This document discusses the simple past tense in English and how it is used to describe completed actions in the past. It notes that the simple past can be used for repeated or habitual past actions as well as narratives that occurred over a period of time in the past. Verbs are also classified as either regular or irregular, with regular verbs following consistent conjugation patterns and irregular verbs having unique past forms. Examples of simple past questions, affirmative answers, and negative answers are provided.

1. Verb regular and irregular
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2. Is used to speak of a concrete a
concrete action that began and in the
past.
Characteristics
1. The simple past is used for a series of actions
in the past.
2. We also use it for repeated or habitual actions
in the past.
3. We use it for narratives or actions of long
periods of time in the past
4. Is used to speak of generalities or facts of the
past.

3. Types:
Regular verb
They are those that can be conjugated
independently without modifying the root
(lexeme) and have terminations that are
adapted to each time and mode.
Irregular verb
Is a verb that has particular or idiosyncratic
conjugations according to the time or way in
which it is conjugated.
Question, affirmative and negative answers:
 Did you work very hard last week? No, I didn’t work very hard last week.
 Did he work in his garden yesterday? No, he didn’t.
 Did she want to learn French? Yes, she wanted to learn French.
 When did they arrive? They arrived three hours ago.
 What did you prepare for dinner? I prepared a pizza.
 Why did he buy a new TV? - He bought a new TV
 Because it had a great discount.