SIMPLE PASTBy: FABRICIO ALVARADO

•Is a form of the verb that shows the action took place in the past.

For example: Lisa danced yesterday.

Grammatical structure

Subject Verb (in past) Complement

Subject Did not Verb (normal)

Complement

Did Subject Verb (Normal)

Complement

NEGATIVE

QUESTION

AFFIRMATIVE

Did = Do (In past)

Regular e Irregular Verbs

Regular

They maintain their root.Adding D or ED

They have rules to learn.

PAST FORM OF THE VERB “BE”

I WAS

YOU WERE

HE WAS

SHE WAS

WE WERE

THEY WERE

Regular verbs RULES!

Rule 1

When a verb ends with a consonant-vowel-consonant and we put STRESS on this sound in speech, we double the last consonant. Then we add ed.

Stop => Stopp + ed => Stopped

Plan => Plann + ed => Planned

But if we don't put STRESS on this sound in speech, then we simply add ed.

Listen => Listen + ed => Listened

Happen =>Happen + e

d=> Happened

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Regular verbs

Rule 2

When a verb ends with the letter e, we add only the letter d.

Dance =>Dance + 

d=> Danced

Smile =>Smile + 

d=> Smiled

E

Regular verbs

Rule 3

When a verb ends with the letter y and there is a consonant before it, they changes into i. Then we add ed.

Cry => Cri + ed => Cried

Study => Studi + ed => Studied

When a verb ends with y and there is a vowel before it, we simply add “ed” to the verb.

Stay => Stay + ed => Stayed

Play => Play + ed => Plays

Y

Regular verbsNormal Past

Fly

Study

Call

Try

Ban

Crash

Start

Agree

Annoy

Play

Work

Irregular verbsNormal Past Past participle

BE WAS/WERE BEEN

DO DID DONE

EAT ATE EATEN

GET GOT GOTTEN

GIVE GAVE GIVEN

GO WENT GONE

PUT PUT PUT

SHAKE SHOOK SHAKEN

SLEEP SLEPT SLEPT

STEAL STOLE STOLEN

TAKE TOOK TAKEN

TEACH TAUGHT TAUGHT

WEAR WORE WORN

WRITE WROTE WRITTEN

Summary:

The main difference between regular and irregular verbs is that regular verbs have their past and past participle tenses very similar to their present tenses

while irregular verbs have their past and past participle tenses very different to their present tenses.

When do we use simple past?

USE 1 Completed Action in the Past

To express the idea that an action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

I saw a movie yesterday.

Yesterda

y

Last month

Last wee

k

In the morni

ng

When do we use simple past?

USE 2 A Series of Completed Actions

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed actions in the past.

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

1st

2nd

3rd

When do we use simple past?

USE 3 Duration in Past

A duration which starts and stops in the past

I lived in Brazil for two years.

For 5 minutes

For 2 year

s

All day

All year

When do we use simple past?

USE 4 Habits in the Past

habit which stopped in the past:

I lived in Brazil for two years.

Always

Used to

Often

Never

When do we use simple past?

USE 4 Habits in the Past

habit which stopped in the past:

I lived in Brazil for two years.

Always

Used to

Often

Never

THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION :D