This document contains information about the simple past tense in English grammar: 1) It provides examples of regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense, noting that regular verbs form the past by adding "ed" or "d" while irregular verbs do not follow a pattern. 2) Several sentences are given as examples of the simple past tense, along with their Spanish translations. 3) Exercises are included to practice forming sentences in the simple past tense by filling in the blanks or answering yes/no questions in the affirmative or negative form.

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2. The simple past is one of these tenses, present in
different languages. The mention of the past refers
to actions that have already been carried out
previously (that is, they have already been fulfilled).
El pasado simple es uno de estos tiempos, presente
en diferentes idiomas. La mención del pasado se
refiere a acciones que ya se han llevado a cabo
anteriormente (es decir, ya se han cumplido).

3. 1) Indicates an action that was performed at a specific time in
the past
Indica una acción que se realizo en un momento especifico del
pasado
2)Its essential characteristic is that the main verb of the
sentence is always in the past
Su característica esencial es que el verbo principal de la oración
siempre esta en pasado
3)It is the only grammatical time that uses past tense
Es el único tiempo gramatical que usa verbos en pasado

4. Regular
In English they are called regular verbs to those who
form the past by adding the suffix 'ed' or 'd' to the root
of the verb. This past marker helps to recognize this
type of verbs in a written text.
En inglés se llaman verbos regulares a aquellos que
forman el pasado agregando el sufijo ‘ed’ o ‘d’ a la raíz
del verbo. Este marcador de pasado ayuda a reconocer
a este tipo de verbos en un texto escrito.

5. VERBO PRESENT
E
PASADO
SIMPLE
PARTICIPI
O
ESPAÑOL
ask
invite
play
want
ask / asks
invite /
invites
play / plays
want /
wants
Asked
Invited
Played
Wanted
asked
invited
played
wanted
Pedir,
preguntar
Invitar
Jugar
Querer

6. Irregulares
Unlike regular verbs irregular verbs do not have a past
marker that helps to recognize them. Fortunately, the group
of irregular verbs is composed of a limited number of verbs
(about 350), while there are thousands of regular verbs
A diferencia de los verbos regulares los verbos irregulares
no tienen un marcador de pasado que ayude a
reconocerlos. Afortunadamente, el grupo de verbos
irregulares está compuesto por un número limitado de
verbos (unos 350), mientras que existen miles de verbos
regulares.

7. VERBO PRESENTE
/ 3ªp.s.
PASADO
SIMPLE
PARTICIPIO ESPAÑO
L
Cut
Cost
Let
Put
cut / cuts
cost/ costs
let / lets
put / puts
Cut
Cost
Let
Put
cut
cost
let
put
cortar
costar
dejar
poner
a) En algunos casos la forma del infinitivo y del pasado es igual.
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8. 1) He drank a lot of water (Él bebió mucho agua).
2) Our mother told us to come early (Nuestra mamá
dijo que regresáramos temprano).
3) Lester learned how to play the piano (Lester
aprendió a tocar el piano).
4) She looked at me in a very bad way (Ella miró de
una muy mala manera).
5) I painted my bedroom yesterday (Pinté mi
recámara ayer).
6) Martha didn´t know about all of this (Martha no
sabía acerca de esto).

9. Complete the following sentences using the past simple in English:
My father went (go) to work by car yesterday.
2. This morning I had (have) a shower.
3. My sister didn't clean (not clean) her room on Saturday.
4. The birds flew (fly) over our heads.
5. Last week my family bough t (buy) a new table for the dinning room.
6. The other day, I lost (lose) my math’s book.
7. I told (tell) my mother a lie.
8. We heard (hear) a terrible sound outside last night.
9. Did you see (you / see) football match Tuesday night?
10. Paul drank (drink) a litre of coke for lunch yesterday.
.

10. Complete the following sentences using the past simple in
English:
1. Susan taught [teach] English at university last year.
2. John didn't like [not like] studying
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3. My sister broke [break] my computer.
4. Sarah wrote [write] the best poem.
5. Did you know [know] the answer to the question?
6. She was [be] my favourite singer when I was younger.
7. George wasn't [not be] my best friend.
8. Henry VIII had [have] five wives.
9. I studied [study] French two years ago.
10. My daughter drew (draw) a nice brown cat

11. •Did you work very hard last week?
Yes, I worked very hard last week.
Affirmative
• Did they work together for many years?
Yes, they worked together for many years.
• Did they talk on the phone last week?
No, they didn’t.

12. Negative
Did you work very hard last week?
No, I didn’t work very hard last week.
Did you work very hard last week?
No, I didn’t.
Did you watch television every night?
No, I didn’t.