This document provides information about using the simple past tense in English. It discusses forming regular past tense verbs by adding "-ed" and lists irregular past tense forms that must be memorized. It also covers using the simple past tense in affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences and common time expressions used with the simple past tense like "yesterday" and "last week." Examples are provided throughout to illustrate the different uses of the simple past tense.

1. SIMPLE PAST

2. REGULAR VERBS
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Se añade -ED al infinitivo para todas las personas
AnswerED finishED lookED
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Si el verbo acaba en -e sólo se añade -D
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LikeD decideD phoneD
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En general si el verbo acaba en consonante- vocal-
consonante y sílaba acentuada se dobla la última
consonante
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StopPED preferRED travelLED
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Verbos que terminan en -y
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Vocal larga + y añaden -ED: stayED; playED
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Vocal corta + y –-> -IED: studIED; carrIED

3. REGULAR VERBS:
PRONUNCIATION
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Hay tres formas de pronunciar los pasados
regulares: /t/ /d/ /id/
/t/ /d/ /id/
Stopped
Walked
Washed
Kissed
Arrived
Travelled
Planned
Studied
Wanted
Decided
Started
Demanded

4. IRREGULAR VERBS
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No hay reglas para su formación. Hay que
aprenderlos de memoria y con práctica.
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Game 1
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Game 2
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Game 3
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Game 4
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Game 5

5. PAST SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE
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Sujeto + verbo en pasado + complementos
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I went to the cinema last Saturday
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We wrote an e-mail yesterday
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He answered the question correctly

6. PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE
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Sujeto + DIDN'T + verbo en infinitivo +
compl.
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You didn't come to class yesterday
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We didn't play football last week
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They didn't run in the park
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I didn't study for the exam

7. PAST SIMPLE: QUESTIONS
AND SHORT ANSWERS
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Did + sujeto + verbo en infinitivo
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Did you visit your grandparents last Sunday?
– Yes, I did/ No, I didn't
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Did your mother tell you a story?
– Yes, she did/ No, she didn't
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Did they see the film on TV?
– Yes, they did/ No they didn't

8. USE AND TIME EXPRESSIONS
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El pasado simple se usa para hablar de
acciones ya terminadas.
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Typical time expressions
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Yesterday (morning/ afternoon/ evening)
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Last week/ month/ year
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2 days/ three weeks ago
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When I was a baby/ I was 10 years old

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