1. Made by:
Romero, Gesnalby
C.I: 27. 403. 817.
Porlamar, August of 2017
Instituto Universitario Politécnico “ Santiago Mariño”
Extensión Porlamar
English I – cod. 41
2. The simple past is the most common form of speaking of the past
in English.
It is a verb tense that is used to describe actions that have happened
in a previous time and that have already finished.
have happened in a previous time and that have already ended
Use of simple past:
•Action in the past taking place once, never or several times.
•Actions in the past taking place one after the other
•Action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
•If senteces type II ( If I talked,…)
Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
Example: He came in, took off his coat ant sat down
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone
suddenly rang.
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it
with you.
Simple past tense of be:
3. Irregular verbs are those that do not follow the
typical pattern in their conjugation
Irregular verbs:
Regular verbs are verbs that adopt a predictable
pattern.
Regular verbs:
Example: - My parents spoke to my English teacher I am a
genius.(speak)
- Cesar wrote brilliant poems. (write)
- My uncle rode the horse very well this morning. (ride)
Example: - He washed the car yesterday.
- We danced in the party.
- You listened to the radio for news.
- You stopped at the service station
4. Yes/ No Questions Short Answer + ( Long Answer)
Were you in class yesterday?
(be) + (subject)
+ Yes, I was (I was in class yesterday)
- No, I wasn’t ( I wasn’t in the class
yesterday
1
2
Was Carlos at home last night?
(be) + (subject)
+ Yes, he was (he was at home last night)
- No, he wasn’t ( He wasn’t at home last
night)
Information questions Short Answer + ( Long Answer)
3
4
Where were you yesterday?
(be) + (be) + (subject)
In the class ( I was in the class
yesterday)
Where was Julia last night?
(be) + (be) + (subject)
At home ( She was at home last
night)
