Simple Past

Simple Past

Uses, grammar structure and examples

Simple Past

Uses

*To talk actions that started and finished in past

Grammar Structure

Affirmative Tenses:

Subject + VERB IN PAST + Complement

• Verbs conjugated in past can be regular (ed ending) or irregular
  

Negative Tenses:

Subject + AUXILIARY DID NOT (DIDN'T) + Verb in Simple Form + Complement

Grammar Structure

Interrogative Tenses:

AUXILIARY DID + Subject + Verb in Simple Form + C + ?

• I ​worked yesterday.
  

• You traveled to Europe in the last holidays
  

• He finished his homework 2 hours ago
  

• She talked to me last night

Examples

• I ​didn't work yesterday.
  

• You didn't travel to Europe in the last holidays
  

• He didn't finish his homework 2 hours ago
  

• She didn't talk to me last night

Examples

• Did I work yesterday?
  

• Did you travel to Europe last night?

• Did he finish his work?
  

• Did she talk to you ?

Examples

Multiple Choice

Select the correct option to complete the sentence:

1.- _____ you ______ your parents last week?

• Did / visited

• DId / visit

• Does / visit

• Does / visited

Multiple Choice

Sam ______ new clothes last weekend.

• bought

• buys

• buy

• buyed

Multiple Choice

My father ______ _____ our house.

• Don't / Paint

• Don't / painted

• Didn't / painted

• Didn't / paint

Multiple Choice

Mark ________ his car last Sunday

• wash

• washes

• washed

Multiple Choice

I ______ _______ the bill in the restaurant, he did it.

• didn't / payed

• didn't / pay

• don't / pay

• don't / payed

Open Ended

What did you do last weekend

Open Ended

Write something that you didn't do last Saturday morning

Thank You

BY: Jessica Ureña