Past Simple

PAST SIMPLE

Let's talk about the past!

USES - USOS

Actions that happen in the past

Multiple Choice

We use the Past Simple to talk about the...

• Present

• Past

• Future

We can find:

• Regular verbs

• Irregular verbs

REGULAR VERBS - VERBOS REGULARES

We add -ed to the verbs in infinitive - Añadimos -ed al verbo en infinitivo

Some exceptions - Algunas excepciones

1. If the verb ends in...

• "-e", we only add "-d"

• Examples: 

• Change $\rightarrow$ Changed

• Like $\rightarrow$ Liked

2. If the verb ends in...

• consonant followed by "-y", we change the "-y" into a "-i" and add "-ed"

• Examples: 

• Try $\rightarrow$ Tried

• Study $\rightarrow$ Studied

3. One-syllable verbs ending in...

• consonant + vowel + consonant, we double the consonant and add "–ed"

• Examples:

• Stop $\rightarrow$ Stopped

• Clap $\rightarrow$ Clapped

Multiple Choice

How do you write correctly the verb "smile" in the past?

• Smileed

• Smiled

• Smilled

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How do you write correctly the verb "hop" in the past?

• Hopped

• Hoped

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Multiple Choice

How do you write correctly the verb "talk" in the past?

• Talked

• Talkked

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How do you write correctly the verb "close" in the past?

• Closeed

• Closed

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IRREGULAR VERBS - VERBOS IRREGULARES

List of irregular verbs

• We are going to learn a list of irregular verbs.

• Here you have some of them.

Multiple Choice

Which is the past simple of the verb "read"?

• Readed

• Readen

• Read

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Which is the past simple of the verb "wear"?

• Weared

• Wear

• Worn

• Wore

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NEGATIVE

We use the auxiliary "DID" to write a negative sentence in the past.

Subject + DIDN'T / DID NOT + verb in infinitive

Examples:

- She didn't play tennis yesterday.

- They didn't write a story last year.

QUESTIONS

We use the auxiliary "DID" to ask a question in the past.

DID + subject + verb in infinitive ?

Examples:

- Did he move house last month?

- Did you wear a t-shirt yesterday?

SHORT ANSWERS

To answer questions:

+ Yes, subject DID.

- No, subject DIDN'T.

Examples:

Did you study last Monday?

No, I didn't..

Did they hunt animals in prehistoric times?

Yes, they did.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• He didn't worked last week.

• He didn't work last week.

Multiple Select

Choose the correct sentence:

(There are 2 correct options)

• We did not got a pet in 2020.

• We didn't got a pet in 2020.

• We did not get a pet in 2020.

• We didn't get a pet in 2020.

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