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1. Past simple
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2. Past simple
Simple past is the verbal time use in the English language to narrate events that ocurred at a specific time
de past.
Characteristic
 The simple past is used to talk about a concrete action that began and ended in the past.
 Is used for a set of actions carried out in the past.
 Likewise, it is commom to use it for repeated or everyday actions in the past.
 It is used to talk about generalites or facts of the past.

3. Regular verbs
“are formed by adding ed”
 Jump – jumped The children jumped over the fence.
 Paint – painted We painted the wall blue.
 Clean – cleaned The cleaned my car.
 Wait – waited We waited for an hour for you.
 Play – played We played volleyball for an hour.
 Fix- fixed She fixed the faucet in the kitchen.

4. Irregular verbs
 was/were
 Beat
 Began
 Bent
 Chose
 Came
 Did
 Drew
 Ate
 Found
 Flew
 Got
 Forgot
 Had
 Hid
 Kept
 Left
 Let
 Made
 Met
 Paid
 Put
 Rang
 Saw
 Shut
 Wore
 Won

5. Example
 You worked very hard last week.
 She lived in Japan last year.
 He lived in Boston.
 She waited almost an hour for you.
 You arrived ten minutes late.
 He always walked to school.
 I married Kelly last year.
 He studied for his English class
 He worked in his garden yesterday.

6.  Did you work very hard last week? Yes, I did – No, I did not (Didn’t)
 Did he close the window? Yes, he did – No, he did not (Didn’t)
 Did Alice brush her teeth? yes, Alice did – No, Alice did not (Didn’t)
 What did you prepare for dinner? I prepared a pizza.
 Where did they go? They went to the store.
 Why did he buy a new TV? He bought a new TV because it had a great discount.
 Did she want to learn French? Yes, she wanted to learn French – No, she did not wanted to learn French
(Didn’t).
 Did she smoke a lot? Yes, she smoked a lot – No, she did not smoke a lot (Didn’t).
 Did he watch televisión until twelve o’clock last night? Yes, he watched televisión until twelve o’clock last
night – No he did not watch televisión until twelve o’clock last night (Didn’t).