Nicole Zerpa CI:28.316.271 Ingeniería Química (49) 3D

1. THE SIMPLE
PAST TENSE
Nicole Zerpa
CI: 28.316.271
3D. Ingeniería Química (49)
Instituto Universitario Politécnico “Santiago Mariño”
Extensión Porlamar

2. Simple Past
The simple past is normally
used to refer to events that
happened in A specific
moment in the past is also
frequently used to talk
about past habits and
generalizations.
▹ Statement: You called Debbie.
▹ Question: Did you call Debbie?.
▹ Negative: You did not call Debbie
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There are regular verbs, to
which is added –ed in the
past, and other irregular,
which is necessary to
learn, as go. The simple
past is formed using
the verb + ed. Questions
are made with did and
negative forms are made
with did not.

3. Meaning & Uses
▹ USE 1. Completed Action in the Past.
Use the simple past to express the idea that an action
started and finished at a specific time in the past.
Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention
the specific time, but they do have one specific time
in mind.
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Examples
▹ I saw a movie yesterday.
▹ I didn't see a play yesterday.
▹ Last year, I traveled to Japan.
▹ Last year, I didn't travel to Korea.
▹ Did you have dinner last night?
▹ She washed her car.
▹ He didn't wash his car.

5. Meaning & Uses
▹ USE 2. A Series of
Completed Actions.
We use the simple past to
list a series of completed
actions in the past. These
actions happen 1st, 2nd,
3rd, 4th, and so on.
Examples:
▹I finished work, walked to
the beach, and found a nice
place to swim.
▹He arrived from the airport
at 8:00, checked into the
hotel at 9:00, and met the
others at 10:00.
▹Did you add flour, pour in
the milk, and then add the
eggs?
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6. Meaning & Uses
▹ USE 3. Duration in the Past.
The simple past can be used with a duration which
starts and stops in the past. A duration is a longer
action often indicated by expressions such as: for
two years, for five minutes, all day, all year, etc.
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7. ▹ I lived in Brazil for two years.
▹ Shauna studied Japanese for five years.
▹ They sat at the beach all day.
▹ They did not stay at the party the entire time.
▹ We talked on the phone for thirty minutes.
▹ A: How long did you wait for them?
B: We waited for one hour.
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Examples

8. ▹ USE 4. Habits in the Past.
The simple past can also be used to describe a habit
which stopped in the past. It can have the same
meaning as “used to”. To make it clear that we are
talking about a habit, we often add expressions such
as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child,
when I was younger, etc.
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Meaning & Uses

9. ▹ I studied French
when I was a child.
▹ He played the
violin.
▹ He didn't play the
piano.
▹ Did you play a
musical instrument
when you were a
kid?
▹ She worked at the
movie theater after
school.
▹ They never went to
school, they
always skipped cla
ss.
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Examples

10. ▹ USE 5. Past Facts or Generalizations.
The simple past can also be used to describe past
facts or generalizations which are no longer true. As
in USE 4 above, this use of the simple past is quite
similar to the expression "used to."
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Meaning & Uses

11. ▹ She was shy as a
child, but now she
is very outgoing.
▹ He didn't
like tomatoes
before.
▹ Did you live in
Texas when
you were a kid?
▹ People paid
much more to
make cell phone
calls in the past.
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Examples

12. Simple Past Tips
When The Clauses
Happen First

13. “Clauses are groups of words
which have meaning but are often
not complete sentences. Some
clauses begin with the word
"when" such as "when I dropped
my pen..." or "when class
began..." These clauses are called
when-clauses, and they are very
important. The examples below
contain when-clauses.
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14. Examples
▹ When I paid her
one dollar, she
answered my
question.
▹ She answered my
question when I
paid her one dollar.
…Both of the examples above
mean the same thing: first, I
paid her one dollar, and then,
she answered my question. It
is not important whether
"when I paid her one dollar" is
at the beginning of the
sentence or at the end of the
sentence…
Example
▹ I paid her one dollar when
she answered my
question.
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15. ADVERB PLACEMENT
The examples below
show the placement for
grammar adverbs such
as: always, only, never,
ever, still, just, etc.
Examples
▹ You just called
Debbie.
▹ Did you just call
Debbie?
ACTIVE / PASSIVE
Examples
▹ Tom repaired the
car. Active
▹ The car was
repaired by
Tom. Passive
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▹ AFFIRMATIVE
Regular Verbs (work)
I Worked
You Worked
He / she / it Worked
We Worked
You Worked
They Worked
Ortografía de las formas de pasado
regulares
▹ Verbos acabados en “consonante + y”:
- Study Studied
- Carry Carried
▹ verbos monosilábicos acabados en
“vocal + consonante” duplican la
consonante (excepto “y” o “w”)
- stop stopped
- shop shopped

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Irregular Verbs (go)
I Went
You Went
He / she / it Went
We Went
You Went
They Went
Pronunciación de la terminación “-ed” de
pasado
Se puede pronunciar como /t/, /d/ o /id/,
dependiendo del sonido en el que acabe el
infinitivo:
/t/ watched, stopped, shopped, washed,
worked (cuando el verbo acaba en sonido
sordo)
/d/ lived, arrived, opened, called, changed
(cuando el verbo acaba en sonido sonoro)
/id/ started, painted, mended, needed
(solamente cuando el verbo acaba en
sonido /t/ o /d/).

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▹ DENIAL
Regular Verbs (work)
Full Form
I Did not work
You Did not work
He / she / it Did not work
We Did not work
You Did not work
They Did not work
Form What
I didn´t work
You didn´t work
He / she / it didn´t work
We didn´t work
You didn´t work
They didn´t work

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▹ DENIAL
Irregular Verbs (go)
Full Form
I did not go
You did not go
He / she / it did not go
We did not go
You did not go
They did not go
Form What
I didn´t go
You didn´t go
He / she / it didn´t go
We didn´t go
You didn´t go
They didn´t go
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▹ QUESTION
Regular Verbs (work)
Short answer + Short answer -
Did I work? Yes, I did No, I didn´t
Did you work? Yes, you did No, you didn´t
Did he/she/it work? Yes, he/she/it did No, he/she/it didn´t
Did we work? Yes, we did No, we didn´t
Did you work? Yes, you did No, you didn´t
Did they work? Yes, they did No, they didn´t

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Irregular Verbs (go)
Short answer + Short answer -
Did I go? Yes, I did No, I didn´t
Did you go? Yes, you did No, you didn´t
Did he/she/it go? Yes, he/she/it did No, he/she/it didn´t
Did we go? Yes, we did No, we didn´t
Did you go? Yes, you did No, you didn´t
Did they go? Yes, they did No, they didn´t