The document provides instructions for using the simple past tense in English for beginner level students. It explains that the simple past is used to talk about events that occurred in the past, often with time expressions like yesterday or last week. There are three forms - affirmative, negative, and questions. For the affirmative, regular verbs add "-ed" and irregular verbs have different past forms. For the negative, "did not" is used along with the base verb form. For questions, "did" is used along with the base verb form. Special instructions are provided for conjugating the verb "to be" in the simple past.

1. It’s very simpleTheSimple Past (FOR A BEGINNERS LEVELByJesus Enrique Lopez@jelteachermsn: jesusenriquel@hotmail.com

2. Use the simple past to talk about events that occurred in the past

3. Use it with words like: yesterday, last night, last week, last weekend, two days ago, a couple of days ago, etc.

4. there are three forms: affirmative, negative, and questionsThe affirmative form:ALWAYS CHANGE the verb form to its past form: Regular verbs: Add ED or D to the verbWalk-walkED , start-startED, rain-rainED, ExamplesI called a friend last night and she visited me. We talked for hoursIrregular verbs: they change in a different wayTell-told, come-came, drink-drankExamples:I told my friend I was alone and she came to my house. Then we drank some tea.

5. The Negative form:NEVER CHANGE the verb form to its past form: This is VERY easy, just use DID NOT (didn’t) and the verb in its base form (with no change)ExamplesI DIDN’T call a friend last night and she DIDN’T visit me. We DIDN’T talk at all.I DIDN’T tell my friend I was alone so she DIDN’T come to my house and we DIDN’T drink anything.Compare:I called my mother and I told her to wait for meI DIDN’T CALL my mother and I DIDN’T TELL her anything

6. The Question form:NEVER CHANGE the verb form to its past form: This is VERY easy, just use DID and the verb in its base form (with no change)YES/NO questions: DID+Subject+Verb+ComplementDID you GO out last night?DID she CALL you this morning?DID your sister TAKE a shower before she went to work?INFORMATION questions: WH+DID+Subject+ComplementWHatDID you DO last night?WHereDID my girlfriend GO?HoWDID you GET my phone number??