1) The past simple tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Regular verbs are made past by adding "-ed" and irregular verbs have their own past forms. 2) Sentences are formed using subjects and verbs in past tense, including affirmative, negative, yes/no and information questions. 3) When using forms of "to be" like was/were, different rules apply for negative sentences and questions.

1. PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Marjorie Mujica Salame
Noviembre 2012
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2. WHEN DO WE USE PAST SIMPLE TENSE?
 We use Past Simple Tense when we talk about
completed actions in the past.
Example: I washed my car yesterday.
She ate pizza last night.

3. KINDS OF VERBS
 Remember regular and irregular verbs.
 Turn regular verbs to the past by adding –ed or
–d.
Regular Verb Past Simple
walk walked
want wanted
help helped
decide decided
agree agreed
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4. If the verb ends with y preceded by a vowel,
add –ed.
If the verb ends with y preceded by a
consonant, drop the y, turn it into i and add
-ed.
 Study irregular verb list.
Regular Verb Past Simple
play played
stay Stayed
study Studied
bury buried

5. KINDS OF SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE TENSE
 Affirmative sentences
Tom visited us last week.
I ran in the competition.
 Negative sentences
Tom didn’t visit us last week.
I didn’t run in the competition.
SUBJECT VERB IN PAST TENSE COMPLEMENT.
SUBJECT DIDN’T VERB IN BASE FORM
COMPLEMENT.

6. KINDS OF QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE
 Yes/No Questions
Did Tom visit you last week?
 Informative Questions
Where did you run last year?
SUBJECTDID VERB IN BASE FORM
COMPLEMENT?
WH WORD DID SUBJECT
VERB IN BASE FORM COMPLEMENT?

7. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE USE THE VERB TO BE?
 Recall its past tense
 Negative Sentences
Use the negative form or the contractions.
Never use didn’t.
WAS WERE
WAS NOT
WERE NOT
WASN’T
WERENT

8.  Yes/No Questions
Was Irene in the house?
Were they at the Mall?
 Informative Questions
Why was Irene in the house?
Where were you last night?
WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT?
WH WORD WAS / WERE SUBJECT
COMPLEMENT?

9. READY FOR DOING AN ACTIVITY?
 Complete the following sentences with the
past simple tense of the verb give.
1. I ______________ (go) to the movies with Ed.
2. She ______________ (decide) to read the story.
3. We ______________ (hurry) up doing the quiz.
4. They ______________ (walk) to school.
5. Sue _____________ (play) soccer.
6. My dog ____________ (bury) its bone outside.

10.  Read the sentences, and rewrite them as
negative sentences.
1. My mom baked cookies for the party.
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2. Jim understood the exercise.
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3. We were at the concert.
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4. I was in the room with her.
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