1. The document discusses teaching a lesson on the simple past tense in English to 6th and 7th grade students. 2. It provides examples of how to form the simple past of regular and irregular verbs and how to make negatives and questions. 3. It includes a dialogue practice activity where students practice using the simple past tense to discuss what they and their friend did last weekend.

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Área: Idiomas Asignatura: Inglés Curso: 6y 7
Fecha: 9/04/12 Periodo: I Nº Horas: 9hr Semana: 9
Docente: Evelin Trinidad Peña Jerez
Tema: Simple past
Indicador Identify the simple past tense to describe past actions.
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Exploración Use the simple past tense to describe past actions.
Contextualización
Simple Past
The Past Simple is used for facts and events that existed in the past. For example:
- I played tennis with some guys from work yesterday.
- We stayed in Shanghai for five days.
Regular past simple verbs are formed by adding "-ed" to the verb. For example:
- jump -> jumped: The dog jumped over the fence.
- walk -> walked: I walked 22 kilometers yesterday.
- work -> worked: We worked together as lawyers for 15 years.
Usage
The past simple is used for a completed action. For example:
- We watched a movie at the weekend.
EMOCIÓN
- She arrived on Thursday.
A specific time must be given or implied. For example:
- I walked to work this morning. - A specific time is given.
- I walked to work. - A specific time is not given, but in context we would understand what time is
being referred to.
Negatives
Past simple negatives are made with did and not. Did is the past form of the verb to
do. Did and not are often contracted to didn't. For example:
- I arrived in London on Monday. I didn't arrive on Sunday.
- They stayed at the Vivaldi Hotel. They didn't stay at the Carlton Hotel.
Because "did" is a past form, the main verb doesn't change. For example:
- We didn't live in Italy. Did is a past form so live is unchanged.
- We didn't lived in Italy. Incorrect
Questions
Questions are made by putting did before the subject. For example:
- You lived in Japan. Did you live in Japan?

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- They stayed at the Vivaldi Hotel. Did they stay at the Vivaldi Hotel?
Again the main verb doesn't change, for example:
- You lived in Japan. Did you lived in Japan? Incorrect
- You lived in Japan. Did you live in Japan? Correct
Irregular Verbs
There are many irregular past simple verbs in English, these do not add -ed. Below are some of the
most common ones but there are many more.
Past Simple - Verb "to be"
The Past Simple is used for facts and events that existed in the past. For example:
- I was with my grandmother yesterday.
- They were at home last week.
Some examples of past simple sentences with the verb "to be" are:
- I was happy yesterday.
- We were teachers for 20 years.
- There was a lot of rain yesterday.
Past Simple sentences are always associated with a certain time which is either stated or implied.
For example:
I was really busy yesterday. (The time is stated)
I was really busy. (The time isn't stated, but in a conversation the time would be understood.)
Negatives
Past Simple negative sentences are made by adding not after the verb "to be". For example:
- It was not sunny yesterday.
- They were not in the library.
We often contract negatives, especially in spoken English:
- She was not hungry. -> She wasn't hungry.
- They were not abroad last year. -> They weren't abroad last year.
Questions
Questions are made by inverting the subject and verb. For example:
- He was a teacher.
- Was he a teacher?
- We were happy to see your family.
- Were you happy to see my family?
Conceptualización

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Dialogues - Everyday Conversations
Conversation 1:
Read the following discussion using the simple past tense
Robert: Hi Alice, what did you do last weekend?
Alice: I did a lot of things. On Saturday, I went shopping.
Robert: What did you buy?
Alice: I bought some new clothes. I also played tennis.
Robert: Who did you play?
Alice: I played Tom.
Robert: Did you win?
Alice: Of course I won!
Robert: What did you do after your tennis match.
Alice: Well, I went home and took a shower and then went out.
Robert: Did you eat in a restaurant?
Alice: Yes, my friend Jacky and I ate at 'The Good Fork'
Robert: Did you enjoy your dinner?
Alice: Yes, we enjoyed our dinner very much thank you. We also drank some wonderful wine!
Robert: Unfortunately, I didn't go out this weekend. I didn't eat in a restaurant and I didn't play
tennis.
Alice: What did you do?
Robert: I stayed home and studied for my test!
Alice: Poor you!
Producción
Present Simple Tense
a) Write these sentences in the negative.
b) Last Tuesday he did his homework. __________________________________________
c) Yesterday I helped my mother. _____________________________________________
d) Two days ago she visited her best friend. _____________________________________
e) Mr Smith painted his bedroom. ____________________________________________
b) Build sentences. Then change then into the interrogative and give answers. Follow the
model.
They / arrive/ home / late
They arrived home late.
ACCIÓN
Did they arrive home late?
No, they didn’t.
a) Mary / phone / a friend
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No, __________________________.
b) The students / do / test
______________________________
_____________________________?
Yes, __________________________.
Modelación
1. Watch the Video and Discuss:
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b. Make a conversation with your classmate using the simple past.
Taller: (estas son preguntas o actividades del tema o temáticas de la clase)
Platform: Quiz about Simple past.
Lectura Complementaria :
EVALUACION
-Platform presentations about the topics.
Bibliografía :
English page Free online English lessons & ESL / EFL resources