Past Simple

Past Simple

Let's talk about the past!

USES - USOS

Actions that happen in the past

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...

​2. If the verb ends in...

Multiple Choice

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

• Hopped

• Hoped

Multiple Choice

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

• Smileed

• Smilled

• Smiled

Multiple Choice

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

• Cried

• cryed

Multiple Choice

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

• Talkked

• Talked

Multiple Choice

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

• Closed

• Closeed

Multiple Choice

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

• Jogged

• Joged

IRREGULAR VERBS - VERBOS IRREGULARES

IRREGULAR VERBS - VERBOS IRREGULARES

• 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 "go"?

• gone

• goed

• went

• go

Multiple Choice

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

• began

• begun

• begined

• begin

Multiple Choice

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

• buyed

• buyt

• buied

• bought

NEGATIVE

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

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

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Examples:

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- 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.

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DID + subject + verb in infinitive ?

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Examples:

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- Did he move house last month?

- Did you wear a t-shirt yesterday?

SHORT ANSWERS

To answer questions:

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+ Yes, subject DID.

- No, subject DIDN'T.

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Examples:

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Did you study last Monday?

No, I didn't..

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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 went to Paris in 2020.

• We didn't went to Paris in 2020.

• We did not go to Paris in 2020.

• We didn't go to Paris in 2020.

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