The document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It discusses that the past simple is used to talk about actions that started and finished in the past. It lists time expressions commonly used with the past simple and provides rules for regular and irregular verb forms in the past tense. It also covers forming affirmative and negative sentences as well as question forms in the past simple and provides examples.

1. PAST SIMPLE

2. USE
We use the Simple Past to
express the idea that an action
started and finished at a specific
time in the past.

3. WORDS
 These are some words and expressions
that usually appear with a verb in the
Past Simple.
 Last week, night, Monday, year, month,...
 ……..ago
 Yesterday...
 In 1986...
 The other day...

4. REGULAR VERBS
 To write the past simple of a regular verb
we add “-ed” to the base form.
 Work --- Worked
 Play --- Played
 Paint --- Painted

5. SPELLING RULES
To avoid spelling mistakes we must remember three rules:
 1.After consonat+vowel+consonant
we double the last consonant when
the syllable is stressed.
 Stop Stopped
 Clap Clapped
 Plan Planned

6. SPELLING RULES
 2- After a final -e only add d .
 Rule Ruled
 Live Lived
 Love Loved
 Move Moved

7. SPELLING RULES
3.When the verb ends in consonant+y
we drop the “y” and write “i+ed”.
 Cry Cried
 Try Tried
 Carry Carried

8. IRREGULAR VERBS
 Most verbs are regular. But there are
also irregular verbs. You must study
the List of Irregular verbs to use them.
 Choose the Second Column:
 Break Broke
 Do Did
 Write Wrote

9. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
 We use the same form with different
subjects to express the past.
 She broke her leg
 I found a job
 We worked together
 You stopped the car.

10. AUXILIARY VERB
 The auxiliary verb for the past simple
is “DID”/DIDN’T .
 When we use the auxiliary verb “did”
or “didn´t” the main verb is written in
the infinitive.

11. NEGATIVE SENTENCES
 We write didn´t before the main verb.
Remember the verb in the infinitive.
SUBJECT +DIDN’T+MAIN VERB+COMPLEMENT
 I didn´t study for my exams.
 They didn´t bring the flowers.
 She didn´t stop the car.
 The programme didn´t begin one hour ago.

12. QUESTIONS IN THE PAST
SIMPLE
 We write did /didn’t before the subject. The
main verb is written in the infinitive.
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB + COMPLEMENT
 Did you come yesterday?
 Did you hear the noise?
 Did she open the present?

13. Put the verbs into the correct
form (simple past).
 Last year I (spend) ________my holiday
in Ireland.
 It (be) ________great.
 I (travel)___________ around by car with
two friends and we (visit) ________lots of
interesting places.
 In the evenings we usually (go)_______
to a pub.
spent
was
travelled
visited
went

14.  One night we even (learn)________
some Irish dances.
 We (be) ________very lucky with the
weather.
 It (not / rain)___________ a lot.
 But we (see) ________some beautiful
rainbows.
 Where (spend / you)__________ your
last holiday?
learnt
were
saw
didn’t rain
did you spend