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 When do we need to use the past simple tense in English?
(¿Cuándo necesitamos utilizar el pasado simple en ingles?)

He was at the cinema They were sad

(Él estaba en el cine) (Ellos estaban tristes)

We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started
and finished at a specific time in the past.

(Usamos el pasado simple para expresar la idea de una acción que

comenzó y terminó en un momento específico en el pasado.)
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Verb TO BE Verb TO DO
(Verbo To Be) (Verbo To Do)

Regular verbs
Positive To express (Verbos Regulares)
Sentenses existence
(Oraciones (Para expresar
Positivas) Existencia) Irregular verbs
(Verbos irregulares)
Negative There was
Sentenses (Había -singular-)
(Oraciones
Negativas)
There were
(Había -plural-)
Questions
(Preguntas) Adverbs of time
(Adverbios de tiempo)
The past tense of To Be in English has two forms: WAS and WERE
(El pasado simple del verbo To Be en ingles tiene dos formas: “Was” y “Were”

NEGATIVE
VERB TO BE IN NEGATIVE FORM
VERB TO BE IN CONTRACTION OF
SUBJECT PRESENT OF VERB TO BE IN
PAST VERB TO BE IN
PAST
PAST

I IS WAS WAS NOT WASN’T

YOU ARE WERE WERE NOT WEREN’T

HE IS WAS WAS NOT WASN’T

SHE IS WAS WAS NOT WASN’T

IT IS WAS WAS NOT WASN’T

WE ARE WERE WERE NOT WEREN’T

YOU ARE WERE WERE NOT WEREN’T

THEY ARE WERE WERE NOT WEREN’T

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE – POSITIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form positive sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones positivas es: )

Subject Verb TO BE in past Complement

(Sujeto) (Verbo TO BE en pasado) (Complemento)

She was in the office

For example:
(Ella estaba en la oficina)
(por ejemplo)
She was in the office
Subject To Be Complement
in past

We were at home.
(Nosotros estábamos en casa)

We were at home
Subject To Be Complement
in past
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE – NEGATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form negative sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones negativas es: )

Subject Verb TO BE in past NOT Complement

(Sujeto) (Verbo TO BE en pasado) ( Forma (Complemento)
Negativa)
For example:
She was not in the office
(por ejemplo)
(Ella no estaba en la oficina)

She was not in the office

Subject To Be Negative Complement
in past Form

We were not at home.

(Nosotros no estábamos en casa)

We were not at home

Subject To Be Negative Complement
in past Form
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE – NEGATIVE SENTENSES

Other rule to form negative sentenses is:

(Otra norma para formar oraciones negativas es: )

Subject Negative Contraction of Verb TO Complement

(Sujeto) BE in past (Complemento)
( Contracción Negativa del Verbo
TO BE en pasado)
For example:
She wasn’t in the office
(por ejemplo)
(Ella no estaba en la oficina)
She wasn’t in the office
Subject N. C. To Be Complement
in past
We weren’t at home.
(Nosotros no estábamos en casa)

We weren’t at home
Subject N.C. To Be Complement
in past
SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE – QUESTIONS

The rule to form questions in simple past is:

(La norma para formar preguntas en pasado simple es: )

WAS/WERE Subject Complement ?

(Verbo TO BE en (Sujeto) (Complemento)
pasado)
For example:
Was She in the office?
(por ejemplo) (¿Ella estaba en la oficina?)
Was She in the office ?
To Be Subject Complement Interrogative
in past

Yes, She was / No, She wasn’t

Answers
Yes, She was in the office.
No, She was not in the office.
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE – QUESTIONS

Were We at home?
(¿Nosotros estábamos en casa?)

Were We at home ?
To Be Subject Interrogative
Complement
in past

Yes, We were / No, We weren’t

Answers
Yes, We were at home.
No, We were not at home.
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE – TO EXPRESS EXISTENCE

We use “THERE IS” to say in singular that something exists.

(Utiliazamos “THERE IS” para decir en singular que existe algo.)
THERE WAS is the form to express the simple past of THERE IS
(THERE WAS es la forma de expresar THERE IS en pasado simple)
For example:
(por ejemplo) There was a flower in your garden
(Había una flor en tu jardín)

There was not a flower in your garden

( No había una flor en tu jardín)

Negative
There wasn’t a flower in your garden
( No había una flor en tu jardín)

Was there a flower in your garden?

(Había una flor en tu jardín?)
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO BE – TO EXPRESS EXISTENCE

We use “THERE ARE” to say in plural that something exists.

(Utilizamos “THERE IS” para decir en plural que existe algo.)
THERE WERE is the form to express the simple past of THERE ARE
(THERE WERE es la forma de expresar THERE ARE en pasado simple)
For example:
(por ejemplo) There were flowers in your garden
(Había flores en tu jardín)

There were not flowers in your garden

( No había flores en tu jardín)

There weren’t flowers in your garden Negative

( No había flores en tu jardín)

Were there a flower in your garden?

(Había flores en tu jardín?)
 The verb TO DO is another common verb in English. It can be used
as an auxiliary and a main verb. It is often used in questions.
(El verbo TO DO es otro verbo común en Inglés . Se puede utilizar como
un auxiliar y como verbo principal. Se utiliza a menudo en preguntas)

¿Qué hiciste hoy?

Leí un libro

When using the simple past tense DO becomes DID and it doesn't
change.
(Al utilizar el simple DO tiempo pasado se convierte en DID y no cambia)
SIMPLE PAST TENSE - VERB TO DO – REGULAR PAST

Rules to change verbs from present to simple past:

(Reglas para cambiar verbos de presente a pasado simple: )
1. If a verb ends in -e, you add -d.
agree → agreed like → liked escape → escaped
2. If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is
usually doubled before -ed.
stop → stopped plan → planned

3. If a verb ends in consonant and -y, you take off the y and add -ied.
try → tried carry → carried
4. If the verb ends in a vowel and -y, you add -ed.
play → played enjoy → enjoyed

5. If the verb ends in -l, this consonant is doubled before adding -ed.
distil → distilled equal → equalled

6. If the verb ends with a single vowel plus a consonant, and the stress is
at the end of the word, then you need to double the final consonant before
adding -ed
commit → committed refer → referred
SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO – REGULAR PAST- AFFIRMATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form positive sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones positivas es: )

Subject Verb in simple past Complement

(Sujeto) (Verbo en pasado simple) (Complemento)

For example:
(por ejemplo)
He played baseball yesterday
(El Jugó beisbol ayer)

He Played baseball yesterday

Subject Verb in
Complement
Simple past
SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO – REGULAR PAST- AFFIRMATIVE SENTENSES

Other examples:
(Otros ejemplos)

They studied Math last week

(Ellos estudiaron matematicas la semana pasada)

We decided to visit another country

(Decidimos visitar otro país.)

María spotted her dress with mud

(María manchó su vestido con barro)

You admitted your guilt.

(Admitiste tu culpa)

I travelled by car to the mountain

(Viajé en carro a la montaña)
 SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO – IRREGULAR PAST

An irregular verb is one that does not take the -ed ending.
(Un verbo irregular es aquel que no toma la terminación –ed)

Some irregular verbs follow patterns, such as drink–drank,

spring–sprang, know-knew, and blow-blew but you can’t use
those patterns with predictability.
(Algunos verbos irregulares siguen patrones, como “drink-drank”, “spring-
sprang”, “know-knew”, y “blow-blew” pero no puedes usar esos patrones con
previsibilidad)

In the next table you can see: 50 Common Irregular Verbs .

(En la siguiente tabla puedes ver: 50 comunes verbos irregulares)
INFINIVITE PAST SIMPLE INFINIVITE PAST SIMPLE INFINIVITE PAST SIMPLE

Be was/were give gave see saw

Become Became go went sell sold
Begin Began have had send sent
bring brought hear heard sing sang
buy bought keep kept sit sat
choose chose know knew sleep slept
come came leave left speak spoke
do did lend lent stand stood
drink drank let let swim swam
drive drove lose lost take took
eat ate make made teach taught
fall fell meet met tell told
feel felt pay paid think thought
find found put put understand understood
fly flew read Read (red) wear wore
forget forgot run ran write wrote
get got say said
 SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO – IRREGULAR PAST
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form positive sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones positivas es: )

Subject Irregular verb Complement

(Sujeto) (Verbo irregular) (Complemento)

For example: She bought an old car

(por ejemplo) (Ella compró un carro viejo)

She bought an old car

Subject Irregular
Complement
verb
 SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO –NEGATIVE SENTENSES

The main rule to form negative sentenses is:

(La norma principal para formar oraciones negativas es: )

Subject Auxiliary “DID” NOT Verb in infinitive Complement

(Sujeto) (Auxiliar “DID”) (Verbo en infinitivo) (Complemento)

For example:
(por ejemplo)
She went to school
Positive
(Ella fue a la escuela)

She did not go to school

Negative
(Ella no fue a la escuela)

She did not go to school

Subject Auxiliar Verb in
Complement
did + not infinitive
 SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO –NEGATIVE SENTENSES

Other rule to form negative sentenses is:

(Otra norma para formar oraciones negativas es: )

Subject Contraction “ DIDN’T ” Verb in infinitive Complement

(Sujeto) (Verbo en infinitivo) (Complemento)
(Contracción de DID NOT)

For example:
(por ejemplo)
They ate a lot
Positive
(Ellos comieron un montón)

They didn’t eat a lot

Negative
(Ellos no comieron un montón)

They didn’t eat a lot

Subject Contractión Verb in
Complement
did + not infinitive
 SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO –QUESTIONS

The rule to form questions in simple past is:

(La norma para formar preguntas en pasado simple es: )

Auxiliary “DID” Complement

(Auxiliar “DID”)
Subject
(Sujeto)
Verb in infinitive
(Verbo en infinitivo) (Complemento) ?
For example:
(por ejemplo) Did she study yesterday?
Question
(Ella Estudio ayer?)

Did she study yesterday ?

Auxiliary Subjetc Verb in Complement Interrogative
infinitive

Answers
Yes, She did /No, She didn’t

Yes, She studied yesterday/ No, She did not study yesterday
 SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO – WH QUESTIONS

Wh- questions are questions that require more information in

their answers. Typical wh- words are what, where, when, why,
who, how, how many, how much.

(Preguntas wh- son preguntas que requieren más información en sus

respuestas. Las tipicas Wh son “what, where, when, why, who, how, how
many, how much”)

The rule to form WH questions in simple past is:

(La norma para formar preguntas WH en pasado simple es: )

WH- Word DID Subject …

(Palabra WH) (Auxiliary verb) (Sujeto)

Verb in infinitive Complement

(Verbo en infinitivo) (Complemento) ?
 SIMPLE PAST- VERB TO DO – WH QUESTIONS

For example:
What did they reserve?
(por ejemplo)
(¿Que reservaron ellos?)

They reserved a table

When did you buy that sweater?

(¿Cuando compraste ese suéter?)

I bought this swearter yesterday

Where did he stay?

(¿Dónde estaba el?)

He stayed at hospital
 Adverbs of time tell us when an action happened, but also for
how long, and how often.
(Adverbios de tiempo, nos dicen cuando una acción que ocurrió, sino
también por cuánto tiempo y con qué frecuencia)

For example: My father came here yesterday.

(por ejemplo) (Mi padre vino aquí ayer)

She frequently changed jobs.

(Ella frecuentemente cambia de trabajo)

I saw him last week.

(Lo ví la semana pasada)

His father died two years ago.

(Su padre murió hace dos años)