THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

We use the SIMPLE PAST to talk about action in the past.

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

We use the SIMPLE PAST to talk about action in the past.

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

We use the SIMPLE PAST to talk about action in the past.

Present Moment
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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…
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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

The children swam in the pool.

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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then…
(luego)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park.

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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then… …finally…
(luego) (finalmente)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park. They ate a snack.
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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then… …finally…
(luego) (finalmente)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park. They ate a snack.

SUBJECT
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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then… …finally…
(luego) (finalmente)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park. They ate a snack.

SUBJECT VERB IN PAST

 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then… …finally…
(luego) (finalmente)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park. They ate a snack.

SUBJECT VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT

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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then… …finally…
(luego) (finalmente)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park. They ate a snack.

SUBJECT VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT

Remember!:
The verb in past can
be “Regular” or
“Irregular”.
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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then… …finally…
(luego) (finalmente)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park. They ate a snack.

SUBJECT VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT

Remember!: Swim (present)  swam (past) = Irregular Verb

The verb in past can
be “Regular” or
“Irregular”.
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The Simple Past: Affirmative Sentences.

Yesterday…

…Then… …finally…
(luego) (finalmente)

The children swam in the pool. They played in the park. They ate a snack.

SUBJECT VERB IN PAST COMPLEMENT

Remember!: Swim (present)  swam (past) = Irregular Verb

The verb in past can
be “Regular” or Play (present)  played (past) = Regular Verb
“Irregular”.
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The Simple Past: Negative Sentences.

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The Simple Past: Negative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Josh didn’t play in the park with his friends because he had to do homework.
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The Simple Past: Negative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Josh didn’t play in the park with his friends because he had to do homework.

SUBJECT
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The Simple Past: Negative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Josh didn’t play in the park with his friends because he had to do homework.

SUBJECT DIDN’T
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The Simple Past: Negative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Josh didn’t play in the park with his friends because he had to do homework.

SUBJECT DIDN’T

ALWAYS!!! Put “didn’t” before the verb for negative sentences

in the past.
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The Simple Past: Negative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Josh didn’t play in the park with his friends because he had to do homework.

VERB IN
SUBJECT DIDN’T
SIMPLE FORM
ALWAYS!!! Put “didn’t” before the verb for negative sentences
in the past.
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The Simple Past: Negative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Josh didn’t play in the park with his friends because he had to do homework.

VERB IN
SUBJECT DIDN’T COMPLEMENT
SIMPLE FORM
ALWAYS!!! Put “didn’t” before the verb for negative sentences
in the past.
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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.
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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her

sister go to the island by boat?
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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her

sister go to the island by boat?
Yes, they did.
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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her Did Jessica, her mother and her
sister go to the island by boat? sister go to the island by car?

Yes, they did.

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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her Did Jessica, her mother and her
sister go to the island by boat? sister go to the island by car?

Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her Did Jessica, her mother and her
sister go to the island by boat? sister go to the island by car?

Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

DID
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her Did Jessica, her mother and her
sister go to the island by boat? sister go to the island by car?

Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

DID SUBJECT
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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her Did Jessica, her mother and her
sister go to the island by boat? sister go to the island by car?

Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

VERB IN
DID SUBJECT
SIMPLE FORM
THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her Did Jessica, her mother and her
sister go to the island by boat? sister go to the island by car?

Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

VERB IN
DID SUBJECT COMPLEMENT ?
SIMPLE FORM
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The Simple Past: Interrogative Sentences.

Yesterday…

Jessica, her mother and

her sister went to the
island by boat.

Did Jessica, her mother and her Did Jessica, her mother and her
sister go to the island by boat? sister go to the island by car?

Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.

VERB IN
DID SUBJECT COMPLEMENT ?
SIMPLE FORM
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Summarizing (resumiendo)…
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