The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It describes the simple past as the verb tense used to narrate events that occurred at a specific time in the past. It notes that the main verb is always in the past tense and that it uses verbs in their past form. Examples of regular and irregular verbs in the simple past are provided, along with examples of affirmative and negative questions using the simple past tense.

1. Made by:
-Neyla Bermúdez Marcano
C.I:27650387
República Bolivariana de Venezuela
Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Superior
Instituto Universitario Politécnico “Santiago Mariño”
Extensión Nueva Esparta- Porlamar
Cód.41

2. What is it?:
The simple past also known as “pasado simple" is the
verb tense used in the English language to narrate the
events that occurred at a specific time in the past.
Characteristics:
• The main verb of the sentence is always in the
past
• It has a composition of verb, subject and
predicate
• It is the only grammatical time that uses verbs in
the past
• Expressions can be used in the predicate that
determine the time of the sentence, although it will
always be the verb that indicates whether the
sentence is in the past tense

3. Applications:
The simple past is used to talk about a concrete action that
started and ended in the past. In this case it is equivalent to
the indefinite Spanish preterit.
SIMPLE PAST (REGULAR VERBS)
AFFIRMATIVE:
 I worked.
 You worked.
 He worked.
 She worked.
 It worked.
 We worked.
 You worked.
 They worked.

4. SINGLE PAST (IRREGULAR VERBS):
The simple past of some English verbs does not end in -
ed, but has an irregular form, which is the same for all
people.`have' becomes` had‘:
 I had.
 You had.
 He had.
 She had.
 It had.
 We had.
 You had.
 They had.
Note: Irregular verbs do not follow general orthographic
rules, so you have to learn them from memory.

5. ORTHOGRAPHY
•With most veils, add -ed to infinitive without
to.
work - worked
• With verbs ending in -e, -d is added.
live - lived
• verbs ending in a consonant + y, the y is
replaced by -ied.
study - studied
• With verbs ending in a consonant, vowel,
consonant, the consonant is doubled and -ed.
For example:
“travel – travelled”

6. 1. Did she want to learn French?
• Yes, she wanted to learn French.
• No,she didn’t want learn French.
2. Did they work together for many years?
• Yes, they worked together for many years.
• No, They didn’t work together for many years.
3. Did she wish to learn Italian?
• Yes, she wished to learn Italian
• No, she didn’t want to learn Italian
4. Did he live in Boston?
• Yes, he lived in Boston.
• No, he didn’t live in Boston.
5. Did you study in my class last semester?
• Yes, I studied in your class last semester.
• No, I didn’t study in your class last semester.
Questions with affirmative and
negative answers