This document discusses the past simple tense in English. It explains that the past simple is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It provides examples of the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of the past simple tense using common past time expressions like "yesterday" and "last week." It also gives exercises for learners to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense and answering yes/no questions in the short form.

1. PAST SIMPLE This tense is used to talk about completed actions in the past. Students: David Moscoso Jurado Shorlli Salazar

2. PAST EXPRESSIONS LAST MONTH/ WEEK / WEEKEND YESTERDAY AGO

3. PAST SIMPLE (AFFIRMATIVE FORM) It is formed with the following structure: SUBJECT + VERB (PAST SIMPLE) + COMPLEMENT SHE STUDIED HARD YESTERDAY YOU WROTE A LOVE LETTER LAST WEEK HE READ A MAGAZINE 1 MONTH AGO

4. Exercises: 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. One night we even (learn) ______________ some Irish dances.

5. PAST SIMPLE (NEGATIVE FORM) This structure includes the auxiliary “didn’t” STRUCTURE SUBJECT + AUX. “DIDN’T” +VERB ( INFINITIVE) + COMPLEMENT THEY DIDN’T GO TO CLASS YESTERDAY HE DIDN’T WRITE A LOVE LETTER WE DIDN’T ATTEND ENGLISH CLASS

6. Exercises: They collected postcards. -> ____________________________ You jumped high. -> __________________________________ Albert played squash. -> _______________________________ The teacher tested our English. -> _______________________ Fiona visited her grandma. -> ___________________________ Rewrite the sentences in the negative.

7. PAST SIMPLE (INTERROGATIVE FORM) yes / no questions) This form includes de auxiliary “DID” STRUCTURE AUX. “DID” + SUBJECT + VERB (INFINITIVE) + COMPLEMENT Did you speak a lot last week? Did she write a book yesterday? Did they talk about their homework?

8. Exercises: Write questions in simple past. Anna / the window / open __________________________ she / home / walk ________________________________ you / in the garden / work __________________________ you / a song / sing _________________________________ she / on a chair / sit ________________________________

9. PAST SIMPLE (INTERROGATIVE FORM) SHORT ANSWERS These are called short answers because you answer with “YES” or “NOT” Examples: Did you speak a lot last week? YES, I did NO, I didn’t Did she write a book yesterday? YES, She did NO, She didn’t.

10. EXERCISES: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS Did Mayda go to the school yesterday? ______________________ Did They travel around the world 1year ago? ________________ Did We study English the last year? ________________________ Did You talk about politics yesterday? _______________________ Did he attend class the last week? _________________________