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The simple past tense is used to talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb (yesterday, etc.)

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You form the simple past of a verb by adding -ed onto the end of a regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learned or memorized.

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It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now.

For example:"I cooked in a Restaurant in Spain for two years."

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The simple past tense is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past.

For example:"When I was a child we always went to Mc. Donald´s on weekends."

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Simple Past Timeline

For example:

"Last year I took my exams."

"I got my degree in 2005."

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Simple Past with Verb To-Be

Simple Past with Regular / Irregular Verbs.

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Simple Past with «Be»

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Simple Past with «Be»

'Yes / No' Questions with 'Be'

was I sleepy?were you late?was he at the cinema?was she kind?was it hot?were we hungry?were they at work?

'Wh' Questions with 'Be'why was I sleepy?where were you?when was he at the

cinema?how was she?how was it?why were we hungry?when were they at

work?

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Simple Past with «Other Verbs»

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Positive with Other VerbsI walked (regular)you played (regular)he cooked (regular)she listened (regular)it rained (regular)we ate (irregular)they drank (irregular)

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Simple Past with «Other Verbs»

Negative Negative Short FormI did not walk I didn't walkyou did not play you didn't playhe did not cook he didn't cookshe did not listen she didn't listenit did not rain it didn't rainwe did not eat we didn't eatthey did not drink they didn't drink

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Simple Past with «Other Verbs»

'Yes / No' Questionsdid I walk?did you play?did he cook?did she listen?did it rain?did we eat?did they drink?

'Wh' Questionswhere did I go?what did you play?what did he cook?why did she listen?when did it rain?where did we eat?how did they travel?

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Verbs used in the Kitchen1.Add /ad/ (agregar)2.Bake /beik/ (hornear)3.Bite /bait/ (morder)4.Blend /blend/ (mezclar)5.Boil /boil/ (hervir)6.Break /breik/ (romper, partir)7.Burn /born/ (quemar)8.Butter (*) /barer/ (enmantequillar)9.Chew /chu/ (masticar)10.Chop /chop/ (trocear, picar)11.Clean up /Clin/ /ap/ (limpiar) 12.Close /clous/ (cerrar)13.Combine /combain/ (combinar)14.Cook /cuk/ (cocinar)15.Cool /cúl/ (enfriar) 16.Cover /cover/ (cubrir)17.Cut /cut/ (cortar)18.Digest /daiyest/ (digerir)19.Drain /drein/ (escurrir)20.Drink /drink/ (beber)

Verbs used in the Kitchen1.Add /ad/ (agregar)2.Bake /beik/ (hornear)3.Bite /bait/ (morder)4.Blend /blend/ (mezclar)5.Boil /boil/ (hervir)6.Break /breik/ (romper, partir)7.Burn /born/ (quemar)8.Butter (*) /barer/ (enmantequillar)9.Chew /chu/ (masticar)10.Chop /chop/ (trocear, picar)11.Clean up /Clin/ /ap/ (limpiar) 12.Close /clous/ (cerrar)13.Combine /combain/ (combinar)14.Cook /cuk/ (cocinar)15.Cool /cúl/ (enfriar) 16.Cover /cover/ (cubrir)17.Cut /cut/ (cortar)18.Digest /daiyest/ (digerir)19.Drain /drein/ (escurrir)20.Drink /drink/ (beber)

Things found in the Kitchen1.Almond2.Apple3.Apricot4.Asparagus5.Avocado6.Balance7.Banana8.Beans9.Beetroot10.Berry11.Blackberry12.Blender13.Blueberry14.Bone15.Bottle 16.Bread17.Broccoli18.Butter19.Cabbage20.Café

Things found in the Kitchen1.Almond2.Apple3.Apricot4.Asparagus5.Avocado6.Balance7.Banana8.Beans9.Beetroot10.Berry11.Blackberry12.Blender13.Blueberry14.Bone15.Bottle 16.Bread17.Broccoli18.Butter19.Cabbage20.Café

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