PAST SIMPLE

El pasado simple se utiliza para expresar acciones que ya han tenido

lugar.

a) AFIRMATIVO
El presente simple en afirmativo se formula de la siguiente manera:

SUJETO + VERBO en PASADO + COMPLEMENTOS

Verb “to PLAY” (jugar)

Verb “to GO”(ir)
I playED Yo Jugaba
I WENT Yo Fui
You playED Tú Jugabas
You WENT Tú Iba
He/She playED Él/Ella Jugaba
He/She WENT Él/Ella Iba
We playED Nosotros jugabamos
We WENT Nosotros Íbamos
You playED Vosotros jubagais
You WENT Vosotros Ibais
They playED Ellos jugaban
They WENT Ellos Iban
It playED (Ello) jugaba
It WENT (Ello) Iba

Verb “to MISS”(Perder)

I MissED Yo Perdí Verb “to TRY” (Intentar)

You MissED Tú Perdías
I TrIED Yo Intentaba
He/She MissED Él/Ella Perdía
You TrIED Tú Intentabas
We MissED Nosotros Perdíamos
He/She TrIED Él/Ella Intentaba
You MissED Vosotros Perdíis
We TrIED Nosotros intentaba
They MissED Ellos Perdían mos
It MissED (Ello) Perdía You TrIED Vosotros Intentabai
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They TrIED Ellos Intentaban
It TrIED (Ello) intentaba

Regla:
1. Para construir el pasado de los verbos regulares se le añade la terminación –ED
en todas las personas.
2. Cuando el verbo acaba en CONSONANTE-Y se quita, y se añade IED.
Hurry I/you/he/we/they……… HURRIED

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 B) NEGATIVO
El negativo se formula de la sigiunet manera:
SUJETO + DIDN´T + VERBO(EN PRESENTE!!!) + COMPLEMENTOS

Verb play (jugar)

I (did not) didn´t play Yo No jugaba

You (did not) didn´t play Tú No jugabas
He/She (did not) didn´t play Él/Ella No jugaba
We (did not) didn´t play Nosotros No jugabamos
You (did not) didn´t play Vosotros No jugabais
They (did not) didn´t play Ellos No jugaban
It (did not) didn´t play (Ello) No jugaba

Reglas:
1. El negativo se escribe igual en TODOS los verbos (sean regulares o
irregulares, a excepción del verbo TO BE):
I/you/he/we/you/they didn´t go to the concert
I/you/he/we/you/they didn´t like the concert

b) INTERROGATIVO

Para hacer preguntas en presente se deben formular de la siguiente manera:

DID + SUJETO + VERBO (EN PRESENTE!!) + COMPLEMENTOS.....?

Ejemplos: Did you go to the beach? Yes, I did.

Did he like the concert? No, he didn´t.

Ejemplos:
Lions lived in Africa…Lions din´t live in Africa…Did lions live in Africa?
She liked pop music… She didn´t like pop music…Did she like pop music?
I got up at half past five..I didn´t get up at half past five.. Did I get up at eight o´clock?

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PAST SIMPLE ACTIVITIES
1.Completa con un verbo en pasado:
Watch (observar,ver)
1. We......................... in La Algaida. Finish (Terminar)
2. My sister............... in a bank. Practice (Practicar)
3. They……….. to the pub everyday. Study (estudiar)
4. My uncle……….. a Peugeot.
Clean (limpiar)
5. My cousin………..at Murcia
Close (cerrar)
University
Go (ir)
6. In the evenng they usually…………
Worry (Preocuparse)
television.

2.Construye una oración en negativo con cada una de las opciones:

1. Tidy your room,

2. Cook dinner
3. Make your bed
4. Vacuum the carpet
5. Clean the car
6. Go shopping

5.Construye las preguntas en pasado, están dirigidas hacia ti:

1. (Where/live)
2. (What/do/in your bedroom)
3. (What/do/free time)
4. (When/go to bed)
5. (Where/study)

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1. Write positive sentences in simple past.
he / the question / answer ………..He answered the question
you / a question / ask
the dog / bark
they / us / call
we / a mountain / climb
John / stamps / collect
we / in London / live
I / hungry / be
they / a hamster / have
he / to school / go

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2. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.
They collected postcards. → They didn’t collect postcards
You jumped high. →
Albert played squash. →
The teacher tested our English. →
Fiona visited her grandma. →
He washed the car. →
You were thirsty. →
He had a computer. →
I bought bread. →
You saw the house. →

3. Write questions in simple past.

Anna / the window / open …… Did Anna open the window?
she / home / walk
you / in the garden / work
you / a song / sing
she / on a chair / sit
you / the castle / visit
Jenny / the door / lock
she / happy / be
Greg / the ball / kick
the car / at the corner / stop

4. Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in
complete sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

football shopping meeting ring Jane buy flowers concert sailing
cinema tennis English Italian restaurant
When was his English course? →
When did he go shopping? →
When did he buy flowers? →
When was his meeting? →
When did he play football? →
When did he go to the Italian restaurant? →
When did he ring Jane? →
When did he go to the cinema? →
When did he play tennis? →
When was the concert? →
When did he go sailing? →