SIMPLE PAST

To describe experiences in the

past
REGULAR VERBS – IRREGULAR VERBS
REGULAR VERBS
Cocinar: Cook: Cooked
IRREGULAR VERBS
Escuchar: Listen: Listened Ir: Go: Went
Visitar: Visit: Visited
Viajar: Travel: Traveled Comer: Eat: Ate
Trabajar: Work: Worked
Tener: Have: Had
Estudiar: Study: Studied
Jugar: Play: Played Obtener: Get: Got
Bailar: Dance: Danced
Amar: Love: Loved Ser/ Estar: Be: Was/ were
Limpiar: Clean: Cleaned Beber: Drink: Drank
Observar: Watch: Watched
Caminar: Walk: Walked Hacer: Do: Did
Terminar: Finish: Finished
Vivir: Live: Lived
Enseñar: Teach: Taught
Empezar: Start: Started

Was: I, She, It, He Were: You, We, They

 EXAMPLES
I cooked fish yesterday noon
I went to Barranquilla last month
I visited my grandmother 3 months
ago
I ate fruit salad for breakfast
 NEGATIVE SENTENCES
I didn’t cook fish yesterday noon
I didn’t go to Barranquilla last month
I didn’t eat fruit salad for breakfast
 TIME EXPRESSIONS
Yesterday: Ayer
Last week: la semana pasada
Last month: El mes pasado
Last year: El año pasado
3 years ago: Hace 3 años
3 months ago: Hace 3 meses
3 weeks ago: Hace 3 semanas
In 1984. I went to New York in 1984
 EXERCISE
Chainstory
Adverbs of sequence:
Then, after that, next, finally, afterwards,
SIMPLE PAST
QUESTIONS
Yes/No Questions
 Did you cook fish yesterday?
No, I didn´t

 Did you come to the University yesterday?

Yes, I did

Did She buy a car yesterday?

Yes, she did/ No, she didn´t
Exercise
Find someone who
Wh- Questions
What did you do in the United States?
I studied English.
When did you study English?
I studied English 10 years ago
Where did you study English?
I studied English in the United States
Who did you study with?
I studied with people from Saudi Arabia, Spain, Brazil,
Iran, Iraq, Taiwan and Turkey
Exercise
In pairs, ask and answer the following questions.
Then a third person will report the information.
1. When did you drink beer for the last time?
2. When did you lie for the last time?
3. When did you meet your best friend?
4. Who did you dance for the first time with?
5. What did you do last week?
Reporting information example
María lived in Cali 20 years ago. She finished high
school in 1990. She went to her college graduation
with her family. She started working as a teacher 10
years ago. Last vacations She went to Manizales.
REMEMBER:
Her – mujer. María, her family
His - hombre. José his family