THE PAST SIMPLE

How do we form the simple past tense?

There are two types of verbs in the past tense:

REGULAR VERBS AND IRREGULAR VERBS

Look at the following list of past tense verbs…

Which verbs are REGULAR and which are
IRREGULAR?
1.needed regular 1. came irregular
2.played regular 2. bought irregular
3.studied regular 3. became irregular
4.jumped regular 4. caught irregular
 Regular verbs are verbs that…
end with –ed.
Simple Form Past Form
• play played
• Live lived
• work worked
• study studied
For Regular Verbs, simply use the –ed form of
the verb in a positive sentence.
Example:
1. Yesterday, mom worked at the office until eight
o’clock.

2. Melissa lived and studied in Perú when she was a

child.
 LIST OF REGULAR VERBS

Simple form Past form

1. Study (estudiar) studied 9. catch (coger) catched
2. Drop (soltar) dropped 10. rain (llover) rained
3. Play (jugar /tocar) played 11. hang (colgar) hanged
4. Lie (mentir) lied 12.work (trabajar) worked
5. Wash (lavar) washed 13. look (mirar) looked
6. Dance (bailar) danced 14. talk (conversar) talked
7. Change (cambiar) changed 15. open (abrir) opened
8. Watch (ver tv.) watched 16. close (cerrar) closed
17. skip (saltar) skipped
 For Irregular Verbs use the correct past
tense form in positive sentences.

Examples:

1.Last week, I gave you a present for your birthday.

2. I made a cake to Jimena yesterday.
3. Last Friday, we went to the party together.
4. She did a great job!
 LIST OF IRREGULAR VERBS(los verbos irregulares NO agregan “ed”)
Simple Form Past Tense
1. Do (hacer) did 10. fight (pelear) fought
2. Swim (nadar) swam 11. cut (cortar) cut
3. Take (tomar/llevar)took 12. make (fabricar) made
4. Go (ir) went 13. run (correr) ran
5. Eat (comer) ate 14. have (tener) had
6. Tell (contar) told 15. sell (vender) sold
7. Set (poner) set 16. sleep (dormir) slept
8. Give (dar/regalar) gave 17. drive (conducir) drove
9. Sit (sentarse) sit
Key Words
Existen mucho verbos regulares e irregulares,
por ahora trabajaremos con estos.
Debes estudiarlos y memorizarlos, no existe otra
forma de aprenderlos.
La guía que vas a realizar tiene relación con
estos 2 listados. Abre la guía ahora.