This document discusses the past simple tense in English. It defines the past simple as a verb tense used to describe actions that were completed in the past. It lists the key characteristics of the past simple, including that it indicates a specific past time and describes finished actions. It also distinguishes between regular and irregular past forms of verbs. Examples are provided of both regular and irregular past verbs. Exercises are included to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense.

1. Past Simple.
Vicente Suarez
C.I:27.870.860.
Teacher:
Cesar Velasquez

2. Past Simple.
The Simple Past is a verb tense that is used to describe
actions that have happened in a previous time and that have
already ended.

3. characteristics
-Indicates the action performed
at a specific moment in the past.
-The main verb of the
sentence is always in the past

4. 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
applications

5. To be able to form a sentence in
the past tense, one must
distinguish between regular and
irregular verbs
.
types
regular
regular verbs form their simple
past by adding the ending ed to
the infinitive
irregular
Irregular verbs get that name to
not follow a certain pattern and
in this case they must be studied
individually
Leonardo da Vinci
painted the Mona Lisa
He bought a car
example example

6. exercises
regular irregular
Did you watch tv yesterday?
Yes, i watched tv yesterday.
No, i did not watch tv yesteday.
Did you eat fish?
Yes, i ate fish.
No, i did not eat fish.

7. INFINITIVO PASADO PARTICIPIO SIGNIFICADO
arise arose arisen Elevarse, surgir, originarse.
awake awoke awoken Despertar, mover, excitar.
bear bore born Soportar, sostener, tolerar.
beat beat beaten Batir,revolver, golpear, vencer.
become became become Hacerse,tornarse,convertirse en.
begin began begun Empezar, iniciar.
bend bent bent Doblar, inclinar, torcer.
bet bet bet Apostar
bind bound bound Atar, unir, enlazar.
bite bit bitten Morder.
blow blew blown Soplar
break broke broken Quebrar, partir, romper.
bring brought brought Traer, llevar, conducir.
Irregular verb

8. Regular verb
accept (akcépt) accepted (akcéptid) accepted (akcéptid) aceptar
add (ad) added (ádid) added (ádid) agregar
admire (admáiar) admired (admáiard) admired (admáiard) admirar
advise (adváis) advised (adváisd) advised (adváisd) aconsejar
afford (afórd) afforded (afórdit) afforded (afórdit) afrontar
agree (agrí:) agreed (agrí:d) agreed (agrí:d) estar de acuerdo
alert (alért) alerted (alértid) alerted (alértid) alertar
allow (aláu) allowed (aláud) allowed (aláud) permitir
amuse (amiús) amused (amiúsd) amused (amiúsd) entretener
analyse (énalais) analysed (énalaisd) analysed (énalaisd) analizar
1 INFINITIVE 2 PAST 3 PARTICIPLE ESPAÑOL