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PAST SIMPLE
Anna Torrent
GENERAL INFORMATION


When we talk abourt Past Simple tense in English we distinguish two kinds of
verbs: regular verbs and irregular verbs.



Regular verbs are called like that because they follow the same pattern: they
end in –ed or –d.
play – played
decide – decided
study – studied

From these examples it is easy to see that sometimes changes are needed:


We usually add –ed to the infinitive form of the verb:
play – played
act - acted

•

Those verbs ending in –e just add –d:
like – liked
save - saved

•

When a verb ends in –y, it changes into i and we add –ed:
cry – cried
study – studied

•

Verbs ending in CVC double the last consonant and add –ed:
stop – stopped
sit - sitting


Irregular verbs completely change from the base form, and they need to be
learnt by hard.
FORM


Affirmative: S + Vpast + C
Example: She liked playing the piano when she was ten.
My neighbours bought a new house last month



Negative: S + DIDN’T + Vinf + C
Example: She didn’t like playing the piano when she was ten.
My neighbours didn’t buy a new house last month



Question: DID + S + Vinf + C
Example: Did she like playing the piano when she was ten?
Yes, she did / No, she didn’t
Did your neighbours buy a new house last month?
Yes, they did / No, they didn’t
USE


We use PAST SIMPLE to talk about finished actions in the past.
That is, actions that started and finished in the past.
Ex: Jack and Susan painted their house last week.
I lost my keys yesterday



Time expressions: yesterday, last month, in 1992, two years
ago, etc.
ACTIVITIES


Write the past form of the following verbs in the right column. Then
translate them.
come

play

jump

REGULAR

see

write

study

be

cry

open

IRREGULAR

TRANSLATION

came

venir

played

jugar

jumped

saltar
saw

veure

wrote

escriure

studied

estudiar
Was/were

Ser/estar

cried

plorar

opened

obrir
drove

conduir

drive
ACTIVITIES


Write the past form of the following verbs in the right column. Then
translate them.
come

play

jump

REGULAR

see

write

study

be

cry

open

IRREGULAR

TRANSLATION

came

venir

played

jugar

jumped

saltar
saw

veure

wrote

escriure

studied

estudiar
Was/were

Ser/estar

cried

plorar

opened

obrir
drove

conduir

drive

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Past simple

  • 2. GENERAL INFORMATION  When we talk abourt Past Simple tense in English we distinguish two kinds of verbs: regular verbs and irregular verbs.  Regular verbs are called like that because they follow the same pattern: they end in –ed or –d. play – played decide – decided study – studied From these examples it is easy to see that sometimes changes are needed:  We usually add –ed to the infinitive form of the verb: play – played act - acted • Those verbs ending in –e just add –d: like – liked save - saved • When a verb ends in –y, it changes into i and we add –ed: cry – cried study – studied • Verbs ending in CVC double the last consonant and add –ed: stop – stopped sit - sitting
  • 3.  Irregular verbs completely change from the base form, and they need to be learnt by hard.
  • 4. FORM  Affirmative: S + Vpast + C Example: She liked playing the piano when she was ten. My neighbours bought a new house last month  Negative: S + DIDN’T + Vinf + C Example: She didn’t like playing the piano when she was ten. My neighbours didn’t buy a new house last month  Question: DID + S + Vinf + C Example: Did she like playing the piano when she was ten? Yes, she did / No, she didn’t Did your neighbours buy a new house last month? Yes, they did / No, they didn’t
  • 5. USE  We use PAST SIMPLE to talk about finished actions in the past. That is, actions that started and finished in the past. Ex: Jack and Susan painted their house last week. I lost my keys yesterday  Time expressions: yesterday, last month, in 1992, two years ago, etc.
  • 6. ACTIVITIES  Write the past form of the following verbs in the right column. Then translate them. come play jump REGULAR see write study be cry open IRREGULAR TRANSLATION came venir played jugar jumped saltar saw veure wrote escriure studied estudiar Was/were Ser/estar cried plorar opened obrir drove conduir drive
  • 7. ACTIVITIES  Write the past form of the following verbs in the right column. Then translate them. come play jump REGULAR see write study be cry open IRREGULAR TRANSLATION came venir played jugar jumped saltar saw veure wrote escriure studied estudiar Was/were Ser/estar cried plorar opened obrir drove conduir drive