The document explains the use of the past simple tense in English, detailing its application for past actions with examples. It outlines the formation of affirmative, negative, and interrogative sentences for both regular and irregular verbs, including specific rules for spelling and verb forms. Additionally, it provides examples of time expressions and exercises for practicing the correct usage of the past simple tense.

1. PAST SIMPLE

2. USE

3. USE
WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE FOR PAST ACTIONS
 I went to the beach last Sunday
 She bought a new car yesterday.
 Marcos read a book last week.

4. TIME EXPRESSIONS

5. TIME EXPRESSIONS
YESTERDAY (THE DAY BEFORE TODAY)
LAST
MONDAY (DAY OF THE WEEK)
SUMMER (SEASON OF THE YEAR)
WEEK
MONTH
YEAR
ONE DAY
TWO WEEKS
THREE MONTHS
TEN DAYS
AGO
EX.: Laura ate pizza yesterday.
EX.: My father and I went to the park last week.
EX.: My dog died three days ago.

6. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF VERBS:
 REGULAR VERBS
Play Played
Watch Watched
Study Studied
 IRREGULAR VERBS
Go Went
See Saw
Sleep Slept
END IN -ED
DON’T END IN –ED
HAVE IRREGULAR
TERMINATIONS

7. FORMS

8. SIMPLE PAST - REGULAR VERBS FORM
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
Watched TV
Played soccer
Studied English
 THE SAME VERB FOR ALL SUBJECTS
AFFIRMATIVE

9. REGULAR VERBS - SPELLING
1) Double the consonant if the word ends in consonant + vowel + consonant
stop – stopped
swap - swapped
2) Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e
love – loved
save – saved
3) Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
Study – Studied
Cry - Cried

10. AFFIRMATIVE
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
Went to the park
Saw a movie
Slept late
 THE SAME VERB FOR ALL SUBJECTS
SIMPLE PAST - IRRREGULAR VERBS FORM

11. AFFIRMATIVE
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
Went to the park
Saw a movie
Slept late
Watched TV
Played football
Studied English
 THE SAME VERB FOR ALL SUBJECTS
(REGULAR OR IRREGULAR)

12. NEGATIVE
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
go to the park
see a movie
sleep late
watch TV
play football
study English
DIDN’T
I DIDN’T GO TO THE PARK
I DIDN’T WENT TO THE PARK
X
X
He didn’t go to the park.
She didn’t sleep late.

13. QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS
DID
I
YOU
HE
SHE
IT
WE
YOU
THEY
go to the park
see a movie
sleep late
watch TV
play soccer
study English
?
DID HE WATCH TV?
DID HE WATCHED TV?
 Yes, she did.
 No, she didn’t.
 Yes, I did.
 No, I didn’t.
 Yes, they did.
 No, they didn’t.

14. PAY ATTENTION
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
 They went to the park.
 She saw a movie.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
 They didn’t go to the park.
 She did not see a movie.
INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
 Did they go to the park?
 Did she see a movie?
VERBS IN THE PAST ONLY IN
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES.
VERBS GO BACK TO THE
BASE FORM. (DID NOT/
DIDN’T ALREADY INDICATES
PAST)
VERBS GO BACK TO THE
BASE FORM. (DID ALREADY
INDICATES PAST)

15. PAY ATTENTION
A QUESTION DOES NOT NECESSARILY
START WITH DID:
A: Where did you go yesterday?
B: I went to the shopping mall.
Where (Places)
A: What did you do last weekend?
B: I ate pizza and watched TV.
What (Specific
information)

16. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
I slept late yesterday.
I didn’t go to school.
Did you study English?
She didn’t eat pizza.
Robin watched TV last
night.
Did Mark see a movie
last week?
COMPLETE THE SPACES WITH THE RESPECTIVE
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND INTERROGATIVE SENTENCES
I didn’t sleep
late yesterday.
Did you sleep late
yesterday?
I went to school. Did you go to school?
I studied English. I didn’t study English.
She ate pizza. Did she eat pizza?
Robin didn’t watch
TV last night.
Did Robin watch
TV last night?
Mark didn’t see
a movie last week.
Mark saw a movie
last week.

17. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTIONS
I slept late yesterday.
I didn’t go to school.
Did you study English?
She didn’t eat pizza.
Robin watched TV last
night.
Did Mark see a movie
last week?

18. CHECK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT AND
CORRECT THE WRONG SENTENCES
1. I didn’t went to university yesterday. ____________________________
2. Sarah slept late last night. ____________________________________
3. I ate pizza last weekend. _____________________________________
4. She did play soccer with her friends. ____________________________
5. Susan and I drink beer yesterday. ______________________________
6. Lucas saw a movie with his family. _____________________________
7. I didn’t worked yesterday. ____________________________________
8. Did Marcelo bought a car? ______________________________________

19. CHECK THE SENTENCES THAT ARE CORRECT AND
CORRECT THE WRONG SENTENCES
1. I didn’t went to university yesterday. ____________________________
2. Sarah slept late last night. ____________________________________
3. I ate pizza last weekend. _____________________________________
4. She did play soccer with her friends. ____________________________
5. Susan and I drink beer yesterday. ______________________________
6. Lucas saw a movie with his family. _____________________________
7. I didn’t worked yesterday. ____________________________________
8. Did Marcelo bought a car? ______________________________________
I didn’t go to university yesterday.
CORRECT
CORRECT
- She didn’t play soccer with her friends.
- She played soccer with her friends.
Susan and I drank beer yesterday.
CORRECT
I didn’t work yesterday.
Did Marcelo buy a car?