The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It is used to narrate events that occurred at a specific time in the past. It provides examples of forming the past simple tense with regular and irregular verbs. It also explains how to express negation and ask questions in the past simple tense through the use of auxiliary verbs like "did".

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2. Is the verb tense used in the English language to
narrate events that occurred at a specific time in the
past. Corresponds in its meaning to the simple past
tense in Spanish.
Subject Infinitive verb
Auxiliar verb
The past simple generally has
temporary expressions that allude to
the past, such as, yesterday, last
night / week / month / year /
Tuesday, then, When ?, How long ago
...?, Aug, 1997, etc.

3. With regular verb
When the verb is regular, the statements are constructed
using the verb in infinitive and the ending is added ed (or d if
the infinitive ends in e.)
Examples:
• Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
• The teacher used a red pencil to correct the exams.
With irregular verb
When the verb is irregular, the form changes.
Examples
• I went fishing last weekend.
• I bought a car.
To express a negation in the past tense, it is
necessary to use, both in regular and
irregular verbs, the auxiliary in past plus not
(did not or did not + verb in infinitive):
Examples
• I did not go to Barcelona last month.
• I did not do my homework yesterday.

4. To ask questions it is necessary to use the auxiliary did + the
subject (I, you, he, she, it, we, they) + the verb in infinitive +
the complement.
Examples:
• Did you see the thief's face?
Yes, I saw the face of thief.
• Did you visit your grandparents last week?
Yes, if you visit them
• Actions that happened at a specific time in the past, whether known
or implied.
• Actions that started and ended in the past.
• Actions in the past that are not repeated in the present.
• Actions that happened at a specific time and that have already
ended.