Simple Past

Simple Past

By Nohemi Lopez

What is simple past?

​Definition

The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about events or activities that happened in some point in the past and this action is already finished.

Example:

Picasso died ​in 1973

My father worked in California last year.​

Affirmative Structure

To form affirmative sentences in simple past we need to use the following structure:

Subject + verb in simple past​ + complement

Example:

I went to a party yesterday​.

I ate pupusas last night​.

Multiple Choice

What is the correct structure to form the affirmative sentences?

• Subject + verb in simple past + complement

• Subject + did + verb in past + complement

• Subject + verb in present + complement

Negative Structure

To form negative sentences in simple past we need to use the following structure:

Subject + didn't + verb in base form + complement

Example:

I didn't go to a party yesterday​.

I didn't eat pupusas last night​.

Poll

What is the auxiliary we use to form the negative sentences in simple past?

• didn't

• don't

• won't

• could

Interrogative Structure

To form interrogative sentences in simple past we need to use the following structure:

Did + subject + verb in base form + complement + ?

Example:

Did you go to a party yesterday?

Did you eat pupusas last night?​

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct structure to ask questions in the simple past tense?

• Did + subject + verb in base form + complement + ?

• Did + Subject + verb in past + complement?

• Subject + complement + ?

To form the simple past tense for the irregular verbs there are not specific rules to do it, you must learn them by hearth.

Examples:

Read --- Read

Go --- Went​

​Irregular

To form the simple past for the regular verbs we only add “-ed” at the end of the verb.

Examples:

Play --- Played

Watch -- Watched​

Regular

Verbs in simple past

Some Examples of Verbs