PAST SIMPLE

by:
Eric Morales Martnez and Roxana Paola
Montes de Oca Garca.

PAST SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE

THE STRUCTURE:
[SUBJET] + [BASE FORM "-ed"]

Irregular verbs in the past do not follow any rule, have to memorize.
VERB IN PAST REGULAR

VERB IN PAST IRREGULAR

Spanish

Present

Past

Spanish

Present

Past

Abrir

Open

Opened

Barrer

Sweep

Swept

Amar

Love

Loved

Cavar

Dig

Dug

Baar

Bathe

Bathed

Comer

Eat

Ate

Aplicar

Apply

Applied

Correr

Run

Ran

EXAMPLES:
I played tennis yesterday.

Jugu al tenis ayer.

You told the truth.

Dijiste la verdad.

She cooked very well.

Ella cocinaba muy bien.

We wrote our letters.

Escribimos nuestras cartas.

PAST SIMPLE NEGATIVE

THE STRUCTURE:
[SUBJET] + DIDNT + [BASE FORM]

EXAMPLES
:

You didn't buy the ingredients.

No compraste los ingredientes.

He did not speak Russian.

l no hablaba ruso.

They didn't write a letter to her.

No le escribieron una carta.

She did not wash the car.

No lav el coche.

They didnt buy apples.

No compraron manzanas.

PAST SIMPLE INTERROGATIVE

THE STRUCTURE:
DID + [SUBJET]+ [BASE FORM] ?

EXAMPLES
:
Did you watch TV last night?

Viste la televisin anoche?

Did he visit his grandparents last

weekend?

Visit l a sus abuelos el fin de

semana pasado?

Did they study for the exam?

Estudiaron para el examen?

Did you go to the supermarket?

Fuiste al supermercado?

Did you see that film in the

cinema?

Viste esa pelcula en el cine?

ACTIVITY

Past Simple (regular verbs)

Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below in the correct column.
(-)d

(-)ed

(-)ied

(+)(-)ed

Complete the sentences with the verbs below in Past Simple.

listen
like

enjoy
1. Lucy

wash

study
travel

in the mountains for 2 hours.

the party very much.

4. Ken

to his favourite CD yesterday.

5. My sister

Maths for an exam.

6. They

to the USA in 2003.

7. Dad
8. The film

finish

her birthday presents.

2. Last weekend I
3. We

walk

his car last weekend.

at 11:30.