simple past tabla de ayuda

1. Simple Past Actions that happened in the past
Auxiliary: Did
Time expressions:
- Yesterday
- Last night
- This morning
- Last week, month, year, etc.
- Two days ago
- Five years ago
Time expressions typically go at
the end of a sentence, e.g.
I cooked lasagna yesterday
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Simple Past
Verb To Be Other verbs
Regular** Irregular***
Notice: the past form of verbs is
used only in sentences.
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Dan went to the park last week.
I had a black cat when I was a
child.
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I worked yesterday.
My mom called this morning.
Notice: In sentences we use
didn’t + verb in original form.
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I didn’t work yesterday.
My mom didn’t call this morning.
Dan didn’t go to the park last week
I didn’t have a black cat when I was a child
Notice: In sentences we use
did + verb in original form.
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Did you work yesterday?
Did your mom call this morning?
What time did you get up?
Where did you go on vacation?
Was/Were*

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Natalia
Guerrero
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*Anexo 1
The Past Simple with Be
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Was
Were
+ Affirmative sentences - Negative sentences ? Questions
Yes/No
Information
- I was happy
- You were tired
- He was in the garden
- She was late
- It was rainy
- You were at home
- We were on holiday
- They were hungry
- I was not sleepy
- You were not on the
bus
- He wasn’t at school
- She wasn’t on time
- It wasn’t hot
- You weren’t in class
- We weren’t at work
- They were not tired
- Was your sister sad?
- Were you at school?
- Was he late?
- Were they nice?
- Where were you
yesterday
- What was the weather
like?
- When were you at the
gym?