Past simple

1. Simple Past
Tense
Perla Aguilar
Macarena Nieto
Eduardo Cervantes
Universidad Dinamo de América
Lic. En enfermería
5°cuatrimestre
Ingles V

2. We use “Simple
Past Tense” to
express an activity
completed in the
past

3. Types of
sentences
Affirmative
sentences
Negative
sentences
Interrogative
sentences

4. He swam
He didn’t swim
Did he swim?
Where did he
swim?
They went to school.
They did not go to
school.
Did they go to school?
example

5. What did they do yesteday?
They ate an ice-cream

6. Key words
Yesterday
Last week,
Last night
Two days ago
On Saturday
Last weekend
Etc…

7. What did they do
last week?

8. He built a house.
She bought a car
He drove a car
They cooked a cake
he painted the wall

9. Exercice
complete the sentences with the past
simple
1. I (HELP) my mum with the
housecleaning
2. (you/arrive) in time to
catch the flight?
3. my brother (not finish) his
Project yesterday