1. THE SIMPLE PAST
I.U.P Santiago Mariño
Yusén Araque
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2. The Simple Past
Uses
Uses 1
Specific Action
I ate lunchat noon
today.
Uses 2
Completed action
She finally mailed the
letter
Uses 3
Past Status
John was still Single in
1995
Formas
Positive
-A regular past form ends
in ed.
-Some verbs are irregular
Negative
We use did+not in
negatives
Questions
We use did in questions.
Rules y Examples
We played baseball yesterday.
R1 Verbs ending in e, we add a d.
Arrive/arrived
R2 Verbs that end in y preceded by
a consonant change the y to i
before-ed.
Marry-married
R3 Double the final consonant be
fore ed if final consonant is single.
Fit - fitted
Rules y Examples
I did not arrive on
time.
We did not win the
game
Rule: We do not add
ed to the verb.
They did not use
pencils and paper.
Where did you stay?
Did she leave a
message?
Didn’t you play
basketball last year?
