This document discusses the past simple tense in English. It covers the usage of was/were forms, regular and irregular past forms, negative and question forms. It provides examples for each. Key points include: the past simple expresses completed actions at a specific time in the past or a habit that is no longer true. It lists regular verb conjugations and spelling rules for adding -ed. The conclusion states the past simple is used for a series of completed past actions or a single finished action.

1. TEMA: PASADO SIMPLE
AUTOR: María José Cárdenas.

2.  USAGES
WAS/WERE FORM
 REGULAR IREGULAR PAST FORM
 NEGATIVE FORM
 QUESTION FORM
 CONCLUSION

3. USAGES
1.To express an action that started and
finished at a specific time in the past.
Examples:
 I saw a movie yesterday.
Last year, I traveled to Japan.

4. 2.To list a series of completed actions in the past.
These actions happen first, second…
Examples:
 I finished work, walked to the swimming pool, and
found a nice place to relax

5. 3.It can be used with a duration which starts and stops in the
past. A duration is a longer action often indicated by
expressions such as: for two years, for five minutes, all day,
all year, etc.
Examples
I lived in London for five years.

6. 4.The Simple Past can also be used to describe a habit which
stopped in the past.
It can have the same meaning as “used to.” To make it clear
that we are talking about a habit, we often add expressions
such as: always, often, usually, never, when I was a child,
when I was younger, etc
Examples:
 I studied English when I was a child.
 He played the guitar.
 He didn't play the piano.

7. 5. The Simple Past can also be used to describe past facts or
generalizations which are no longer true. As in USE 4 above, this
use of the Simple Past is quite similar to the expression “used to."
Examples:
 She was shy as a child, but now she is very outgoing.
 He didn't like potatoes and vegetables before.

8. TIME EXPRESSIONS

9. I
He
She
It
We
You
They
was
wasn’t sick yesterday.
were
weren’t at the beach last week.
AFFIRMATIVE &
NEGATIVE FORM

10. Form: Verb “to be”
was
were
I, HE, SHE, IT
WE, YOU THEY

11. EXERCISES
 I was born in Quito.
 He was a doctor.
 She was in Germany.
 We were in the park yesterday.

12. NEGATIVE FORM
I, he, she, it - was not (wasn’t)
we, you, they – were not (weren’t)

13. EXERCISES
 I wasn’t sad last week.
 He wasn’t in Puyo last summer.
 She wasn’t at school on Friday

14. Was
Were
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
hungry?
Yes, she was hungry.
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t hungry.
No,she wasn’t.
at the theatre
last weekend?
Yes, we were.
No,we weren’t.
QUESTION FORM

16. I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
worked in the garden yesterday.
danced at the party last night.
carried the heavy box.
bought new shoes.
AFFIRMATIVE FORM

17. I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
didn’t play tennis last weekend.
didn’t clean the windows.
didn’t go the dentist.
NEGATIVE FORM

18. Did
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
find your umbrella?
Yes, I found my umbrella.
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
No, I didn’t.
QUESTION FORM

19. SPELLING RULES
• If a regular verb ends in consonant + y change y to i and add -
ed:
carry - carried, study - studied, fry - fried, try - tried
• If a one syllable regular verb ends
in consonant + vowel + consonant double the final consonant and
add -ed -- > stop - stopped, plan - planned, rob -
robbed, beg - begged
• If a regular verb has more than one syllable and ends
in consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the final consonant
only if the final syllable is stressed -- > preFER -
preferred, regRET - regretted

21.  She is at the park now.
(+)
(-) - She wasn’t at the park yesterday.
(?) - Was she at the park yesterday?
 She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.
- She went to the hospital to visit
her friend last week.
- She didn’t go to the hospital to
visit her friend last week.
- Did she go to the hospital to visit
her friend last week?
(+)
(-)
(?)
- She was at the park yesterday.
Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.

22. Why do we use Simple Past Tense?
A series of completed actions in the past.
Completed actions in the past.
- I finished my work, walked to the beach, and
found a nice place to swim.
- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.

23. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 American Language Book 1
 http://faculty.mu.edu.sa/download.php?fid=77142