The document explains the simple past tense, detailing its formation and usage for regular and irregular verbs. It outlines rules for creating the past form of verbs and provides examples of when to use the simple past tense, such as completed actions, series of actions, durations, and past habits. The main difference highlighted is that regular verbs’ past forms are similar to their present forms, while irregular verbs differ significantly.

1. SIMPLE PAST
By: FABRICIO ALVARADO
•Is a form of the verb that
shows the action took place in
the past.
For example: Lisa danced
yesterday.

2. Grammatical structure
Subject Verb (in past) Complement
Subject Did not Verb (normal) Complement
Did Subject Verb (Normal) Complement
NEGATIVE
QUESTION
AFFIRMATIVE
Did = Do (In past)

3. Regular e Irregular Verbs
Regular
They maintain their root.
Adding D or ED
They have rules to learn.
Irregular
These verbs are often
unrecognizably different from the
originals.
You need to memorize them.

4. PAST FORM OF THE VERB “BE”
I WAS
YOU WERE
HE WAS
SHE WAS
WE WERE
THEY WERE

5. Regular verbs RULES!
 Rule 1
When a verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant and we put
STRESS on this sound in speech, we double the last consonant. Then we
add ed.
Stop => Stopp + ed => Stopped
Plan => Plann + ed => Planned
But if we don't put STRESS on this sound in
speech, then we simply add ed.
Listen => Listen + ed => Listened
Happen => Happen + ed => Happened

6. Regular verbs
 Rule 2
When a verb ends with the letter e, we add only the
letter d.
Dance => Dance + d => Danced
Smile => Smile + d => Smiled

7. Regular verbs
 Rule 3
When a verb ends with the letter y and there is a consonant before it,
they changes into i. Then we add ed.
Cry => Cri + ed => Cried
Study => Studi + ed => Studied
When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel
before it, we simply add “ed” to the verb.
Stay => Stay + ed => Stayed
Play => Play + ed => Plays

8. Regular verbs
Normal Past
Fly
Study
Call
Try
Ban
Crash
Start
Agree
Annoy
Play
Work

9. Irregular verbs
Normal Past Past participle
BE WAS/WERE BEEN
DO DID DONE
EAT ATE EATEN
GET GOT GOTTEN
GIVE GAVE GIVEN
GO WENT GONE
PUT PUT PUT
SHAKE SHOOK SHAKEN
SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT
STEAL STOLE STOLEN
TAKE TOOK TAKEN
TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT
WEAR WORE WORN
WRITE WROTE WRITTEN

10. Summary:
The main difference between regular and irregular verbs is
that regular verbs have their past and past participle
tenses very similar to their present tenses
while irregular verbs have their past and past participle
tenses very different to their present tenses.

11. When do we use simple past?
USE 1 Completed Action in the Past
To express the idea that an action started and finished at a
specific time in the past.
 I saw a movie yesterday.
Yesterday
Last
month
Last week
Last
year
In the
morning
On
monday

12. When do we use simple past?
USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions
We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in
the past.
 I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a
nice place to swim.
1st
2nd
3rd

13. When do we use simple past?
USE 3 Duration in Past
A duration which starts and stops in the past
 I lived in Brazil for two years.
For 5
minutes
For 2
years
All day
For
days
All year
All
night

14. When do we use simple past?
USE 4 Habits in the Past
habit which stopped in the past:
 I lived in Brazil for two years.
Always
Used
to
Often
When I
was
younger
Never
When I
was a
child

15. When do we use simple past?
USE 4 Habits in the Past
habit which stopped in the past:
 I lived in Brazil for two years.
Always
Used
to
Often
When I
was
younger
Never
When I
was a
child

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