Simple Past Tense

SIMPLE PAST

We use the Simple Past Tense to describe activities done in time before today.

Irregular verbs

The past is formed by adding -ed at the end.
For example:
play - played
work - worked

Regular verbs

Verbs in past

Verbs in past are divided in REGULAR and IRREGULAR.

These verbs change when in past, so we have to leard them by memory.
For example:
swim - swam
eat - ate

Categorize

Options (15)

worked

stopped

played

jumped

cleaned

talked

visited

watched

ate

swam

slept

went

did

got up

made

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regular and irregular verbs

Categorize the following verbs:

got up / slept / played / ate / visited / stopped / swam / worked / made / jumped / ate / talked / cleaned / did

REGULAR VERBS

IRREGULAR VERBS

Structure of the Simple Past Tense

AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS


+ past verb + complement.


Example:
I went to the park with my friends yesterday.

Multiple Choice

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affirmative statements

Last summer, I ______ in the pool with my family.

• swam

• swimed

• swimming

Structure of the Simple Past Tense

NEGATIVE STATEMENTS


+ didn't + simple verb + complement.


Example:
I didn't go to the park with my friends yesterday.

YES / NO QUESTIONS


Did + + simple verb + complement?


Example:
Did you go to the park with your friends yesterday? Yes, I did./No, I didn't.

Structure of the Simple Past Tense

Drag and Drop

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yes / no questions

​

Placeholder

you​

Placeholder

me last night?

Yes, I_​

Placeholder

.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

did

Do

called

Does

Did

call

INFORMATION QUESTIONS


Wh + did + + simple verb + complement?


Example:
Where did you go yesterday? I went to the park with my friends yesterday.

Structure of the Simple Past Tense

Reorder

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information questions

eat / they / what / last night? / did

• What

• did

• they

• eat

• last night?

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

REFERENCES

• ‌Asher, A. & Saslow, J. (2015). Top Notch Fundamentals. Third Edition. United States of America: Pearson Education. Retrieved August 15, 2024, from: https://pdfcoffee.com/top-notch-fundamentals-a1-4-pdf-free.html

• Simple past en inglés | Simple past tense | EF México. (2024). Ef.com.mx. https://www.ef.com.mx/recursos-aprender-ingles/gramatica-inglesa/simple-past/#:~:text=El%20%22simple%20past%22%20se%20utiliza,reciente%20o%20un%20pasado%20lejano.