The document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It discusses: 1) Using "was/were" as the past form of "be" and common irregular verbs like "go" and "have". 2) Forming the past simple of regular verbs by adding "-ed", with exceptions for verbs ending in "e", "y", and consonant-vowel-consonant combinations. 3) Asking questions in the past simple using "did" plus the subject and infinitive verb form.

1. Past simple
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2. Past simple:
was/ were
(+) positive:
I / He/ She/ It —> was —> happy
You / We / They —> were —> born in 2004.
(-) negative:
I / He/ She/ It —> wasn’t —> in the party last night.
You / We / They —> weren’t —> at the restaurant at 9 pm.

3. (?) question:
Was he your boyfriend? —> Yes, he was. / No, he
wasn’t.
Were they married? —> Yes, they were. / No,
thet weren’t.
Notes:
• The past simple of be is was/were. Use
was/were to talk about the past.
• When speaking, use contractions: wasn’t = was
not, weren’t = were not.

4. Past simple: verbs
I, you,
he,
She, it, we,
They
Started A new
school.
Most verbs + ed
Lived In Spain. Verb ending in e —> +d
Studied English. Verb ending in a consonant + y
—> change to ied
Travelled A lot. Verb ending in a consonant-
vowel-consonant, double the
final consonant + ed
Regular Verbs: positive
Use the past simple to talk about things which started and finished in the past: I travelled to
Egypt last year. (I’m not in Egypt now.)

5. +ED

6. VOWEL E

7. VOWEL + Y
Consonant + Y

8. consonant + vowel +
consonant

9. Stress syllable

10. Irregular verbs:
(+) positive:
I / you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they —> went —> home.
I / you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they —> had —> a big
meal.
• There’s a List of verbs.

11. • Negatives with regular and irregular verbs
I / you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they —> didn’t like —> the
food.
I / you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they —> didn’t have —> a
DVD player.
Notes:
• The negative is the same for regular and irregular
verbs.
• Use didn’t + verb:
- I didn’t work last week. (Regular) Not: I didn’t worked.
- They didn’t get married. (Irregular) Not: I didn’t got married.

12. Questions and short answers
•Did she come?
+Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.
•When did we go?
+We went yesterday to the park.
•Where did he travel?
+He travelled to India last year.
•Why did I cry?
+You cried cause’ the movie was
too sad.
•What did you see?
+I saw the Eiffel Tower.
•Who did you meet?
+I met Clarissa and Jennie.
•How did it go?
+It was pretty fun.
In questions, use: Question word +did+ subject+ infinitive: Did you go? How did it go?