the simple past is the most common way of talking about the past in English

1. PAST SIMPLE
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2. SIMPLE PAST
The Simple Past, also know as the Simple Past, is the verb tense
used in the English language to narrate events that occurred at
your specific moment in the Past. Corresponds in its meaning to
the Past Simple Perfect Tense in Spanish.
The Simple Past generally has temporal expressions that refer
to the Past, such as, yesterday, nights/ week/ month/ year/
Tuesday, the when, how long…, ago, in 1997, etc.

3. SIMPLE PAST CHARACTERISTICS
Simple Past indicates the action performed at a specific moment
in the Past.
• The main verb of the sentence is always in the Past Simple.
• It has a simple composition of “subject and precicate verb”.
• It is only grammar tense that uses verbs in the Past Tense.
• Precicate can use expressions that determine the time of will
always be the verb that indicates whether the sentences is in
the Past Tense or not

4. TYPES
There are two Simple Past: regular and irregular. To Form the
Simple Past of regular verbs, we must add the suffix “ed”. No rule
is followed to form the Simple Past Tense of irregular verbs.
Example:
1. Regular verbs 2. Irregular verbs
Liked Cost
Hated Cut
Married Let
Studied Put

5. EXERCISES
Transformación the following questions into affirmative and negative
• Did you work very hard last week?
Yes, I worked very hard last week
No, I didn’t work very hard last week
• Did she want to learn French?
Yes, she wated to learn French
No, she didn’t want to learn French
• Did you study in my class last semestre?
Yes, I studied in your class last semestre
No, I didn’t study your class last semester

6. • Did we listen music until ten o’clock las night?
Yes, we listened to music until ten o’clock last night
No, we didn’t listen music until ten o’clock last night
• Did he answer all the question?
Yes, he answered all the question
No, he didn’t answer all the question
• Did she smoke a lot?
Yes, she smoke a lot
No, she didn’t smoke a lot
• Did he live in Boston?
Yes, he live in Boston
No, he didn’t live in Boston

7. Conjugate the verbs is parentheses in Past Simple
• William (visit) visited his grandparents last weekend.
• Jane (arrive) arrived an hour ago.
• We (go) go to Bob’s birthday.
• I (be) on holiday last week.
• She (see) saw fire.
• I (phone) phoned Lucy last night.