PAST SIMPLE

REGULAR &
IRREGULAR
VERBS
2 ESO
 PAST SIMPLE
• FORM
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
AFFIRMATIVE AFFIRMATIVE

I WORKED I WENT
YOU BORROWED YOU ATE
HE CROSSED HE DRANK
SHE ARRIVED SHE STOLE
IT SURVIVED IT HAD
WE DEVELOPED WE FOUND
YOU SAVED YOU WON
THEY REACHED THEY BEGAN
 PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
NEGATIVE NEGATIVE
I DIDN’T WORK I DIDN’T GO
YOU DIDN’T BORROW YOU DIDN’T EAT
HE DIDN’T CROSS HE DIDN’T DRINK
SHE DIDN’T ARRIVE SHE DIDN’T STEAL
IT DIDN’T SURVIVE IT DIDN’T HAVE
WE DIDN’T DEVELOP WE DIDN’T FIND
YOU DIDN’T SAVE YOU DIDN’T WIN
THEY DIDN’T REACH THEY DIDN’T BEGIN
 PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS
QUESTION QUESTION

DID I WORK? DID I GO?

DID YOU BORROW? DID YOU EAT?
DID HE CROSS? DID HE DRINK?
DID SHE WORK? DID SHE STEAL?
DID IT SURVIVE? DID IT HAVE?
DID WE DEVELOP? DID WE FIND?
DID YOU SAVE? DID YOU WIN?
DID THEY REACH? DID THEY BEGIN?
USE PAST SIMPLE
We use the Past Simple with actions that happen in the
past. The typical phrases are:
 YESTERDAY (ayer)
 LAST WEEK (la semana pasada)
 TWO YEARS AGO (hace dos años)
 Past dates: in 2010, on Friday, in October...
SPELLING
consonant + -Y > IED, ex. CARRY > CARRIED but
vowel + -Y > YED, ex. PLAY > PLAYED
Consonant + vowel + consonant (double) STOP >
STOPPED
TRANSLATION
Yo trabajé / trabajaba, tú trabajaste / trabajabas, él trabajó /
 EXERCISES
Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in brackets.
believed
 Columbus (BELIEVE) ___________________ the earth was round.
wanted
He (WANT) ___________________ to sail to India.
asked
 He first (ASK) __________________ for money and ships for his journey
from the King of Portugal.
refused
 The King of Portugal (REFUSE) __________________ so he went to
Spain and Queen Isabella gave three ships to Columbus.
 Columbus (SAIL) ________________
sailed from Spain on August 3rd, 1492.
 The weather was terrible and the sailors (NOT / WANT)
didn't want
________________ to continue.
lasted
 The journey (LAST) ________________ for ten weeks.
saw
 Then a sailor (SEE) __________________ land.
carried
 Columbus and his men (CARRY) _________________ the Spanish flag
onto the island on October 12th, 1492.
named
 He (NAME) _________________ the island San Salvador.
 IRREGULAR VERBS Complete the table
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE TRANSLATION IN PAST
COME
COME CAME YO VINE
EAT
EAT ATE YO COMÍ
GIVE
GIVE GAVE YO DI
DRINK
DRINK DRANK YO BEBÍ
HAVE
HAVE HAD YO TUVE / TOMÉ
DO
DO DID YO HICE
FORGET
FORGET FORGOT YO OLVIDÉ
HEAR
HEAR HEARD YO OI
GO
GO WENT YO FUI
RUN
RUN RAN YO CORRI
 IRREGULAR VERBS Complete the table
INFINITIVE PAST SIMPLE TRANSLATION IN PAST
FIND
FIND FOUND YO ENCONTRÉ
MAKE
MAKE MADE YO HICE / CONSTRUI
SEE
SEE SAW YO VI
KNOW
KNOW NEW YO SUPE / CONOCI
BUY
BUY BOUGHT YO COMPRÉ
KEEP
KEEP KEPT YO GUARDE
BE
BE WAS / WERE YO ERA / ESTABA
GET
GET GOT YO CONSEGUI
CUT
CUT CUT YO CORTE
WIN
WIN WON YO GANÉ
 EXERCISES
Complete with the PAST SIMPLE of the verbs in brackets.
met
 My parents (MEET) _________________ my teacher yesterday.
bought
 Last Christmas I (BUY) _______________ many presents.
 My brother (COME) ___________________
came from England on
Monday. saw
 My neighbour (SEE) ____________________
didn't run the accident.
 The police officerdrank
(NOT / RUN) ___________________after the thief.
 I (DRINK) _________________abuilt little champagne on Christmas.
 My grandfather (BUILD) had__________________ a dog house.
Yesterday he (HAVE) __________________
ate dinner with his partners.
 My grandmother (EAT) _________________ three pieces of cake.
wrote
 Peter (WRITE) __________________a
went very good essay.
 In 1997 they (GO) ______________
didn't find to New York.
 They (NOT was
/ FIND) ________________ the lost dictionary.
 I (BE) __________________ill yesterday.
 EXERCISES develop the theory of relativity +
Correct the following sentences, first make paint the Mona Lisa + land on the
Moon + win an oscar for The
them in negative and then choose the correct Reverant + invent the automobile
option from the bubble. + write Hamlet + sing Thriller 
Michael Jackson landed on the Moon.
Michael Jackson didn’t land on the Moon. He sang Thrilller.
 Karl Benz wrote Hamelt.
Karl Benz didn’t write Hamlet. He invented the automobile.
 Leonardo da Vinci developed the theory of relativity.
Leonardo da Vinci didn’t develop the theory of relativity. He painted the
Mona Lisa.
 Shakespeare invented the automobile.
Shakespeare didn’t invent the automobile. He wrote Hamlet.
 Albert Einstein won an oscar for The Reverant.
Albert Einstein didn’t win an oscar for The Reverant. He developed the
theory of relativity.
 Leonardo Dicaprio sang Thriller.
Leonardo Dicaprio didn’t sing Thriller. He won an oscar for The Reverant
 Neil Amstrong painted the Mona Lisa.
Neil Amstrong didn’t paint the Mona Lisa. He landed on the Moon.
 EXERCISES
WH- AUX. SUBJ. INFINIT OTHERS?
 Thomas Edison invented  WHAT
motion pictures in 1888 did Thomas Edison invent
in 1888?
 Mark Zuckerberg created  WHERE Mark creat
Facebook in Massachusett did Zuckerberg e
in 2004 Facebook in 2004?
 WHEN
 Ferdinand Magellan sailed did Ferdinand Magellan sail
round the world in 1521 round the world?
 WHAT
 Edmund Halley saw his did Edmund Halley see
comet in 1531  WHEN
in 1531?
 Bruno Mars sang Uptown did Bruno Mars sing
Funk in 2014  WHAT
Uptown Funk?
 Ray Tomlinson sent the
first email in 1971  WHERE did Ray Tomlinson send
in 1971?
 Stephen Hawking studied
physics at University did Stephen Hawking study
College in Oxford physics?
 EXERCISES
Write questions for the underlined words.
 WHAT DID STEVE JOBS LOVE since he was young?
 Steve Jobs loved electronics and chips since he was young.
 WHY DID HE LEAVE college?
 He left college because he didn’t have any special interest.
 WHEN DID HE TAKE a job as a video game designer?
 He took a job as a video game designer in 1974.
 WHERE DID HE TRAVEL to find spiritual enlightment?
 He travelled to India to find spiritual enlightment.
 WHO DID HE START Apple Computer with in 1976?
 Jobs started Apple Computer with his friend Wozniak in 1976.
 WHEN DID HE DIE?
 He died on October 5, 2011.
 Complete with the PAST SIMPLE of the verbs in
brackets.
 Yesterday shops (OPEN) _____________________
opened at 9.00.
went
 Last week my friends and I (GO) ______________ to L’Oceanogràfic.
did you want
 What ____________________ (YOU WANT) to see on TV?
didn't finish
 You (NOT FINISH) _______________________ last exam on time.
studied
 We (STUDY) _______________________ French last year.
Did you paint
 ___________________ (YOU PAINT) a picture last week?
asked
 My father (ASK) __________________ me to help him with the
gardening. began
 The film
Did(BEGIN) __________________ at 8.00.
she write
 __________________________
brought (SHE WRITE) any mail to you?
 Peter (BRING) _______________________a
helped big cake for the party.
 My brother
did(HELP)________________
your teacher speak my father to wash the car.
 Who _________________________
lost (YOUR TEACHER SPEAK) to?
 I (LOSE) _________________my handbag yesterday.
didn't tidy
 My brother (NOT TIDY) _____________________his room yesterday.
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 Complete with the PAST SIMPLE of the verbs in
brackets found
The teacher (FIND)__________________ the results excellent.
didn't play
 My sister (NOT PLAY) _________________ with her friends last
weekend. gave
 We (GIVE) ___________________
did your parents decidea big surprise to our parents.
 Where ___________________________ (YOUR PARENTS DECIDE)
to go on holidays? had
My father (HAVE) _________________
sent paella for dinner on Saturday.
 Mary (SEND) __________________me a nice mail last Monday.
did your brother talk
 When ________________________ (YOUR BROTHER TALK) to my
didn't feel
sister?
 My teachersdid Mary
(NOT get _________________happy with the results.
FEEL)
didn't arrive
 When _________________________ (MARY GET) home?
walked
 They (NOT ARRIVE) ___________________ in time.
drove
 I (WALK) __________________ ten kilometres on Sunday.
 My mother (DRIVE) _______________us
forgot home because my father was
very tired.
did Charlie say
 My brother (FORGET)___________________ my last birthday.
left
 Why (CHARLIE SAY) _____________________ those terrible things?
Let’s see a video!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-uW_KheiEc

What did you do?

Complete the sentences.
On Saturday, Monica ………………. to the theatre with her
………………. She ……………….. the costumes and the songs.
On Sunday, Monica…………………. a book . Then she
………………… the homework. In the afternoon, they
………………… on a picnic in the ……………….. They
……………….. some sandwiches and ……………… some juice.
After lunch, it ………………. to rain so they ……………… fast.
When she got home, she ………………. a bath.
Let’s see a video!
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What did you do?

Complete the sentences.
On Saturday, she ………………. shopping with her mom.
She needed a ………………. for her ………………….’s
birthday party. She ……………….. the perfect dress.
The party…………………. great fun. There cake looked
…………………., my cousin ………………… the candles and
………………… the cake. on a picnic in the ………………..
Then they ……………….. lots of games and she won many
………………. The food ………………. delicious but she
……………… too much and she ………………. sick. And she
also …………………. too much juice. When she got home, her
mother ……………….. some tea for her.
PAST SIMPLE
Verb
TO BE (ser / estar)

The verb TO BE is a special

verb because:
 It has different verbs for
different persons.
 It doesn’t need any other verb
to make the negative or
interrogative forms.
 PAST SIMPLE VERB TO BE
 FORM
PRESENT AFFIRM. PAST SIMPLE
I AM yo soy / estoy I WAS era / estaba
YOU ARE tú eres / estás YOU WERE eras / estabas
HE IS él es / está HE WAS era / estaba
SHE IS ella es / está SHE WAS era / estaba
IT IS eso es / está IT WAS era / estaba
WE ARE nosotros somos / estamos WE WERE éramos / estábamos
YOU ARE vosotros sois / estáis YOU WERE erais / estabais
THEY ARE ellos / ellas son / están THEY WERE eran / estaban

NEGATIVE QUESTION NEGATIVE QUESTION

I WASN’T WAS I? WE WEREN’T WERE WE?
YOU WEREN’T WERE YOU? YOU WEREN’T WERE YOU?
HE WASN’T WAS HE? THEY WEREN’T WERE THEY?
SHE WASN’T WAS SHE?
IT WASN’T WAS IT?
Rewrite the following sentences into the PAST SIMPLE. Translate.
 I am a Science teacher.
 I was a Science teacher.
 Yo era profesora de ciencias
 You are brilliant students.
 You were brilliant students.
 Vosotros erais alumnos brillantes
 We aren't in the playground.
 We weren't in the playground.
 Nosotros no estábamos en el parque infantil.
 My father is a scientist.
 My father was a scientist.
 Mi padre era científico.
 Is the nurse surprised?
 Was the nurse surprised?
 Estaba la enfermera sorprendida?
 They aren't angry.
 They weren't angry.
 Ellos no estaban enfadados.
 Are the children at home?
 Were the children at home?
 Estaban los niños en casa?
 The shop assistant isn't disappointed.
 The shop assistant wasn’t disappointed.
 La dependienta no estaba decepcionada
 Where is my pen?
 Where was my pen?
 Dónde estaba mi boli?
 Our dog is very scared.
 Our dog was very scared.
 Nuestro perro estaba muy asustado.
 My grandmother isn’t ill.
 My grandmother wasn’t ill.
 Mi abuela no estaba enferma.
 The lawyers are in the office.
 The lawyers were in the office.
 Change the following paragraph into PAST SIMPLE. Then translate.

Today I am happy because my mother isn’t angry and my father isn’t

tired. My friends are in the park but I am at home because my little
brother is ill so he is in his bedroom. My little brother is frightened but
I am happy because I am not ill. Why am I happy today?

Yesterday I was happy because my mother wasn’t angry and my father

wasn’t tired. My friends were in the park but I am at home because my
little brother was ill so he was in his bedroom. My little brother was
frightened but I was happy because I wasn’t ill. Why was I happy
yesterday?

Ayer yo estaba contenta porque mi madre no estaba enfadada y mi padre

no estaba cansada. Mis amigos estaban en el parque pero yo estaba en
casa porque mi hermano pequeño estaba enfermo por lo tanto él estaba
en su cuarto. Mi hermano pequeño estaba asustado pero yo estaba
contenta porque yo no estaba enferma. ¿Por qué estaba contenta ayer?
Fill in the gaps with the PAST SIMPLE of the verb TO BE.
Remember (+) means affirmative, (-) negative and ? Question.
was
 Dad: Your teacher (+) __________ angry with you yesterday,
Mary.
wasn't
 Mary: No, she (-) __________. wasn't
I (-) ___________ a bad girl. I (+)
was
__________ was
a hard worker and I (+) ___________ very polite.
weren't good. She says you
 Dad: Your teacher says you (-) __________

were
(+) ___________ playing in the classroom.
 Mary: But my teacher likes funny people! She (-) wasn't
__________
angry and all the students (+) __________
were very happy.
were
 Dad: What __________all the students doing?
was
 Mary: It (+) ___________ were
rainy so we (+) ___________ playing
football in the classroom!
weren't
 Dad: You (-) ___________ good children, Mary!
was
 Mary: Oh, dad! But it (+) _____________ so exciting!
Past simple of be: was / were. Put the words in the correct order to
make sentences and questions. Omit one word from each sentence.
1 tired / the race / were / she / was / after / ?
• Was she tired after the race?
2 very / were / the exam / difficult / was / ?
• Was the exam very difficult?
3 were / where / was / I / on Tuesday evening / ?
• Where was I on Tuesday evening ?
4 when / the party / were / was / ?
• When was the party?
5 you / where / was / born / were / ?
• Where were you born?
Write sentences.
1 my day / brilliant  4 the boys / excited 
• My dad was brilliant The boys were excited
2 the film / interesting  4 we / surprised 
• The film wasn’t interesting We weren’t surprised
3 it / sunny ? 5 my parents / frightened 
• Was it sunny? • My parents were frightened
3 Complete the questions and short answers.
1 ‘ _________scared by the film?’ ‘ _____ , they ______ .’ 
• Were they scared by the film? Yes, they were
2 ‘ ________ cross about the party? ‘ _____ , he _______ .’ 
• Was he cross about the party? Yes, he was
3 ‘ ________ the food nice?’ ‘ _____ , it _______ .’ 
• Was it the food nice? No, it wasn’t
4 ‘ ________ late again? ‘ ______ , we _______ .’ 
• Were you late? No, we weren’t
5 ‘ ________ at that party? ‘ ______ , you _______ .’ 
• Was I / Were we at the party? Yes, you were
6 ‘ _______ late for school? ‘ ______ , they______ .’ 
• Were they late for school? No, they weren’t
7 ‘ ________busy at work? ‘ _____ , she ______ .’ 
• Was she busy at work? No, she wasn’t
8 ‘________ at home last night?’ ‘_____, I _______ 
• Were you at home last night? No, I wasn’t
Complete the text with was, were, wasn’t and weren’t.
was
When I ………………...little, my mum and I went to the park one day. The
were
weather was beautiful, so there ……………….. a lot of people there. We had
were
lunch on a rug. We …………………. very happy in the sunshine. My toys
were
…………………. weren’t interesting any
on the rug too. But soon they ………………..
more and I wandered away from my mum. Later I looked for her. She
wasn’t
………………….. there. I started to cry. After a few minutes I heard a voice. It
was
………………….. was
my mum’s! I ………………….. very happy to find her again, but
was
that ………………….. our last day in the park for a long time!
Read the answers. Then complete the questions with the words .
1 (Jake) ? Yes, he was upset arguing with people.
• Was Jake upset after the argument?
2 (you) ? Yes, we were late for school again!
• Were you late for school again?
3 (Kelly) ? No, she wasn’t disappointed about the competition.
• Was Kelly disappointed about the competition?
4 (the children) ? No, they were bored at the party.
• Were the children bored at the party ?
5 (I) ? Yes, you were a good baby.
• Was I a good baby ?
 How to say HAY in English!
 There is + nouns in singular = HAY
 There is an animal hospital near my house
 There is a child in the park
 There are + nouns in plural = HAY
 There are some animals in the hospital
 There are four children in the playground
 There was + nouns in singular = HABÍA
 Yesterday there was a maths exam
 Last weekend there was a great concert in the arena
 There were + nouns in plural = HABÍA
 Last week there were three exams
 Two years ago there were some important discoveries
 There is There isn’t Is there?
 There are There aren’t Are there?
 There was There wasn’t Was there?
 There were There weren’t Were there?
Complete with THERE IS / THERE ARE / THERE WAS /
THERE WERE in their correct form.
There was
 ……………….. an important competition yesterday.
There aren’t
 ………………..(not) any classes today.
There is
 ………………. much discrimination some years ago.
Are there
 ………………. any fashion shops near your house?
There aren’t
 ………………..(not) businesses in this street.
Were there
 ………………..important inventions last year?
Was there
 ………………..a fire here yesterday?
There isn’t
 ………………..(not) much information about some diseases.
There is
 ………………..a plan to work on oral skills in this school.
There wasn’t
 ………………...(not) energy for all the towns many years ago.
Are there
 ………………..good conditions to climb that high mountain?
There wasn’t
 ………………..(not) anybody in the square last Friday.
There are
………………..two very good ideas for the surprise party.
Compare pictures and say sentences using
THERE IS / ARE, THERE WAS/ WERE