MARZO 2015

SIMPLE PAST

SIMPLE PAST

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action

started and finished at a specific time in the past.

Sometimes, the speaker may not actually mention the

specific time, but they do have one specific time in mind.

We use the Simple Past to list a series of completed

actions in the past. These actions happen 1st, 2nd, 3rd,

4th, and so on.

The Simple Past can be used with a duration which starts

and stops in the past. A duration is a longer action often

indicated by expressions such as: for two years, for five

minutes, all day, all year, etc.

PATTERNS OF SIMPLE PAST TENSE FOR REGULAR

VERBS

Affirmative

Subject + verb + ed

I skipped.

Negative

Subject + did not + infinitive without to

They didn't go.

Interrogative

Did + subject + infinitive without to

Did she arrive?

Interrogative negative

Did not + subject + infinitive without to

Didn't you play?

To form the past simple tense with a regular

verb we add to the infinitive verb.

These are the rules to form the simple past to regular

verbs.

1) Usually we add ed in the end of the verb in infinive

form.

> visit visited

2) If the verb finish with e just add d

> live lived

3) If the verb finish in consonant + vowel + consonant and

the vowel is accented we must duplicate the last consonant

and then add ed

> stop stopped

4) If the verb finish with consonant+y, we must change

this y for i and then add ed

> study studied

5) If there isnt consonant + y, is used the general rule

(add ed)

> play played

To form the past simple tense with irregular verbs,

changes completely the structure of the verb.

EXAMPLES:

WRITE- WROTE

DRIVE- DROVE

TEAM:

ITZEL RUIZ OROZCO

ALEJANDRA NARANJO LOPEZ