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Simple Past PDF
Simple Past PDF
Yesterday
Verb in _______ ago
last ________
past in _________
FUNCTIONS:
1. For actions completed in the past, mentioning or not the exact time.
Examples: William Shakespeare died on April 23rd, 1616.
The candidate got 45% of the votes.
2. When speaking about something that was done and cannot be repeated.
Examples: Did you ever go to a Freddy Mercury´s concert? (he´s dead and he cannot give more concerts)
I saw Pope John Paul II when he visited Mexico.
REMEMBER
§ It is necessary to practice both regular and irregular verbs exhaustively. The most important is to remember the
pronunciation for regular verbs.
We use the verb in past just in affirmative, yes just affirmative, no negative no interrogative, just affirmative!
Ecamples:
Simple Yesterday
did not _______ ago
form last ________
didn´t
verb in _________
For negative we have to use didn’t + the verb in the base form.
Remember not to use for she, he and it the verb with s, es and ies because that is for simple present and this is simple past.
Examples:
Interrogative
?
Simple Yesterday
Did form
_______ ago
last ________
verb in _________
The auxiliary did is for everybody.