The document provides information about using the past simple tense in English, including its common uses to describe finished past actions and past habits. It lists regular and irregular verb forms in the past simple, including using "did" for affirmative and negative questions. Examples are provided to illustrate forming questions, negatives, and answering yes/no questions using the past simple of to be and other common verbs.

1. Past Simple Cristina Ávila López 2º Maestro LenguaExtranjera

2. Past finished action Bart played football yesterday Past habit Bart and Lisa often phoned Moe, but he doesn’t have a telephone now The use of the Past Simple USES

3. Usually Yesterday Sometimes Always Last week/month/year When I was a child Keywords You can know when you have to use Past Simple tense !*

4. If the verb finishes in consonant, add “-ed” I played a volleyball match yesterday She worked really hard If the verb finishes in “e”, add “-d” We lived in Riotinto last month They completed the exercises Regular Verbs I

5. If the verb finishes C+V+C (consonant+vowel+consonant), double the consonant and add “-ed” My family and me travelled to Paris last summer When I was a child I preferred the yellow t-shirt Regular Verbs II

7. He ______ (stay) at home all the day I ______ (look) back to find my book Rachel ______ (phone) me last day We _______ (arrive) late at home Phil and Sara ______ (want) an ice cream The cat ______ (need) a owner Complete with the Past Simple tense (Regular verbs)

8. There are some irregular verbs: Be  was/ were (we’re going to explain later) Have  had Write  wrote Give  gave Go  went Take  took Do  did Irregular Verbs Homer ____ (take) 3 photos!

9. I ______ (want) to watch the tennis match on Sunday, but I ____ (go) to bed early The doctor ______ (stay) for ten minutes She _____ (write) a poem on Saint Valentine’s Day James ___ (have) got a dog The parents of David ____ (give) him a present to play with the Wii Complete with the Past Simple tense (Regular and Irregular verbs)

10. “I wanted to see Gormiti at TV” I did not want to see Gormiti at TV Subject +did not +Verb infinitive + Complement I didn’t play with the computer games Lisa didn’t paint the car because she read a book Negative form

11. I went to the cinema yesterday I didn’t go to the cinema yesterday Did you go to the cinema yesterday? Did Lisa play the saxophone? Did Lisa paint the car? Wheredid you go? Whatdid you think? Interrogative form I (Wh)+ Did+ subject+ Verb infinitive+ Complement+ ?

12. SHORT ANSWERS: Yes, I did No, I did not/ didn’t Did they play cards? Did you take a photo? Interrogative form II

13. I ______ (want) to go to school Mum _______ (check) my temperature She _____ _____ (not phone) her friend His father _______ (decide) that he ______ (need) a doctor. ___ they _____ (visit) their grandma? ___, they ___ I _____ ___ (not eat) in the bus Now it’s your turn!

15. Irregular verb: to be Past Simple (?) Wh+ be (past)+ subj+ compl...? -Where were you born? I was born in Huelva -When was your birthday party? It was last month

16. Claire ___ (be) ill. So she _____ (not be) at school last week. We ____ (be) at the cinema yesterday. Mr and Mrs Barnes ____ (be) on holiday last week. You ____ (be) here yesterday. Zoe ___ (be) at home for to weeks. She ___ (be) in bed with flu. They ______ (not be) in the kitchen in this moment. Past Simple: To be (+ & -)

17. When ____ you born? ____ you happy when you listen the notice? What ___ the matter? ___ Patricia an actress? ___ John Lenon from England? ____ you away yesterday, Emma? Past Simple: To be (?)