The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It defines the simple past as the basic past tense form that is used to describe events in the past. It provides examples of forming the simple past regularly by adding "-ed" to verbs, and lists some common irregular verbs. Examples are given of using the simple past in positive and negative statements and questions. Exceptions in spelling when adding "-ed" are also noted.

1. Universidad central del
ecuador
Facultad filosofía
Escuela Ingles
Nombre: Sonia Baraja
TEMA:SIMPLE PAST

2. DEFINITION
• Was - Were - Past Tense of the verb "To Be"
• The verb 'to be' is used in many questions
such as "Are you married?", "Where are you
from?", "Are you happy?", etc. Once you
understand the verb 'to be' in the present
tense, learn the verb 'to be' in the past tense.
Use this guide to 'was / were' and compare
this form to 'am / is / are' of the present
simple to compare the present to the past.

3. WAS/WERE
• They were in the
pary
• We were in the
park
• He was in bed.
• He was asleep.

4. Am /is (present) = was (past)
• I am tired. (now)
• Where is Beth? (now)
• The weather is nice today.
• I was tired last night.
• Where was Beth yesterday?
• The wether was nice last week.

5. Are (present) = were (past)
• You are late late. ( now)
• They aren´t here. (now)
• You were late yesterday.
• They weren´t here last Sunday.

6. POSITIVE
• I was
• HE was
• SHE was
• IT was
• WE were
• YOU were
• THEY were

7. NEGATIVE
• I was
• HE was + NOT = wasn´t
• SHE was
• IT was
• WE were
• YOU were + NOT = weren´t
• THEY were

8. QUESTION
I
HE
• WAS SHE
IT
WE
• WERE YOU
THEY

9. EXAMPLE
• Last year Amy was 22 so she´s 23 now.
• When I was a child , I was afraid of dogs.
• We were hungry after the trip, but we
weren´t expensive.
• The the weather nice when you were on
vacation?
• Why were you late this morning?

10. SIMPLE PAST
• The simple past or past simple, sometimes called the
preterite, is the basic form of the past tense in Modern
English. It is used principally to describe events in the
past.
• The term "simple" is used to distinguish the syntactical
construction whose basic form uses the plain past tense
alone, from other past tense constructions which use
auxiliaries in combination with participles, such as the
past perfect and past progressive.
• Regular verbs form the simple past in -ed; however there
are a few hundred irregular verbs with different forms.
For details see English verbs: Past tense.

11. • POSITIVE
BASE FORM • I played
Play
• We started
Start
• You watched
Watch
Have • They had
See • He saw
Do • She did
Go • It went

12. Do/ Does (present) = DID ( past)
• I don´t watch television very often.
• Does she go out often?
• I didn´t watch television yesterday.
• Did she go out last night?

13. We use did/didn´t + base form (
watch/play/go/etc
• Positive • Negative
• I wached • I didn´t watch
• He had • He didn´t have
• They • Did they go
• Went • Did you do?
• You did

14. Study the word order in questions
Did + subject + base form
• Did your sister call you?
• What did you do last night
• How did the accident happen?
• Where did your parents go for
vacation?

15. Short answers
Yes, i we you they he she No+ i we you they he she
it + did it + didn´t
• Did you see joe • Did helen como to the
yesterday? party?
• Yes i did. • No she didn´t
• Did you parents have a • Did it rain on Sunday?
good trip? • No it didn´t
• Yes they did.

16. Simple past
• The simple past expresses an action
in the past taking place once, never,
several times. It can also be used for
actions taking place one after
another or in the middle of another
action

17. Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’
• Exceptions in spelling when adding ed
• Example
• after a final e only add d love – loved final
consonant after a short, stressed vowel
or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled
admit – admitted
travel – travelled final y after a consonant
becomes i hurry – hurried

18. Use of Simple Past
• action in the past taking place once, never or several
times Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another
action Example: When I was having breakfast, the
phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …) Example: If I had a lot
of money, I would share it with you.

19. Some verb are irregular
• Begin began
• Break broke
• Bring brought
• Buil built
• Come came
• Buy bought
• Do did

20. example
• We did a lot of work yesterday
• I usually get up early, but this morning i got up
at 9:30
• Caroline went to the movie three times last
week.
• Ampol came into the room, took off his coat,
and sat down.