This document provides information about using the simple past tense in English. It begins by stating the objective is to remember the simple past tense. It then defines the simple past tense as expressing an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past. Examples are provided using common time expressions. The document explains that English has regular and irregular past tense verbs. Regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs have different formations like spelling changes. A list of regular and irregular verb forms is provided. The formation of affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences is covered. Students are assigned practice activities to reinforce their learning.

1. ENGLI
SH
Class
Teacher: Lic. Diana Carolina Castillo García
E-mail: castillogarcia.dc@gmail.com

2. W e n e e d o u r :
Objective: To
remember Past
Simple
 PPT.
 Offprint.
 Notebook.
 Pencil.
 Good vibes

3. Today
PAST
SIMPLE

4. Meaning & Use
When do we use the Simple Past tense?
● We use the Simple Past to express the idea
that an action started and finished at a specific
time in the past.
●What are some common time expressions used
with the past tense?

5. Examples:
I saw Maria yesterday.
Last Friday, the students took their spelling
and vocabulary tests.
They got married two years ago.

6. How do we form the simple past tense . . .?
English has two types of
verbs in the past tense:
● taught
● walked
● studied
● gave
● became
● cried
● lived
● did
Look at the following list of
past tense verbs…
which verbs are regular,
and which are irregular?
 Regular verbs
 Irregular verbs

7. Regular verbs are verbs that ….
Simple Form Past Tense
Walk
Study
Cry
Live
…end with –ed

8. Irregular verbs are verbs that . . . .
…DON’T end with –ed
some irregular verbs
Have a vowel change in the past tense:
Simple Form Past Tense
become became
give gave
drive drove
forget forgot

9. other irregular verbs
Have a different kind of change:
Simple Past
teach taught
bring brought
Leave left
Hear heard
Buy bought

10. And some irregular verbs
don’t change at all . . .
Simple Past
hit hit
put put
set set
The children set the table every
Sunday.
The children set the table last night.

11. For regular verbs, simply use the –ed form of the
verb in a positive sentence.
When I was a child, I ___________ the piano. (play)
Donna ______________ Paris. (visit)

14. For irregular verbs, use the correct past
tense form in positive sentences. (We use the
same form with different subjects .)
Last week, I ___________ you a letter. (send)
The students __________an English exam.
(have) They _______ a great job! (do)

15. For negative sentences, USE
I went to work yesterday.
I didn’t go to work
yesterday.

16. Exception =
VERB BE!
The verb be is special.
Never use DID NOT or DIDN’T with the verb BE. Instead, just use:

17. For Yes/No questions, USE
Did you go to work
yesterday?
Did you come yesterday?

18. Put the verbs (between brackets) into the correct
form (simple past).
Last year, I (spend) ________my holiday
in Ireland. It (be) ________great. I
(travel)___________ around the city by car
with two friends and we (visit) ________lots
of interesting places. In the evenings, we
usually (go)_______ to a café.
We (be) ________very lucky with the
weather. It (not / rain)___________ a lot.
We(see) ________some beautiful rainbows.
I (have) ______ an amazing holiday!

19. Student Practice:
Go to this website with a classmate to practice what you have learned or
reviewed today:
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/18177237/used-to-
simple-past
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/9677319/present-
simple-or-past-simple
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/34131321/simple-
past/which-is-the-past-of