The document provides instruction on using the simple past tense in English. It discusses time expressions commonly used with the simple past, rules for forming the past tense of regular and irregular verbs, and provides examples of affirmative and negative constructions in the simple past. Examples of interrogative sentences and short answers in the past tense are also given, along with an exercise for students to practice forming sentences in the simple past.

1. UNIDAD DE
APRENDIZAJE 1
INGLÉS BÁSICO II
TEMA 4
Mg. Paola Ivonne Almonacid Mayta
Instituto “Sabio Nacional Antúnez de Mayolo” ISAM

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SIMPLE PAST
• Express actions that
started and finished in the
past.
• Express past habits
• Express historical events

3. El "simple past" se utiliza para hablar de una
acción que concluyó en un tiempo anterior al
actual. La duración no es relevante. El tiempo
en que se sitúa la acción puede ser el pasado
reciente o un pasado lejano.
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Meaning:

4. 1
2
3
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TIME EXPRESSIONS
LAST AGO
(a specific period of
time in the past)
YESTERDAY (a specific
point in the
past)
this
Last night
Last Sunday
Last weekend
Last week
Last month
Last year
Last winter
10 minutes ago
An hour ago
Three days ago
A week ago
A month ago
Five months ago
A year ago, two
years ago…
Yesterday
Yesterday morning
Yesterday afternoon
Yesterday evening
The day before yesterday
in 1970
in March
on Sunday
Morning
Afternoon
Evening

5. Subject
/pronouns
Verb in past Complement
I
played
studied
danced
planned
soccer yesterday.
YOU French last year.
HE “Lambada” twenty years ago.
SHE a trip last month.
IT basketball last Saturday.
WE Chemistry in 1994.
YOU “Marinera” last February.
THEY a party last weekend.
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REGULARS VERBS AFFIRMATIVE

6. In general With finish in
“E”, only add
“D”
consonant + stressed
vowel + consonant,
When finish in “Y” next to
consonant, this change to
“i”, after add “ED”
Watched
Walked
Painted
Washed
Played
worked
climbed
enjoyed
Danced
Produced
Mistaked
divorced
Changed
closed
Stopped
Planned
travelled
begged
Marry married
Cry cried
Carry carried
Dry dried
Try tried
Copy copied
Fry fried
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Escuela de: xxx
RULES REGULARS VERBS in past affirmative

7. Subject /
pronouns
Negative in
past
Verb Complement
I
didn’t
play
Study
dance
plan
soccer yesterday.
YOU French last year.
HE “Lambada” twenty years ago.
a trip last month.
SHE
IT basketball last Saturday.
WE Chemistry in 1994.
YOU “Marinera” last February.
THEY a party last weekend.
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Escuela de: xxx
REGULARS VERBS NEGATIVE

8. 1. Jane _________ a film. (to watch)
2. He ____________ a box. (to carry)
3. The car _____________at the traffic lights. (to stop)
4. I ____________ to Andrew. (to talk)
5. Peru _____________ very gold in the colony. (to produce)
6. Jordan and his family ______________ the trip. (not / to enjoy)
7. We _______________ a trip. (not / to plan)
8. Johanna __________ because she is a stone. (not / to cry)
9. Alexis and Steven ________________for the test. (not / to study)
10. We _______________ an interesting film. (not / to watch)
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Examples:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypq7nDhVrT8

10. Subject /
pronouns
Verb in past Complement
I
went
wrote
bought
saw
to the jungle last vacation.
YOU a poem two months ago.
HE a lot of sweets in the morning.
SHE a wild animal on Sunday.
IT to the shopping last week.
WE a book in January.
YOU clothes last weekend.
THEY a beautiful landscape.
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AFFIRMATIVE IRREGULARS VERBS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-uW_KheiEc

11. Come came
Drive drove
Get got
Wake woke
Write wrote
Sit sat
Win won
Run ran
Swim swam
Buy bought
Think thought
Bring brought
Catch caught
Teach taught
Cost cost
Cut cut
Hit hit
Hurt hurt
Put put
Spend spent
Send sent
Build built
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IRREGULARS VERBS in past affirmative

14. Subject /
pronouns
Negative in
past
Verb Complement
I
didn’t
go
write
buy
see
to the jungle last vacation.
YOU a poem two months ago.
HE a lot of sweets in the morning.
SHE a wild animal on Sunday.
IT to the shopping last week.
WE a book in January.
YOU clothes last weekend.
THEY a beautiful landscape.
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NEGATIVE IRREGULARS VERBS

15. Auxiliary Subject /
pronouns
Verb Complement
Did
I
play
study
dance
plan
go
write
buy
see
soccer yesterday?
YOU French last year?
HE “Lambada” twenty years ago?
SHE a trip last month?
IT basketball last Saturday?
WE Chemistry in 1994?
YOU “Marinera” last February?
THEY a party last weekend?
• Yes, I /he/ she/ it did.
• Yes, you/ we/ they did.
• No, I /he/ she/ it didn’t.
• No, you/ we/ they didn’t.
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INTERROGATIVE / SHORT ANSWERS

16. Auxiliary Subject /
pronouns
Verb Complement
What
When
Who
Where
Why
How
did
I
play
study
dance
plan
soccer yesterday?
YOU French last year?
HE “Lambada” twenty years ago?
SHE a trip last month?
IT basketball last Saturday?
WE Chemistry in 1994?
YOU “Marinera” last February?
THEY a party last weekend?
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INTERROGATIVE / WH QUESTION

17. 1. Where __ Shakira ___last Saturday? (to dance)
2. _____they _____ the piano? (to play)
3. When ___ Maria __ at France? (to travel)
4. Why __students ____ in the garden? (to work)
5. ___They ____ their father? (to help)
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Escuela de: xxx
Examples:

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1. Where did you eat last weekend ?
__________________________________________
2. Did you grow up there?
__________________________________________
3. Did you move when you were a child?
__________________________________________
4. When did you begin to learn English?
__________________________________________
5. Did you have pets?
__________________________________________
6. What did you play when you were a kid?
__________________________________________
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EXAMPLES:

19. LET´S PRACTICE

20. 1. Carol ___________ to the jungle on her vacation. (to go)
2. Karl and Mathias ___________ a medal last year. ( to win)
3. You _____________ to the beach. (not / to drive)
4. The children ______________ carols in Christmas (not / to sing)
5. Where ______ Mario ________ on his vacation? (to go)
6. ______ You _________ milk? (to drink)
7. My mother ___________ me a doll in my birthday. (to buy)
8. I _______________ Dragon Ball when I was kid. (not / to see)
9. What ________ you ___________ on the beach? ( to find)
10. The students ___________ their letters for university. (to write)
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Escuela de: xxx
EXAMPLES:

22. • For Christmas, my family __________(go) to Madrid. We
___________(take) the first plane and we arrived in Madrid at 7:00
o'clock. My mother and my sister _______________(buy) many
food items in the market. My father and brother
_____________(call) our grandparents to wish them a Merry
Christmas. We __________ (cook) a gorgeous Christmas dinner.
My uncle ____________ (come) with a bottle of wine and some
eggnog. My aunt _________ (bring) the music and some presents.
We _____________ (finish) the preparation for the ceremony and
______________ (make) a list of presents for Santa Claus. When we
_____________ (get up) we saw the presents and we were happy.
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Escuela de: xxx
Complete with the verbs in past simple: