SIMPLE PAST

When do we need to use the past simple tense in English?

(Cundo necesitamos utilizar el pasado simple en ingles?)

He wasat the cinema

(l estaba en el cine)

They weresad
(Ellos estaban tristes)

We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action

started and finished at a specific time in the past.
(Usamos el pasado simple para expresar la idea de una accin que
comenz y termin en un momento especfico en el pasado.)

SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Verb TO BE
(Verbo To Be)

Positive
Sentenses
(Oraciones
Positivas)
Negative
Sentenses
(Oraciones
Negativas)
Questions
(Preguntas)

To express
existence
(Para expresar
Existencia)
There was
(Haba -singular-)

Verb TO DO
(Verbo To Do)
Regular verbs
(Verbos Regulares)
Irregular verbs
(Verbos irregulares)

There were
(Haba -plural-)
Adverbs of time
(Adverbios de tiempo)

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE

The past tense ofTo Bein English has two forms: WAS and WERE
(El pasado simple del verbo To Be en ingles tiene dos formas: Was y Were

VERB TO BE IN
SUBJECT

PRESENT

VERB TO BE IN
PAST

NEGATIVE
FORM OF VERB
TO BE IN PAST

NEGATIVE
CONTRACTION
OF VERB TO BE
IN PAST

IS

WAS

WAS NOT

WASNT

YOU

ARE

WERE

WERE NOT

WERENT

HE

IS

WAS

WAS NOT

WASNT

SHE

IS

WAS

WAS NOT

WASNT

IT

IS

WAS

WAS NOT

WASNT

WE

ARE

WERE

WERE NOT

WERENT

YOU

ARE

WERE

WERE NOT

WERENT

THEY

ARE

WERE

WERE NOT

WERENT

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE POSITIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form positive sentenses is:
(La norma principal para formar oraciones positivas es: )

Subject
(Sujeto)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

Verb TO BE in past
(Verbo TO BE en pasado)

Complement
(Complemento)

She was in the office

(Ella estaba en la oficina)

She
Subject

was in the office

To Be
in past

Complement

Wewereat home.

(Nosotros estbamos en casa)

We

were

Subject

To Be
in past

at home
Complement

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE NEGATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form negative sentenses is:
(La norma principal para formar oraciones negativas es: )

Subject
(Sujeto)

Verb TO BE in past
(Verbo TO BE en pasado)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

NOT

( Forma
Negativa)

Complement
(Complemento)

She was not in the office

(Ella no estaba en la oficina)

She was not

Subject To Be Negative
in past Form

in the office
Complement

Wewere notat home.

(Nosotros no estbamos en casa)

We
Subject

were

not

at home

Negative Complement
To Be
Form
in past

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE NEGATIVE SENTENSES

Other rule to form negative sentenses is:
(Otra norma para formar oraciones negativas es: )

Subject
(Sujeto)

Negative Contraction of Verb

TO BE in past
( Contraccin Negativa del Verbo
TO BE en pasado)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

She wasnt in the office

(Ella no estaba en la oficina)

She

wasnt

in the office

Subject

N. C. To Be
in past

Complement

Wewerentat home.

(Nosotros no estbamos en casa)

We

werent

at home

Subject

N.C. To Be
in past

Complement

Complement
(Complemento)

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE QUESTIONS

The rule to form questions in simple past is:
(La norma para formar preguntas en pasado simple es: )

Subject

WAS/WERE

(Sujeto)

(Verbo TO BE en
pasado)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

Answers

(Complemento)

Was She in the office?

(Ella estaba en la oficina?)

Was

She in the office

To Be Subject
in past
S h or

Complement

Com
plet
e

Complement

?
Interrogative

Yes, She was / No, She wasnt

Yes, She was in the office.
No, She was not in the office.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE QUESTIONS

WereWeat home?

(Nosotros estbamos en casa?)

Were

We

at home

To Be
in past

Subject

Complement

Answers

S h or

Com
plet
e

?
Interrogative

Yes, We were / No, We werent

Yes, We were at home.
No, We were not at home.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE TO EXPRESS EXISTENCE

We use THERE ISto say in singular that something exists.
(Utiliazamos THERE IS para decir en singular que existe algo.)
THERE WAS is the form to express the simple past of THERE IS
(THERE WAS es la forma de expresar THERE IS en pasado simple)
For example:
(por ejemplo)

There wasa flower in your garden

(Haba una flor en tu jardn)

There was nota flower in your garden

( No haba una flor en tu jardn)

There wasnta flower in your garden

( No haba una flor en tu jardn)

Ne
gat
i

Affi

ve

rm
at
i

ve

io n
Negative Contract

Was therea flower in your garden?

(Haba una flor en tu jardn?)

t io n
s
e
Qu

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE TO EXPRESS EXISTENCE

We use THERE AREto say in plural that something exists.
(Utilizamos THERE IS para decir en plural que existe algo.)
THERE WERE is the form to express the simple past of THERE ARE
(THERE WERE es la forma de expresar THERE ARE en pasado simple)
For example:
(por ejemplo)

There were flowers in your garden

(Haba flores en tu jardn)

There were not flowers in your garden

( No haba flores en tu jardn)

There werent flowers in your garden

( No haba flores en tu jardn)

Ne
gat
i

Affi

ve

rm
at
i

ve

io n
Negative Contract

Were therea flower in your garden?

(Haba flores en tu jardn?)

t io n
s
e
Qu

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO DO

The verb TO DO is another common verb in English. It can be
used as an auxiliary and a main verb. It is often used in
questions.
(El verbo TO DO es otro verbo comn en Ingls . Se puede utilizar
como un auxiliar y como verbo principal. Se utiliza a menudo en
preguntas)

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When using the simple past tense DO becomes DID and it

doesn't change.
(Al utilizar el simple DO tiempo pasado se convierte en DID y no cambia)

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO DO REGULAR PAST

Rules to change verbs from present to simple past:
(Reglas para cambiar verbos de presente a pasado simple: )
1. If a verb ends in -e, you add -d.
agreeagreed
likeliked

escapeescaped

2. If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is

usually doubled before -ed.
stopstopped
planplanned
3. If a verb ends in consonantand -y, you take off theyand add -ied.
trytried
carrycarried
4. If the verb ends in a vowel and -y, you add -ed.
playplayed
enjoyenjoyed
5. If the verb ends in -l, this consonant is doubled before adding -ed.
distildistilled
equalequalled
6. If the verb ends with a single vowel plus aconsonant, and
thestressis at the end of the word, then you need to double the
final consonant before adding-ed
commitcommitted
referreferred

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO REGULAR PAST- AFFIRMATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form positive sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones positivas es: )

Subject
(Sujeto)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

Verb in simple past

(Verbo en pasado simple)

Complement
(Complemento)

He played baseball yesterday

(El Jug beisbol ayer)

He Played baseball yesterday

Subject

Verb in
Simple past

Complement

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO REGULAR PAST- AFFIRMATIVE SENTENSES

Other examples:
(Otros ejemplos)

They studied Math last week

(Ellos estudiaron matematicas la semana pasada)

Wedecidedtovisit another country

(Decidimos visitar otro pas.)

Maraspottedher dress with mud

(Mara manch su vestido con barro)

Youadmittedyourguilt.
(Admitiste tu culpa)

I travelled by car to the mountain

(Viaj en carro a la montaa)

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO IRREGULAR PAST

Anirregular verbis one that does not take the-edending.

(Un verbo irregular es aquel que no toma la terminacin ed)

Some irregular verbs follow patterns, such as drinkdrank,

springsprang, know-knew, and blow-blew but you cant use
those patterns with predictability.
(Algunos verbos irregulares siguen patrones, como drink-drank, springsprang, know-knew, y blow-blew pero no puedes usar esos patrones con
previsibilidad)

In the next table you can see: 50 Common Irregular Verbs .

(En la siguiente tabla puedes ver: 50 comunes verbos irregulares)

INFINIVITE

PAST SIMPLE

INFINIVITE

PAST SIMPLE

INFINIVITE

PAST SIMPLE

Be

was/were

give

gave

see

saw

Become

Became

go

went

sell

sold

Begin

Began

have

had

send

sent

bring

brought

hear

heard

sing

sang

buy

bought

keep

kept

sit

sat

choose

chose

know

knew

sleep

slept

come

came

leave

left

speak

spoke

do

did

lend

lent

stand

stood

drink

drank

let

let

swim

swam

drive

drove

lose

lost

take

took

eat

ate

make

made

teach

taught

fall

fell

meet

met

tell

told

feel

felt

pay

paid

think

thought

find

found

put

put

understand

understood

fly

flew

read

Read (red)

wear

wore

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO IRREGULAR PAST

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form positive sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones positivas es: )

Subject

Irregular verb

For example:
(por ejemplo)

She bought an old car

(Sujeto)

(Verbo irregular)

(Ella compr un carro viejo)

She bought an old car

Subject

Irregular
verb

Complement

Complement
(Complemento)

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO NEGATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form negative sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones negativas es: )
Subject
(Sujeto)

Auxiliary DID
(Auxiliar DID)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

Verb in infinitive
(Verbo en infinitivo)

NOT

She went to school

(Ella fue a la escuela)

She did not go to school

(Ella no fue a la escuela)

She did not

Subject

Auxiliar
did + not

go

to school

Verb in
Complement
infinitive

Complement
(Complemento)

Positive

Negative

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO NEGATIVE SENTENSES

Other rule to form negative sentenses is:

(Otra norma para formar oraciones negativas es: )
Subject
(Sujeto)

Contraction DIDNT
(Contraccin de DID NOT)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

Verb in infinitive
(Verbo en infinitivo)

They ate a lot

(Ellos comieron un montn)

They didnt eat a lot

(Ellos no comieron un montn)

They didnt
Subject

eat

a lot

Contractin Verb in
Complement
did + not infinitive

Complement
(Complemento)

Positive

Negative

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO QUESTIONS

The rule to form questions in simple past is:

(La norma para formar preguntas en pasado simple es: )
Auxiliary DID
(Auxiliar DID)

For example:
(por ejemplo)

Subject
(Sujeto)

Didshe study yesterday?

Question

(Ella Estudio ayer?)

Did

she

study

Auxiliary Subjetc

Verb in
infinitive

Complement
(Complemento)

Verb in infinitive
(Verbo en infinitivo)

yesterday

Complement Interrogative

Yes, She did /No, She didnt

Yes, She studied yesterday/ No, She did not study yesterday

Answers

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO

WH QUESTIONS

Wh- questions are questions that require more

information in their answers. Typical wh- words are
what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.
(Preguntas wh- son preguntas que requieren ms informacin en sus
respuestas. Las tipicas Wh son what, where, when, why, who, how, how
many, how much)

The rule to form WH questions in simple past is:

(La norma para formar preguntas WH en pasado simple es: )

WH- Word
(Palabra WH)

DID
(Auxiliary verb)

Verb in infinitive
(Verbo en infinitivo)

Subject
(Sujeto)

Complement
(Complemento)

SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO

For example:
(por ejemplo)

WH QUESTIONS

What did they reserve?

(Que reservaron ellos?)

They reserved a table

When didyoubuythat sweater?

(Cuando compraste ese suter?)

I bought this swearter yesterday

Where didhestay?
(Dnde estaba el?)

He stayed at hospital