The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It defines the simple past as a verb tense used to talk about actions that were completed in the past, either recently or long ago. There are two types of simple past: regular verbs which add "-ed" and irregular verbs which are formed unpredictably. Examples are provided of forming the simple past of regular verbs like "walked" as well as irregular verbs like "went", "gave", and "came". Common uses with time expressions like "yesterday" are also illustrated.

1. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Porpular power ministry for education
I.U.P “Santiago Mariño”
SIMPLE PAST
By:
Clementina Rodriguez
C.I 26586133

2. Simple past
Functions of the "simple past"
The "simple past" is used to talk about an action that ended at a time
before the current one. The duration is not relevant. The time the
action is in can be the recent past or the distant past.

3. It is a verb tense that is used to identify actions that took place in the
past.
We find two types of simple past: regular or irregular. To form the
simple past of regular verbs we have to add the suffix 'ed' to the
infinitive. No rule is followed to form the simple past tense of
irregular verbs.
Characteristics of the simple past:
-Indicates the action performed at a specific moment in the past.
-The main verb of the sentence is always in the past tense.
–It has a simple composition of "subject and predicate verb"
The simple past is used to talk about a specific action that started
and ended in the past, which is usually equivalent to the indefinite
past tense in Spain. We use it with adverbs of time like "last year",
"yesterday", "last night"
Formation of the "simple past" with regular verbs

4. Afirmativa
Sujeto + raíz + ed
I skipped.
Negativa
Sujeto + did not + infinitivo sin to
They didn't go.

5. Interrogativa
Did + sujeto + infinitivo sin to
Did she arrive?
Interrogativa negativa
Did not + sujeto + infinitivo sin to
Didn't you play?

6. Afirmativa Negativa Interrogativa
I walked I didn't walk Did I walk?
You walked You didn't walk Did you walk?
He walked He didn't walk Did he walk?
We walked We didn't walk Did we walk?
They walked They didn't walk Did they walk?

7. "Simple past" from the verbs to be, to have, to do
Sujeto Verbo
Be Have Do
I was had did
You were had did
He/She/It was had did
We were had did

8. Sujeto Verbo
You were had did
They were had did
The affirmative form of "simple past" is simple.
• I was in Japan last year
• She had a headache yesterday.
• We did our homework last night.
Negative and interrogative
For the negative and interrogative forms of the "simple past" of the
verb "do" as an ordinary verb, "do" is used as an auxiliary, e.g. We
didn't do our homework last night.
The negative form of the verb "have" in "simple past" is usually
built using the auxiliary "do", although sometimes only the not or
the contraction "n't" is added.
The interrogative form of the verb "have" in "simple past" usually
uses the auxiliary "do".

9. Examples
• They weren't in Rio last summer.
• We didn't have any money.
• We didn't have time to visit the Eiffel Tower.
• We didn't do our exercises this morning.
• Were they in Iceland last January?
• Did you have a bicycle when you were young?
• Did you do much climbing in Switzerland?
"Simple past": irregular verbs
Some verbs do the "simple past" irregularly. These are the most
common.
to go
• I went to a club last night.
• Did he go to the cinema last night?
• He didn't go to bed early last night.
to give
• We gave her a doll for her birthday.
• They didn't give John their new address.
• Did Barry give you my passport?
to eat
• My parents came to visit me last July.
• We didn't come because it was raining.
• Did he come to your party last week?