PAST SIMPLE: Is the verbal tense that is used in the English language to narrate facts that happened at a specific moment in the past. It corresponds in its meaning to the past simple perfect in Spanish. BY. JOHN GONZALEZ

1. Made by:
JOHN GONZALEZ
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ENGLISH I
PORLAMAR, AUGUST OF 2017
UNIVERSITY POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
“SANTIAGO MARIÑO”
PAST SIMPLE

2. The simple past is the most common form of speaking
of the past in English. It is a verb tense that is used to describe
actions that have happened in a previus time and that have
already finished.
To form the simple past with regular verbs, we use the infinitive and add the ending "-ed". The
form is the same for all people (I, you, he, she, he, we, them).
want → wanted
learn → learned
stay → stayed
walk → walked
show → showed
Example

3. Exceptions:
1. For verbs that end in an "e", we just add "-d".
Examples:
Change → changed
Believe
2. If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant
(except "y" or "w"), we double the final consonant.
Examples:
Stopped
Commit → committed
3. With verbs ending in a consonant and an "y", change
the "y" to an "i".
Examples:
Study → studied
Try

4. 1. You worked very hard last week.
2. She lived in Japan last year.
3. They learned how to swim two years ago.
4. She liked to sit in the sun.
5. He always walked to school.
6. I painted my house last weekend.
7. Mr. Green worked with my uncle.
8. I married Kelly last year.
9. He worked in his garden yesterday.
10.He studied for his English class.
11.You watched television every night.
12.They talked on the phone last week.