PAST SIMPLE LUIS ROBERTO ORTIZ GUERRERO

WHEN TO USE IT?

WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE FOR THINGS THAT STARTED IN THE PAST AND ALSO FINISHED IN THE

PAST.

PAST FUTURE

PRESENT

+

I went shopping.

He drove to the school.

They bought some clothes.

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I didn´t go shopping.

He didn´t drive to the school.

They didn´t buy some clothes.

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Did I go shopping?

Did He drive to the school.?

Did They buy some clothes?

+ VPS + COMPLEMENT

I went shopping yesterday.

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2 Different Options

Verbs

Regular Irregular

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Regular verbs For regular verbs, we only add “ed” at the end of the verb.

Play PlayedTalk Talked Stay Stayed

Jump Jumped

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Exceptions1. Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end

2. Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied

3. Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC form, double the last consonant.

4. Verbs with 2 or more syllables ending in the CVC form and with the last stressed syllable

5. Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before the –ed

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Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end

Dance Danced

Agree Agreed

Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add

–ied

Try- TriedCarry - Carried

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Be Careful!

Play Played

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Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC FORM, double the last

consonant.

Stop Stopped C V C

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Be Careful!

IF THE VERB ENDS IN X OR W, DON´T DOUBLE THE LAST CONSONANT

FIX FIXEDMIX MIXED

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Verbs with more than one syllable, you only double the consonant if it has the CVC and it is stressed

Prefer Preferred

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Be Careful!

Answer Answered

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Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L before the –ed

Travel Travelled

Cancel Cancelled

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Be Careful!

Sail Sailed

Irregular Verbs

There is no specific rule for the Irregular verbs.

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Irregular Verbs

Irregular verbs are different from each other, so, you need to learn

one by one the cases.

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Some examples

HAVE HAD

GET GOT

BUY BOUGHT

MAKE MADE

COME CAME

EAT ATE

LEAVE LEFT

DO DID

GO WENT

SEE SAW

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Time expressions

■Yesterday

■Last Night

■Last Day

■Last Summer

■Two days ago

affirmative sentences

IYouHeSheIt

WeThey

Verb in past

Comp.

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examples

• I played soccer last week.• Demian danced salsa yesterday.• The kids ate broccoli last morning.

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Speaking activity Talk about the things you did last weekend.

EXAMPLE•Last weekend, I went with some friends to a party, it was incredible. We drank some beer and also we ate some tacos.

negative sentences

IYouHeSheIt

WeThey

Didn´t

Comp.Verb in

simple form

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examples

• I didn´t play soccer last week.• Demian didn´t dance salsa yesterday.• The kids didn´t eat broccoli last

morning.

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Mariel went to a party last Sunday.

Mariel didn´t go to a party last

Sunday

affirmative

negative