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Worsheet
SIMPLE PAST TENSE :
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND
QUESTIONS
THE SIMPLE PAST
The past tense in English is used to talk Something that was true for
about : some time in the past:
An action in the past:
Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote ‘Cien I lived abroad for ten years.
años de Solead’ He enjoyed being a student.
Something that happened again and She played a lot of tennis when
again in the past: she was younger.
When I was a boy I walked a mile to
school every day.
We swam a lot while we were on
holiday.
They always enjoyed visiting their
friends.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened at
a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.
You form the simple past of a verb by adding - ed onto the end of a regular
verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learnt.
You use the simple past tense to mention:
A time in the past:
For example: "Last month Lucia got married to Edward"
It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in
the past but not now.
For example: "I lived in the United States for three years."
.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened at
a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb.
You form the simple past of a verb by adding - ed onto the end of a regular
verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learnt.
A time in the past:
For example: "Last month Lucia got married to Edward"
It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in
the past but not now.
For example: "I lived in the United States for three years."
.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The simple past tense is also used to talk about habitual or repeated
actions that took place in the past.
For example: "When Valerie was a child we always went to the
park every afternoon."
A time in the past:
Example: "Last month Mary graduated from university"
We use the past of regular and irregular verbs only in affirmative sentences.
Example: ‘ I ate three slices of pizza last night’
‘ Carlos walked to the office last week’
In negative and questions we use the auxiliary verb ‘did’ and the verb goes in its
base form. Example: ‘I didn’t study hard for this test.’
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Questions
We use did to make questions with the past tense:
When did you meet your first boy/girl friend?
Where did you go for your last holidays?
Did you practice any sport when you were younger?
Did you live abroad?
ACTIVITY
Answer the questions above and read your answer aloud.
PAST SIMPLE
QUESTIONS
TIME EXPRESSION IN THE PAST
RULES TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE OF
REGULAR VERBS
ACTIVITY 1
Write the following verbs in the past simple:
1. Slap ___________________ 12. use __________________
2. Wave __________________ 13. prefer ________________
3. Lift ____________________ 11. drag _________________
4. Promise ________________ 14. pray __________________
5. Carry __________________ 15. point _________________
6. Plan ___________________ 16. appear ________________
7. Mop __________________ 17. relax __________________
8. Smile __________________ 18. borrow ________________
9. Fail ____________________ 19. cry ____________________
10. File ____________________ 20. ship ___________________
IRREGULAR VERBS
ACTIVITY 2
Complete the sentences by using the SIMPLE PAST of the giving verbs. Use each
verb ONCE only. All of the verbs have irregular past forms.
Bite feel leave __________ Draw ________ forget _________ lend ____________
Drive Drove. get Got. ride Rode . Grow Grew . hear _________ steal ____________
Feed Fed . hurt Hut. take Took. speak Spoke. eat _________ be ______________
Keep Kept . light Lit. strike Struck. dig Dug . fly __________ catch ____________
Go make Made. forgive Forgave . Know Knew . bring __________ spend ___________
Teach ________ have Had. swim Swam . rite read ___________ win _____________
Choose _______ begin _________ fall ______________ run __________ say ____________ stick _____________
ACTIVITY 3
1. Mary walked to school today. Rebecca drove her car. Alison __________ her bicycle. Sandy
________ the bus.
2. When Alan slipped on the icy sidewalk yesterday, he ______ down and _______ his back.
His back is very painful today.
3. I didn’t have any money yesterday, so my roommate _________ me enough so I could pay for my
lunch.
4. The children had a Good time at the park yesterday. They ____ the ducks with small pieces of
bread.
5. Alice called the police yesterday because someone ________ her bicycle while she was in the
library studying. She’s very angry.
6. Dick _____________ his apartment in a hurry this morning because he was late for school. That’s
why he __________ to bring his book to class.
7. The children ______________ pictures of themselves in art class yesterday.
8. I have a cold. Yesterday I _________ terrible, but I am feeling better now.
9. Last night I ____________ a strange noise in the house around 2:00 am. So I ____ up to
investigate.
10. My dog isn’t very friendly. Yesterday she ______ my neighbor’s leg. Luckily my dog is very old
ACTIVITY 4
Using the past tense expressions that are below make sentences
indicating the
activities that you did in the past. Some of these expressions usually go at
the end
or at the beginning of the sentences.
For example: Yesterday I went to the doctor.
I went to the doctor yesterday.
…ago. In the past

Last … This morning
Recently. During the day
A little while ago. In 2010
A long time ago. When I was a child
ACTIVITY 4 ANSWERS
ACTIVITY 5
1. Conjugate the verb in past tense
Example: I_______ soccer for hours. (to play) ---- I played soccer for
hours
2. We ________ to travel to Europe this year but we couldn’t. (to plan)
3. James didn’t ______ in Huston. (to live)
4. My uncle ______ his car very much (to love)
5. That terrible accident _________ yesterday evening (to happen)
6. Phillip ______ at home in very strange circumstances (to die)
7. Susan _______ law in the university of Bogotá (to study)
8. He ______ the party last night (to enjoy)
9. My neighbor _____ a heart attack last year (to suffer)
10. Did you _____ in Brazil for last year? (to live)
11. You didn’t _____ Debbie (to call)
LISTENING COMPREHENSION : https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=JOZ1_M2szj0
ACTIVITY 6
Irregular verbs ACTIVITY 7
1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple.
Ann and Kate ________ (to have) nice weekends! On Friday evening they ______ (to be) at the playground. They
_______ (to play) with a ball. On Saturday Kate ________ (to help) her mother. The girl ______ (to clean) the floor
and ________ (to wash) the dishes. Then she _________ (to play) computer games. On Saturday evening Kate
______ (to go) to the zoo with her parents. She _______ (to watch) lions and monkeys there. Ann _______ (to be)
at the cinema on Saturday. She ________ (to watch) an interesting cartoon. In the evening Ann ________ (to
walk) her dog in the park. On Sunday Ann and Kate ________ (to be) at the beach. They _______ (to swim) in the
river. The girls ______ (to have) a lovely time! In the evening they ________ (to come) home and _______ (to do)
their homework. Ann and Kate _______ (to go) to bed early because they _______ (to have) to go to school on
Monday.
2. Write if the sentence is true or false.

1. Ann and Kate didn’t have nice weekends. ________
2. On Friday evening Ann and Kate played at the playground. ________
3. On Saturday Ann cleaned the floor and washed the dishes. ________
4. Kate watched tigers and elephants at the zoo. _______
5. Ann didn’t swim in the river. ______
6. On Sunday evening the girls did their homework. ______
3. Write 5 questions about the reading?
ACTIVITY 7 ANSWERS

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INTERACTUAR EN LENGUA INGLESA DE FORMA ORAL Y

ESCRITA DENTRO DE CONTEXTOS SOCIALES Y LABORALES

…ago. In the past

2. Write if the sentence is true or false.

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