2. WHAT IS
THE
SIMPLE
PAST?
The simple past is one of these verb
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 completed). In Spanish,
the simple past is also known as past
perfect simple or indefinite preterite.
3. Characteristics
of the simple
past
It is used to talk about a concrete action that began and ended in
the past.
It can be conjugated in three ways: affirmative, negative and
question mark
The simple past is used for a series of actions in the past
It is also used for repeated or habitual actions in the past, as the
Spanish imperfect past tense is used
It is used for narrations or actions of long periods in the past
Se utiliza para hablar de generalidades o hechos del pasado..
4. Uses
-Actions that happened at a specific time in the
past, whether known or implied
-Actions that started and ended in the past
-Actions in the past that are not repeated in the
present
-Actions that happened at a specific time and
that have already ended
5. types
Affirmative
With regular verb
When the verb is regular, the statements are constructed using the
verb in infinitive and the ending is added ed (or d if the infinitive ends in
e.)
With irregular verb
When the verb is irregular, the form changes
Negative
To express a negation in the past tense, it is necessary to use, in both
regular and irregular verbs, the auxiliary in the past plus not (did not or
did not + the verb in the infinitive)
Interrogative
To ask questions it is necessary to use the auxiliary did + the subject
(I, you, he, she, it, we, they) + the verb in infinitive + the complement.
6. examples
We were in the mountains when we saw a strange animal.
I ran a stretch this morning.
I fed the cat yesterday.
I saw onTV an interesting program about animals
I saw onTV an interesting program about animals
