona visited her grandma. -> ___________________________
Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

PAST SIMPLE (INTERROGATIVE FORM) yes / no questions)
This form includes de auxiliary “DID”
STRUCTURE
AUX. “DID” + SUBJECT + VERB (INFINITIVE) + COMPLEMENT
Did you speak a lot last week? Did she write a book yesterday? Did they talk about their homework?

Exercises:
Write questions in simple past.
Anna / the window / open __________________________
she / home / walk ________________________________
you / in the garden / work __________________________
you / a song / sing _________________________________
she / on a chair / sit ________________________________

PAST SIMPLE (INTERROGATIVE FORM) SHORT ANSWERS
These are called short answers because you answer with “YES” or “NOT”
Examples:
Did you speak a lot last week? YES, I did NO, I didn’t Did she write a book yesterday? YES, She did NO, She didn’t.

EXERCISES: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS Did Mayda go to the school yesterday? ______________________ Did They travel around the world 1year ago? ________________ Did We study English the last year? ________________________ Did You talk about politics yesterday? _______________________ Did he attend class the last week? _________________________

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