Simple Past

Simple Past

by Alicia Benitez

Multiple Select

What do you use simple past for?

(Select two options)

• Past experiences

• Single actions in the past

• A sequence of actions happening one after the other

• Actions in progress in the past

Simple past is used for:​

Single actions in the past, with a definite time expression​:

​I went to the movies yesterday

​A sequence of actions in the past:

​Yesterday, I woke up and had breakfast, then I took a shower and I went to work. After that, I met my friends for drinks.

Multiple Choice

What's the correct auxiliary for simple past?

• did

• do

• was/were

• will

Auxiliaries:

in affirmative sentences we don't use auxiliaries, only the verbs in simple past: I went to the movies yesterday.

​In negatives sentences we use didn't as an auxiliary, and the verb remains in base form: I didn't do my homework last night.

​For questions, we also use did and the verb in base form: Did you watch the show last night?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence

• I want to have a birthday party last year, but covid was a problem

• She had an accident with her car next week

• He won the scholarship to study abroad in 2017

• She did do her homework last night

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence:

• I didn't make the bed in the morning, I was in a hurry.

• We didn't completed the exam, it was too difficult.

• There isn't a new park in my neighborhood in 2020

• The teacher didn't letted me to f

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct option:

• What do you do last night?

• Did you had a good time at the party?

• What was your favorite cartoon when you were a child?

• What you did after class?