The document is about the simple past tense in English grammar. It discusses what the simple past tense is, its characteristics, how to form it for regular and irregular verbs, examples of its use in affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences, and exercises for students to practice using it. Specifically: - The simple past tense indicates an action that was completed in the past at a specific time. It uses the past form of verbs. - Regular verbs form the past by adding "-ed" while irregular verbs have unique past forms. - Examples show how to change sentences to the simple past affirmative, negative and interrogative forms. - Exercises have students practice forming the negative simple past and filling in blanks

1. República Bolivariana de Venezuela
I.U.P “Santiago Mariño”- Extensión Porlamar
Porlamar- Edo Nueva Esparta
Porlamar, 15 de Julio del 2020
Prof.: Cesar Velásquez
Materia: Ingles I
Autor: Edgar Gaspar
C.I:29817772
The simple past

2. The simple past

3. The simple past (also called past simple,
past indefinite or preterite) is a verb tense
which is used to show that a completed action
took place at a specific time in the past.
1.-what is The simple past?

4. • Indicates the action performed at a specific moment
in the past.
• The main verb of the sentence is always in the past
tense.
• It has a simple composition of "subject and predicate
verb".
• It is the only grammatical tense that uses verbs in the
past tense.
• The predicate can use expressions that determine
the time of the sentence, although it will always be
the verb that indicates whether the sentence is in
the past tense or not.
2.- Characteristic of the simple past

5. a).-It can be conjugated in three ways.
• Affirmative.
• Negative.
• Question
b.-It is used to talk about a specific action that started and ended in
the past.
c.-The simple past is used for a series of actions in the past.
d.-It is also used for repeated or habitual actions in the past, such as
the Spanish imperfect past tense.
e.-It is used for narrations or actions of long periods in the past, such
as the Spanish imperfect.
h.-It is used to talk about generalities or facts of the past.
3.-Use

6. If the basic form of the verb ends in a consonant or a vowel other
than e, add the letters -ed to the end (e.g. seem/seemed,
laugh/laughed, look/looked).
For verbs that end in -e, add -d (e.g. love/loved, recede/receded,
hope/hoped).
If the verb ends in a consonant plus -y, change the y to an i
before adding -ed (e.g. hurry/hurried, clarify/clarified). But if the
verb ends in a vowel plus -y, just add -ed (e.g. play/played,
enjoy/enjoyed).
Example:
Past Tense Formation

7. Irregular verb Is verb whose conjugation
follows a different pattern. Irregular verbs are
also known as strong verbs.
Irregular verb

8. These nine irregular verb examples also happen to be
among the most commonly used words in the English
language. They are:
• Go
• Get
• Say
• See
• Think
• Make
• Take
• Come
• Know
Example:

9. The simple past is formed using the verb + ed. In
addition, there are many verbs with irregular past forms.
Questions are made with did and negative forms are made with
did not.
5.-Example simple past
a).- Statement: You
called Debbie.
Question: Did you call
Debbie?
Negative: You did not
call Debbie.
b) Question:
Did I wait?
Positive: I waited.
Negative: I did not
wait
c) Question:
Did Mary eat rice for
dinner?
Positive: Mary ate rice
for dinner
Negative Mary didn't
eat rice for dinner

10. d).-Question:
Jhon dance all night
with Ana?
Positive:
Jhon danced all night
with Ana
Negative: Jhon didn't
dance all night with
Ana
e).- Question:
Did Veronica work with
Scarlett until noon?
Positive:
Veronica worked with
Scarlett until noon.
Negative:
Veronica didn't
work with Scarlett until
noon.
H).-Question:
Did Caroline do the
homework she got
from school?
Positive:
Caroline did the
homework she got
from school
Negative:
Caroline didn't
do the homework
she got from school

11. 6.-Write the verb of the following sentences in the
negative form of the past simple.
a.-Andrea (go)__________to the cinema three times last
week.
b.-They (see)____________a Coldplay concert
c.-We (get)___________up early for the wedding.
d.-It (snow)_________a lot in Canada.
e.- I (pick)__________ you up from the airport.
h.-Megan (begin)________ to go to the gym three years
ago.

12. 7.-Complete the following sentences with the simple
affirmative past form of the following verbs.
a.- My brother (help)_________me with my homework.
b.- The school (begin)_________three weeks ago.
c.- When she was younger she (hate)_______ cheese.
d.-My father never (play)_______ football when he was
a child.
e.- It (take)________ us five minutes to get to the office
last Friday.

13. 8.-List Regular and Irregular