This document provides information about the past simple tense in English. It defines the past simple as the verb tense used to narrate events that occurred at a specific time in the past. It discusses the use of regular and irregular verbs in the past simple, including their conjugations and how to form negatives and questions. Examples are provided to illustrate the use of the past simple to talk about actions that happened at a specific time and are completed. A list of regular and irregular English verbs and their past simple forms is also included.

1. Made by: Karen Maestre Olivares.
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PAST SIMPLE

2. • DEFINITION: The past simple, also know as the simple past, is the verb
tense used in the English language to narrate events that ocurred at a
specific moment in the past. Correspons in it is meaning to the simple past
tense in Spanish.
• COMPLEMENTS: The past simple generally has temporary expressions
that refer to the past, such as:
PAST SIMPLE
Yesterday
Then
When?
Last night- week-
month- year-
tuesday
How long
ago?
Ago
In

3. • WITH REGULAR VERB: When the verb is reglar, the statements are
constructed using the verb in the infinitive and the ending ed (or D if the
infinive end in E) Is added to them.
EXAMPLES:
1. Leonardo da vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
2. The teacher used a red pencil to correct the exams.
AFFIRMATIVE SIMPLE PAST

4. • WITH INRREGULAR VERD: Edit when the verb is irregular, it changes
the way it is written:
EXAMPLES:
1. I went fishing last weekend.
2. I have bought a car.
AFFIRMATIVE SIMPLE PAST

5. To express a negation in the past tense, it is necessary to use, in both regular
and irregular verbs, the auxiliary in the past tense plus not (did not or didn´t
+ the verd in the infinitive)
EXAMPLES:
1. I didn¨t go to Barcelona last month.
2. I didn¨t do my homework yesterday.
NEGATIVE SIMPLE PAST

6. To ask questions it is necessary to use the auxiliary did + the subject (I, You,
He, She, It, We and They) + the verb in infinitive + the complement.
EXAMPLES:
1. Did you see the thief¨s face?
2. Did you visit your grandparents last week?
INTERROGATIVE SIMPLE PAST

7. USES OF THE SIMPLE PAST
Actions that happened
at a specific time in the
past, either 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
have already ended

8. EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE PAST:
1. Did you work very hard
last week?
No, I didn¨t work
very hard last
week
Yes, I worked
very hard last
week
2. Did we listen music
until ten o¨clock last night?
No, we didn¨t listen
music until ten o¨clock
last night
Yes, we listened
music until ten
o¨clock last night

9. EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE PAST:
3. Did he want to visit
London?
No, she did¨t want to
visit London
Yes, she wanted
to visit London
4. Did she smoke a lot?
No, he didn¨t watch
television until twelve
o¨clock last night
Yes, she watched
television until
twelve o¨clock last
night

10. EXAMPLES OF SIMPLE PAST:
5.Did he answer all the
questions?
No, he didn¨t
answer all the
questions
Yes, he answered all
the questions

11. LIST OF REGULAR VERBS:
INFINITIVE PAST
PARTICIPLE
SPANISH
Act Acted Actuar
Arrive Arrived Llegar
Brush Brushed Cepillar
Believe Believed Creer
Call Called Llamar
Cry Cried Llorar
Die Died Morir
Dry Dried Secar
Hope Hoped Esperar/Desear
Miss Missed Extrañar
Rain Rained Llover

12. LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS:
INFINITIVE PAST PARTICIPLE SPANISH
Bend Bent Bent Doblar
Burst Burst Burst Quemar
Catch Caught Caught Coger
Go Did Done Hacer
Drive Drove Driven Conducir
Fall Fell Fallen Caer
Feed Fed Fed Alimentar
Fly Flew Flown Volar
Forbid Forbade Forbidden Prohibir
Get Got Got Conseguir
Find Found Found Encontrar