The document provides information about using the past simple tense in English. It discusses how regular verbs are formed by adding "-ed" and how irregular verbs must be memorized. It provides examples of time expressions that can be used with the past tense, such as "yesterday" and "last week." It also covers subject-verb agreement, pronunciation of "-ed," and question formations in the past simple.

1. PAST SIMPLE
PRETÉRITO
EL “PAST SIMPLE” inglés IMPERFECTO
equivale a PRETÉRITO PERFECTO
SIMPLE
Yo jugaba al baloncesto
I played basketball
Yo jugué al baloncesto

2. PAST SIMPLE OF “TO BE”
(ser,estar)
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIV
E
I was = fui, era, estuve, I wasn’t
estaba was I?
You weren’t
You were were you?
He, She, It
He, She, It was wasn’t was he/she/it?
We were We weren’t Were we?
You were You weren’t Were you?
They were They weren’t Were they?
I was in Madrid yesterday
She wasn’t at home this morning
Were they in London last week?

3. THERE WAS, THERE WERE
HABÍA, HUBO HABÍA, HUBO
THERE WAS
THERE WERE
Con nombres en
SINGULAR Con nombres en PLURAL
There was an accident last
There were five books on the
week
table

4. Complete the sentences with WAS, WERE,
WASN’T, WEREN’T
1. _________ you at the party?
Were
2. There______ some cofee but there _________ any
was wasn’
milk t
Weren’t
3. _There_________ any students in the classroom
was
4. Picasso __________ a famous artist
5. Anna and I ____________ in Barcelona last year.
were

5. TIME EXPRESSIONS FOR THE PAST TENSE
LAST AGO YESTERDAY
(=pasada) (=hace) (=ayer)
last night 10 minutes ago yesterday
last week an hour ago Yesterday morning
last weekend 3 days ago Yesterday afternoon
last month a week ago Yesterday evening
last year a month ago The day before yesterday
last Monday… a year ago… Yesterday night
Ex. I played basket yesterday afternoon

6. SE USA:
Para hablar de acciones y situaciones
pasadas:
I played tennis yesterday
I went to the cinema last weekend
She visited Paris last summer

7. REGULAR VERBS
- Para formar el pasado de los verbos regulares se añade al
infinitivo: - ed Watch - watched
PERO:
- Si el verbo termina en –e - d
Like - liked
- Si el verbo es monosílabo y termina Doble consonante + ed
en vocal+consonante
Stop - stopped
- Si el verbo termina en consonante + y ied
y Study - studied
- Si el verbo termina en vocal + y - ed
Play - played

8. PRONUNCIATION of –ed:
There are three ways to pronounce the –ed ending:
After the sounds: /p/, /k/, /s/, /ch/, /sh/, /f/, /x/
Help-ed
Work-ed
Dance-d
/t/
Watch-ed
Finish-ed
Laugh-ed
Mix-ed

9. After vowel and the sounds: /b/, /g/, /l/, /v/, /m/, /n/, /r/, /z/
close-d live-d
describe-d slamm-ed
/d/ belong-ed clean-ed
call-ed appear-ed
After the sounds: /t/, /d/ /id/ Start-ed
End-ed

10. IRREGULAR VERBS
Los verbos irregulares os los tenéis que aprender de
memoria, porque no siguen ninguna regla. (2ª
columna de la lista de verbos irregulares)
INFINITIVE PAST
To bring brought
To buy bought
To understand understood
To drink drank
To eat ate
To break broke
To go went

11. FORMA:
Affirmative Negative
S + Verb in the Past S + didn’t + bare infinitive
I played I didn’t play
He, She, It played He, She, It didn’t play
Wh- Questions (and answers) Yes/No Questions and short
answers)
Wh- word + did + S + bare infinitive Did + S + bare infinitive
Where did you go? I went to Madrid Did you study? Yes, I did.
Where did she go? She went to Paris Did she study? No, She didn’t.

12. ASK YOUR PARTNER:
1. Where did you go on holidays last summer?
2. What did you do yesterday afternoon?
3. Who did you see last weekend?
4. Did you meet your friends yesterday?
5. Did you read a magazine the day before yesterday?