THE PAST Unit 5

PAST SIMPLE OF TO BEAFIRMATIVE NEGATIVEI was I wasn’tYou were You

weren’tHe/She/It was He/She/It wasn’tWe were We

weren’tYou were You

weren’tThey were They

weren’t

PAST SIMPLE OF TO BEINTERROGATIVEWas I…?Were you…?Was he/she/it…?Were we…?Were you…?Were they…?

PAST SIMPLE AFIRMATIVE

We form the Past Simple of regular verbs byadding –ed to the verb:

Walk walkedOpen openedWatch watchedAsk asked

For example:

We walked to the park yesterday.He played tennis last week.

REGULAR VERBS

PAST SIMPLE

Many verbs have an irregular Past Simple form: INFINITIVE PAST

Do DidGo WentHave HadGet GotBuy BoughtDrive DroveSee SawWear WoreEat Ate

For example: I went to the cinema yesterday.She bought a pair of shoes

IRREGULAR VERBS

PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS NEGATIVEWe need the auxiliar verb to form

thenegative, but in the past the auxiliar verb is

DidFor example:

I didn’t like the film.You didn’t understand the message.He didn’t play tennis last week.

PAST SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS INTERROGATIVEWe need the auxiliar verb to makequestions, and this auxilar verb in the past is

DidFor example:

Did you go to the party?Did they play a football match?Where did you buy this nice dress?What did you do last summer?

EXPRESSIONS OF TIME IN THE PAST

Last : pasada (ex. last night, last week, etc.)

Ago: hace… (ex. two years ago)

Yesterday: ayer In (+ date). On (+ day of the past).