The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past or actions that happened over a period of time in the past but not now. The simple past is formed by adding "-ed" to regular verbs or using irregular forms. Examples are provided of its affirmative, negative, interrogative, and short answer forms.

1. WHEN DO YOU USE THE SIMPLE PAST? 1.T o talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You say when it happened using a time expression. (yesterday, last month...) 2. It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now 3. It is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past :

2. PAST SIMPLE 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

3. 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 BREAK THE WINDOW

4. 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?

5. 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.

6. QUESTION WORDS AUX. “DID” + SUBJECT + VERB (INFINITIVE) ? Did you speak Did she write Did they talk ? When Who Why

7. PAST EXPRESSIONS These are some words and expressions that usually appear with a verb in the Past Simple. Last ……….. …… ..ago Yesterday In 1986

8. VERB ‘TO BE’

9. REGULAR VERBS we add -ed to the infinitive form of the verb. I work hard. She walk in the park. They laugh at the joke. ed ed ed

10. SPELLING RULES To avoid spelling mistakes we must remember three rules: After consonat+vowel+consonant we double the last consonant when the syllable is stressed. S top Stopped C lap Clapped P lan Planned

11. When the verb ends in –e, we drop the –e and add the sufix. Move Mov ed Rule Rul ed Live Liv ed Love Lov ed SPELLING RULES

12. When the verb ends in consonant+y we drop the “y” and write “i+ed”. Cry Cr ied Try Tr ied Carry Carr ied SPELLING RULES

13. PRONOUNCIATION RULES We pronounce /d/ after vowel or voiced sound ( b, g, l, m, n, r, v, z ). Pl ay Played /d/ Be g Begged /d/ Li v e Lived /d/ Pul l Pulled /d/

14. We pronounce /t/ after voiceless sound: /p/ /k/ /ch/ /s/ /sh/ /ch/ Wor k Worked /t/ Sto p Stopped /t/ Pas s Passed /t/ Pu sh Pushed /t/ Wat ch Watched /t/ PRONOUNCIATION RULES

15. We pronounce /id/ after the sounds /t/ and /d/. Star t Started /id/ En d Ended /id/ PRONOUNCIATION RULES

16. There are no rules. Each irregular verb has its own past simple, and these can only be learnt by heart. IRREGULAR VERBS eat ATE go WENT see SAW leave LEFT