SIMPLE PAST

COMPLEMENT OF PAST TENSE

 AFFIRMATIVE The Past Simple tense
does not change for the
third person singular:
■ REGULAR VERBS:
We usually make the positive by adding '-ed' to the infinitive. For
example, 'play' becomes 'played‘, ‘listen’ becomes ‘listened’,
‘cook’ becomes ‘cooked’
D/T --- Decided / PaintED = /id/

I
YOU
HE
SHE VERB - ED COMPLEMENT HE PLAYED SOCCER IN A CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR.
THEY PLAYED SOCCER IN A CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR.
IT
WE
THEY
AFFIRMATIVE
■ REGULAR VERBS:

Obey - obeyed

Study -- studied
AFFIRMATIVE The Past Simple tense
does not change for the
■ IRREGULAR VERBS: third person singular:

There are some irregular verbs that change their spelling, for
example 'go' becomes 'went‘, 'run' becomes 'ran’, ‘put’ is ‘put’
in past.

I
YOU
HE
Irregular
SHE COMPLEMENT THEY RAN IN A COMPETITION YESTERDAY.
verb
IT MARY RUN IN A COMPETITION YESTERDAY.
WE
THEY
VERB TO BE IN PAST
 EXERCISE

1. I ____ (paint) my parents’ house last year. (REGULAR V)

2. He _____ (buy) his phone in Christmas. (IRREGULAR V)
3. You _____ (cut) those papers yesterday. (IRREGULAR V)
4. We _____ (create) an Educa Play profile in June. (REGULAR V)
5. He _____ (swim) in a lake on vacations. (IRREGULAR V)
1. I painted (paint) my parents’ house last year. (REGULAR V)
2. He bought (buy) his phone in Christmas. (IRREGULAR V)
3. You cut (cut) those papers yesterday. (IRREGULAR V)
4. We created (create) an Educa Play profile in June. (REGULAR V)
5. He swam(swim) in a lake on vacations. (IRREGULAR V)
 NEGATIVE
In the negative there aren't any irregular verbs. All
verbs use 'did not (didn't) + infinitive'
I
YOU
HE
DID NOT INFINITIVE COMPLEMENT THEY DIDN’T SELL THE BOOKS.
SHE MY BROTHER DID NOT BUY
DIDN’T
IT THOSE BOOKS.
WE
THEY

We created (create) an Educa Play profile in June.

We didn’t create French.
EXERCISE did not / didn’t

1. I ___ _____ (study) music last year.

2. She ___ ______ (travel) abroad.
3. The teachers ____ ______ (write) an article on the newspaper.
4. Michael and Sophia ____ ____(listen) to the radio in the morning.
5. John ___ _____ (play) golf last weekend.
1. I did not study music last year
2. she didn't travel abroad
3. the teachers didn't write an article on the newspaper
4. Michael and Sophia did not listen to the radio in the morning
5. Jhon didn't play golf last weekend
 INTERROGATIVE

Questions are also very easy. Just put 'did'

before the subject, and the infinitive after it.
Affirmative I painted my parents’ house last year

Interrogative DID I paint my parents’ house last year?

EXERCISE DID I paint my parents’ house last year?
1. They climbed a mountain on vacations.
2. She didn’t work in a big company.
3. The singer wrote that song.
4. We studied at Sena.
Now make questions:
1. Did they climb a mountain on vacations?
2. Did she work in a big Company?
3. Did the Singer write that song?
4. Did we study at Sena?
EXERCISE

 Game to practice - Simple Past. You should got at least

6000 pts.
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