The document discusses the past simple tense of the verb "to be" in English. It provides the positive, negative, and question forms for the first person singular and plural, third person singular, and second/third person plural. It also discusses the formation of regular past tense verbs and some common irregular verbs. Finally, it lists some common time phrases used with the past simple tense.

1. PAST SIMPLE: VERB TO BE BY MARIA GUADALUPE GARCÍA CASTAÑEDA

2. PAST SIMPLE: VERB TO BE POSITIVE FORM I/HE/SHE /IT was at home WE/YOU/THEY were at home NEGATIVE FORM I/HE/SHE/IT wasn`t (= was not) at home WE/YOU/THEY weren´t at home QUESTION FORM Was I/HE/SHE/IT at home? Were YOU/THEY/WE at home?

3. SHORT ANSWERS Yes, I /HE/SHE/IT was. Yes, WE/THEY/YOU were. No, I/HE/SHE/IT wasn`t. No, WE/THEY/YOU weren`t. PAST SIMPLE: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS REGULAR VERBS Usually we add “ed” to the verb. I/you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they work ed , finish ed , listen ed OTHER SPELLING RULES VERB RULE

4. VERB RULE a. Ends in –e (live) + d EX : she live d in France b .Ends in a consonant +vowel+consonant double the final EX: He sto pped work at (stop) consonant 5:30 p.m c. End in consonant change y to EX:I stud ied law +y( study) ied 2 . Irregular verbs Many common verbs have an irregular past form. Ex: go- went . Buy- bought, eat- ate We use the past simple to talk about:

5. A finished single action finished in the past. EX: My parents met in 1960 A finished state in the past EX: Kate had a happy childhood A repeated action in the past Ex: She always telephoned me on Monday. We went swimmnig everyday. PAST TIME PHRASES 1. In in + year in 1999 +decade in the 1980`s

6. in + century in the 20th century + month in July. 2. Ago ago= before now The film began ten minutes ago. 3. From...to I worked for the company from 1994 to 2000. 4. On+day I played tennis with Luis on Friday. D. ORDINAL NUMBERS: 1st First

7. 2nd Second 12th Twelfth 3rd Third 13th Thirteenth 4th Fourth 20th Twentieth 5th Fifth 21st Twenty first 6th Sixth 22nd Twenty second 7th Seventh 30th Thirtieth 8th Eight 33th Thirty third 9th Ninth 40th Fortieth 10th Tenth 100th hundredth 11th Eleventh