Simple Past

Simple Past:

We use the simple past to describe actions that occurred in the past.
Example:
Last summer I went to the beach with my family. I ate ceviche and played in the waves. I didn't make sand castles because I didn't want to get any sunburn. I had a lot of fun!

They don't follow a rule, so you must memorize them!
Example:
drink = drank
go = went

Irregular verbs:

We add "ed" to the Infinitive.
Example:
walk = walked
call = called

Regular verbs:

For Simple Past we use regular and irregular verbs:

Match

Match the Infinitive and its past form:

• go

• wash

• run

• lose

• talk

went

washed

ran

lost

talked

• went

• washed

• ran

• lost

• talked

Drag and Drop

I (go)​

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to Mexico 3 years ago.

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went

go

wented

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I (wash)​

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my hands twice when COVID started.

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washed

washing

washt

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I (run) ​

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the 15k last week.

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ran

run

runned

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I (call) ​

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911 when I heard weird noises in the house.

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called

calling

cold

Negative Sentences in past:

When we make negative sentences we write "did not" before the verb, and we write the verb in infinitive.

Example:
Cathy worked all day. = Cathy did not work all day.
The boys swam yesterday. = The boys didn't swim yesterday.

Fill in the Blanks

Fill the blanks to make negative sentences in the past:

The cat (scratch) ___ ___ _____ the carpet.

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Fill the blanks to make negative sentences in the past:

We (love) ___ ___ _____ the Golden song.

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Fill the blanks to make negative sentences in the past:

I (have) ___ ___ _____ all the Pokemon cards last year.

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Fill the blanks to make negative sentences in the past:

We (win) ___ ___ _____ the battle in last week's game.

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Fill the blanks to make negative sentences in the past:

He (fly) ___ ___ _____ the kite this summer.

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Fill the blanks to make negative sentences in the past:

The mouse (steal) ___ ___ _____ the cheese.

Questions in the past:

When we make questions, we write "did" before the subject, and we write the verb in the infinitive.

Example:
Cathy worked all day. = Did Cathy work all day?
The boys swam yesterday. = Did the boys swim yesterday?

Multiple Choice

Choose the right verb:

Did Camila _____ TV yesterday?

• watch

• read

• watched

Multiple Choice

Did Hermann _____ with his dog yesterday?

• played

• play

• eat

Multiple Choice

Did the dog _____ sushi?

• dream

• ate

• eat

Multiple Choice

Did you _____ soccer at recess?

• played

• play

• talk