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Past Simple Forms
1. PAST SIMPLE (Aff.)
Study (reg.) Come (irr.)
I studied came
You studied came
He / She / It studied came
We studied came
You studied came
They studied came
2. Examples
• Last year I worked in a secondary school.
• Last week you came to school everyday.
• Pedro studied English and French two years
ago.
• María drove her father’s car yesterday.
• The cat ate all its foot last night.
• Pedro, María and I went dancing last Friday.
• “You, boys and girls, watched too much TV on
Sunday.”
• Pedro and María went out for dinner on Friday
evening.
3. PAST SIMPLE (Neg.)
(General)
I did I didn’t
You did You didn’t
He / She / It did not + Inf. He / She / It didn’t + Inf.
We did We didn’t
You did You didn’t
They did They didn’t
4. PAST SIMPLE (Neg.)
Study (regular verb)
I did I didn’t
You did You didn’t
He / She / It did He / She / It didn’t
not study study
We did We didn’t
You did You didn’t
They did They didn’t
5. PAST SIMPLE (Neg.)
Come (irregular verb)
I did I didn’t
You did You didn’t
He / She / It did not come He / She / It didn’t come
We did We didn’t
You did You didn’t
They did They didn’t
6. Examples
• I didn’t like the film on TV last night.
• You didn’t do your homework last week.
• Pedro didn’t study at this school.
• María didn’t want to go out with me.
• The cat didn’t eat the piece of chicken I left.
• Pedro, María and I didn’t go swimming the day
before yesterday.
• “You, boys and girls, didn’t work enough for the
exam.”
• Pedro and María didn’t enjoy the film at the
cinema.
7. PAST SIMPLE (Int.)
(General)
I
Did
you
Did
Did he / she / it
+ infinitive ?
Did we
Did you
Did they
8. PAST SIMPLE (Int.)
Study (regular verb)
I
Did
you
Did
Did he / she / it
study ?
Did we
Did you
Did they
9. PAST SIMPLE (Int.)
Come (irregular verb)
Did I
Did you
Did he / she / it
come ?
Did we
Did you
Did they
10. Examples
• Did I write this?
• Did you eat all the cake?
• Did Pedro work in a bank when he was young?
• Did María go out with Pedro?
• Did the cat eat all its food?
• Did Pedro, María and I go jogging yesterday?
• “You, boys and girls, did you do some revision
for the exam?”
• Did Pedro and María go out together?
11. Short Answers
• Did I write this?
Yes, you did. // No, you didn’t.
• Did you eat all the cake?
Yes, I did. // No, I didn’t.
• Did Pedro work in a bank when he was young?
Yes, he did. // No, he didn’t.
• Did María go out with Pedro?
Yes, she did. // No, she didn’t.
• Did the cat eat all its food?
Yes, it did. // No, it didn’t.
• Did Pedro, María and I go jogging yesterday?
Yes, you did. // No, you didn’t.
• “You, boys and girls, did you do some revision for the exam?”
Yes, we did. // No, we didn’t.
• Did Pedro and María go out together?
Yes, they did. // No, they didn’t.