The document provides instruction on forming the past simple tense in English. It discusses regular and irregular verbs. For regular verbs, the simple past tense is formed by adding "-ed" to the base verb. For irregular verbs, the form changes in a non-standard way, such as "speak" becoming "spoke". Examples are provided of using the past simple tense to describe completed actions and a sequence of past events. The formation of negative sentences and yes/no questions in the past simple tense is also explained.

1. THE PAST SIMPLE Miss Paulina Moya

2. 2 types of verbs REGULAR IRREGULAR

3. Regular verbs form -ed for all persons Play  play ed Work  work ed Stay  stay ed Listen  listen ed

4. Spelling 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed stop – sto pped swap - swa pped 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e lov e – lov ed sav e – sav ed 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant: Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed. hur r y - he hur ried (watch out! play – played)

5. Irregular verbs form The form CHANGES from infinitives, usually with a vowel change. Can be grouped according to certain change patterns, which helps to memorize them.

6. Certain change patterns speak  spoke eat  ate see  saw fly  flew think  thought

7. Verb TO BE I he she it you we they was were

8. Past Simple Use Actions that started and finished in the past I went to the beach last Sunday I bought a new car yesterday.

9. Past Simple Use Actions that happened one after the other in the past (like in a story) He came in , took off his coat and sat down . I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,...

10. Negative Sentences DID NOT + VERB (base form) Example: I did not work yesterday or I didn’t work yesterday INCORRECT: I didn’t worked

11. More examples: - I didn’t go on holiday last year - I didn’t went on holiday last year

12. Negative Sentences verb TO BE WAS / WERE + NOT Examples: I was not at school yesterday afternoon or I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon They were not at home last weekend or They weren’t at home last weekend

13. Yes /No Questions DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence + ? Example: Did you work yesterday? - Yes, I did. - No, I didn’t .

14. Yes /No Questions verb TO BE WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ? Example: Were you at home last weekend? - Yes, I was. - No, I wasn’t .

15. REMEMBER!! Positive sentences: I play ed football yesterday I went home early on Saturday Negative sentences: I didn’t play football yesterday I didn’t go home early on Saturday Yes/No questions: Did you play football yesterday? Did you go home early on Saturday?

16. REMEMBER!! Verb TO BE Positive sentences: I was in London last year Negative sentences: - They weren’t at home last weekend Yes/No questions: Were you ill yesterday?

17. WELL DONE!!

18. Rewrite these sentences into past. 1) YOU ARE MY BEST FRIEND 2) PABLO GOES TO THE BEACH EVERYDAY 3) MIRELLA IS IN CHILE NOW 4) THEY WATCH TV EVERY SATURDAY 5) YOU PLAY FOOTBALL IN THAT SQUARE 6) CONSTANZA AND MARIA ARE IN THE SCHOOL 7) MY DOG SEES A THIEF 8) MY CAT AND MY BIRD ARE NOT FRIENDS 9) THEY DON’T LIKE EACH OTHER 10) SHE DOESN’T WORK TODAY 11) ARE YOU A STUDENT ? 12) DO YOU UNDERSTAND? 13) DOES HE WALK TO WORK ON MONDAYS?