The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It provides examples of regular verbs formed by adding "-ed" like "work-worked" and irregular verbs like "go-went." It explains how to form positive, negative, and interrogative sentences in the simple past using auxiliary verbs like "did." Short answer forms are also covered. Examples are provided throughout to illustrate usage of the simple past tense.

1. Regular verbs

2. Simple Past
We use Simple Past to talk about an action
completed in the past at a definite time.
He
received
a letter.

3. They watch television every evening.
(present simple)
They watched television yesterday evening.
(past simple)
I / you / we / they
Verb + ed
he / she / it

4. The past simple is often - ed (regular verbs)
EXAMPLES:
work worked arrive arrived
stay stayed start started
clean cleaned dance danced

5. INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
SAVE SAVED SAVED
SAIL SAILED SAILED
ARRIVE ARRIVED ARRIVED
USE USED USED
INVITE INVITED INVITED
LIKE LIKED LIKED
ADD ADDED ADDED
WANT WANTED WANTED
SUBJECT + PAST SIMPLE
I SAVED
YOU SAILED
HE ARRIVED
SHE USED
IT INVITED
WE LIKED
YOU ADDED
THEY WANTED

6. Past Simple Positive +
I worked
he
she work ed
it
we
you worked
they

7. We use DID as the helping verb in negative
sentences and questions.
I play
We start
You watch
They did not have
He (didn’t) see
She read
It go

8. The negative is formed with did +
not and the infinitive:
I didn’t (did + not) drink water
You didn’t (did + not) drink water
He/She/It didn’t (did + not) drink water
We didn’t (did + not) drink water
They didn’t (did + not) drink water

9. Past Simple Negative -
I didn’t work
he
she didn’t work
it
we
you didn’t work
they

10. INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
DISCOVER DISCOVERED DISCOVERED
TIDY UP TIDIED UP TIDIED UP
CLIMB CLIMBED CLIMBED
START STARTED STARTED
CALL CALLED CALLED
WATCH WATCHED WATCHED
ASK ASKED ASKED
LOVE LOVED LOVED
SUBJECT + DIDN´T +
I INFINITIVE
DIDN´T DISCOVER
YOU DIDN´T TIDY UP
HE DIDN´T CLIMB
SHE DIDN´T START
IT DIDN´T CALL
DIDN´T WATCH
WE
DIDN´T ASK
YOU
THEY DIDN´T LOVE

11. For QUESTIONS we use:
Did + subject + verb ?
OR
Wh- + did + subject + verb?
Examples:
Did you sell your car?
Did you speak to your friend yesterday?
Did she write a letter last night?
Where did you go last week?

12. The interrogative is formed with did +
infinitive:
Yes/No Questions
Did I have a good time?
Did You have a good time?
Did He/She/It have a good time?
Did We have a good time?
Did They have a good time?

13. Wh Questions
Where did I go?
What did You do?
How did He/She/It go?
Whydid We go?
When did They go?

14. Past Simple ?
did I work ?
he
did she work ?
it
we
did you work?
they

15. INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE
PLACE PLACED PLACED
COOK COOKED COOKED
STAY STAYED STAYED
MIX MIXED MIXED
SAVE SAVED SAVED
PHONE PHONED PHONED
CONTROL CONTROLLED CONTROLLED
LOOK LOOKED LOOKED
?DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE
I PLACE ?
DID
DID YOU COOK ?
DID HE STAY ?
DID SHE MIX ?
DID IT SAVE ?
DID WE PHONE ?
DID YOU CONTROL ?
DID THEY LOOK ?

16. Short Answers
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t. (did + not)
Yes, He/She/It did.
No, He/She/It didn’t. (did + not)
Yes, we did.
No, we didn’t. (did + not)

17. SHORT ANSWERS:
Yes, I / we / you / they did.
he / she / it
I / we / you / they
No, he / she / it didn’t.

18. Past Simple
+ ? -
I work ed did I work? I didn’t work
he he he
she worked did she work? she didn’t work
it it it
we we we
you work ed did you work? you didn’t work
they they they

19. SPELLING:
1. Regular verbs ending in - e we add - d.
2. If the verb ends in a -y we drop off the -y
and add -ied.
try tried study studied
3. If the regular verb ends in a consonant + vowel +
consonant we double the last consonant.
stop stopped plan planned

20. It’s formed with the infinitive + -ed
How to make Simple
Verb ending in... Example
Past
Live – Lived
e Add -d
Date - dated
Try – tried
Consonant + y Change y to i + -ed
Cry - cried
Double the Tap – tapped
C+V+C consonant then add
-ed Stop - stopped
Boil – boiled
Anything else Add -ed
Fill - filled

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24. This morning I _______ my teeth. 2. We __________ the party.
Clean b. Cleaned c. Cleant a. enjoyed b. enjoy c. enjoys
3. Jane _______ to the cinema. 4. We ________ at a restaurant.
a. go b. goed c. went a. ated b. ate c. eat

25. Time Expressions
• Yesterday Last
• Yesterday Last night
• Yesterday evening Last week
• Yesterday afternoon Last month
• Yesterday morning Last year
Ago
Five months ago
Two years ago
Seven days ago
A week ago

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27. Now do your exercises to improve
what you’ve learn!
Have a nice class!