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INGLES PARA NEGOCIOS II

Lic. Keta Zamora Cahuana

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE / PAST OF BE

ORIENTACIONES
This is the sith week and You have reviewed many
topics.

Well start with the use of Verb To be in Past (WASWERE) and the simple Past tense.
You have to remember the spelling rules to make

sentences using the regular Verbs.

There is a list with the Irregular Verbs, you can join them
in groups to memorize easily.

CONTENIDOS TEMATICOS
Verb To Be in Past ( Affirmative, Interrogative and
negative Form)

Yes-No questions.
The Simple PAST Tense ( affirmative, interrogative and
negative form)
Past time expressions.
Regular and Irregular Verbs

Wh- questions

VERB TO BE IN PAST
Affirmative form Negative Form Contraction Form
I was

I was not

I wasnt

You were

You were not

You werent

He was

He was not

He wasnt

She was

She was not

she wasnt

It was

It was not

it wasnt

We were

We were not

we werent

You were

You were not

You werent

They were

They were not

They werent

SENTENCES
Mr. Anderson was in his office yesterday.
They were at the airport.

Miley and Carl were famous models many years ago.

John was happy at Lilys house.
She wasnt in the meeting last Tuesday.
They werent in the swimming pool.
He wasnt at the university yesterday afternoon.
We werent concentrated during the exam.
It wasnt delicious.

WAS WERE ( QUESTIONS )

To make questions you only have to put Verb to Be in past
first then the subject pronoun.

THE MEETING WAS PRODUCTIVE

WAS THE MEETING PRODUCTIVE?

Was she at the police station yesterday night?

Were you very worried because of your problems?
Was the weather awful in Poland?
Was that an English word or a Swiss one?
Were Sally and James stubborn?

WH-QUESTIONS WITH BE IN PAST

What
Who
Where
When
Why
What
How
What

was
was
were
was
were
was
was
was

your schedule last week?

the owner of that briefcase?
they last week?
your anniversary?
you sad last night?
that?
the weddings ceremony?
Renatos job two years ago?

PRACTICE

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Simple Past Tense expresses an action which happened
at a specific time in the past and is now finished.
Look at some of the time expressions found with this tense:
Last day / last Saturday / last week / last month / last year /
last summer.
Two hours ago / four days ago / three weeks ago / one month
ago / ten years ago.
Yesterday / yesterday morning / yesterday afternoon /
yesterday evening.
In 1976 / in 2002 / when I left school / when I was young

THE SPELLING OF REGULAR VERBS :

a. The normal rule add -ed to the base form of the verb.
Work
worked
want
wanted
help
helped
Listen
listened
wash
washed
b. When the verbs end in -e , just add -d.
like
liked
live
lived
Prepare
prepared
arrive
arrived

THE SPELLING OF REGULAR VERBS :

c.

In verbs of one syllable, with one written vowel + one

written consonant, the consonant is doubled ( Verbs
ending in one stressed vowel + one consonant )
Stop
stopped
plan
planned

But cooked / looked / booked ( there are two vowels )

The consonant is not doubled if it is y or w .
played
/
showed
/ snowed

d. Verbs that end in a consonant + y change to -ied :

Carry
carried
bury
buried
study
studied

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

My mother worked at the supermarket full time last year.

The plane left at 8.00 oclock in the morning.

Mr. Miller went to a lot of baseball games.
My father wanted to be a business manager.
Somebody climbed through a window last night.
Susans brother found something strange at the weekend.
He had a stomachache last Sunday.
You brought a lot of red sweaters last week.

They came back from Japan a month ago.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE: NEGATIVE FORM

They didnt understand the message.
You didnt arrive on time to the conference.
Henry didnt have enough time to share with his family.
Mike didnt give me all my books.
Ellen didnt find the best job for her.

Steve didnt go to the discotheque because he was sick.

Jane didnt switch off the lights of the garden.
Cinthya didnt remember her appointment with Peter.
They didnt catch the main idea of the new ad.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE: INTERROGATIVE FORM

Did you go to the theater yesterday?
Did you buy a lot of leather bags?
Did Rachel take some pictures during the trip?
Did Dr. Smith forget to give me the prescription?
Did he get up early yesterday?
Did you do the housework without any help?
Did Paul find my wallet on the first floor?

WH-QUESTIONS WITH PAST TENSE

What

did

you do two days ago?

Who

did

you hire to?

When
Where

did
did

You arrive ?
they go yesterday night?

How
What
Why
What

did
did
did
did

you feel yesterday?

she bring for lunch?
He call for a meeting?
they buy as souvenirs?

REMEMBER: Whe we ask questions we always use the

base form of the Verbs and the auxiliary DID

PAST TIME EXPRESSIONS

REGULAR VERBS
We only add ed to the regular Verbs and we get the Past of them
Accept

Contain

Grant

Mention

Advise

Arrive

Happen

Include

Answer

Check

Hire

Last

Accede

Complain

Imagine

Listen

Admit

Copy

Exchange

Look

Advertise

Decide

Help

Lower

Allow

Develop

Import

Number

Annoy

Earn

Increase

Offer

Approve

Employ

Invite

Produce

Believe

Enjoy

Join

Open

change

Follow

Like

Permit

close

Gain

Live

Promise

REGULAR VERBS
VERBS IN PAST

Reach

Suggest

Refer

Travel

Remember

Trust

Report

Wait

Talk

Want

Thank

Watch

Translate

Worry

Try

Use

Save

Visit

Sign

Walk

study

work

IRREGULAR VERBS
PRESENT

PAST

PRESENT

PAST

Begin

Began

Drive

Drove

Break

Broke

Eat

Ate

Bring

Brought

Fall

Fell

Buy

Bought

Feel

Felt

Catch

Caught

Fight

Fought

Come

Came

Find

Found

Choose

Chose

Forbid

Forbade

Deal

Dealt

Forget

Forgot

Do

Did

Forgive

Forgave

Dream

Dreamt

Get

Got

Drink

Drank

Give

Gave

PRESENT

PAST

PRESENT

PAST

Go

Went

Meet

Met

Have

Had

Mistake

Mistook

Hear

Heard

Overcome

Overcame

Keep

Kept

Pay

Paid

Know

Knew

Read

Read(red)

Lead (liderar)

Led

Say

Said

Learn

Learnt

See

Saw

Leave

Left

Sell

Sold

Lend

Lent

Send

Sent

Lose

Lost

Speak

Spoke

Make

Made

Sleep

Slept

IRREGULAR VERBS
PRESENT

PAST

PRESENT

PAST

Tell

Told

Understand

Understood

Think

Thought

Undertake

Undertook

Spend

Spent

Understand

Understood

Swear

Swore

win

Won

Take

Took

Write

Wrote

Teach

Taught

Withdraw

Withdrew

SENTENCES IN PAST
I had an important meeting yesterday.
They heard bad news about ITF Company.
My boss chose Alberts campaign to launch the
product.
Mr Collins came back from Prague yesterday morning.
They brought all the reports to my house.
Use Yes-No questions :
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CONCLUSIONES Y/O ACTIVIDADES DE

INVESTIGACIN SUGERIDAS
o Focus on the Past tense and the formation of the sentences.
o To make questions in Past tense we need the auxiliary DID
and for making negative form we use the auxiliary DIDNT.

o Use the Wh-questions to ask for precise information that

hapenned in the past.
o Pay attention to the use of Verb To be in Past and conjugate
it appropriately.
o Check pages: 115-134 /

THANK YOU