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UNIT III:
THE SIMPLE
PAST TENSE.
Made by:
Sara Gomez.
ID: 29.946.176
WHAT IS THE
SIMPLE PAST
TENSE?
Well, that’s an easy
question to answer!!
The simple past is a verb
tense that is used to talk
about things that
happened or existed
before now.
YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT:
Unlike the past continuous tense, which is used to talk
about past events that happened over a period of time,
the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is
finished.
GRAMMATICAL RULES
-FORM:
First, we need to know that in english, there are REGULAR VERBS
and irregular verbs.
For regular verbs:
• Add -ed to the root form of the verb (or
just -d if the root form already ends in an e).
For example:
Play - Played.
Type - Typed.
In verbs that end with a “y”,
change the “y” for an “i”.
study → studied.
If the verb ends in a short vowel and a
consonant, add the last consonant twice.
Stop → stopped
You can also use the simple
past to talk about a PAST
STATE OF BEING!, such as
the way someone felt about
something. This is called
PAST CONTINUOUS.
This is often expressed with
the simple past tense of the
verb to be and an adjective,
noun, or prepositional
phrase.
For example:
They were studying last night.
FOR IRREGULAR VERBS.
Things get more complicated here. Irregular verbs are those that DON’T end in
“ed”. Sadly, you will have to learn these cases in order to use the simple past
tense in the correct way.
The simple
past tense of
some irregular
verbs looks
exactly like the
root form:
Put→Put
Cut→Cut
Cost→Cost
For other irregular
verbs, including the
verb to be, the simple
past forms are more
erratic:
See→Saw
Build→Built
Go→Went
Do→Did
NOW LET’S SEE SOME EXAMPLES
Regular form:
She danced all night long.
He played the violin.
I studied Frenh when I was a child.
Irregular form:
I thought it was a great idea!
She left her phone at church
(That has happened to me a couple of
times)  .
FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES
In this case, things are easy! We just need to use the word “DIDN’T” (which is
short for “did not”). In this case, we do not care who we’re refering to. See
some examples:
I didn’t go to work today. I’m sick.
Instead of taking the verb “go” and change it according to its simple
past form (went), we just used the word “didn’t”, and that way, we
changed the sentence into a negative sentence.
IF WE WANT TO MAKE QUESTIONS…
We just follow these simple steps:
Auxiliar verb (to do) + subjet + principal verb (present form)
See some examples:
Did you buy a car last week?
+Yes, I bought a ar last week.
-No, I didn’t buy a car last week. I’m poor 
(See? We used the negative sentence form we
just learnt)
NOW I’LL LEAVE YOU A LIST WITH SOME VERBS
SO YOU CAN PRATICE A BIT MORE!
Common Regular Verbs in the Past Tense
Common Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense

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Unit III english

  • 1. UNIT III: THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE. Made by: Sara Gomez. ID: 29.946.176
  • 2. WHAT IS THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE? Well, that’s an easy question to answer!! The simple past is a verb tense that is used to talk about things that happened or existed before now. YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT: Unlike the past continuous tense, which is used to talk about past events that happened over a period of time, the simple past tense emphasizes that the action is finished.
  • 3. GRAMMATICAL RULES -FORM: First, we need to know that in english, there are REGULAR VERBS and irregular verbs. For regular verbs: • Add -ed to the root form of the verb (or just -d if the root form already ends in an e). For example: Play - Played. Type - Typed. In verbs that end with a “y”, change the “y” for an “i”. study → studied. If the verb ends in a short vowel and a consonant, add the last consonant twice. Stop → stopped
  • 4. You can also use the simple past to talk about a PAST STATE OF BEING!, such as the way someone felt about something. This is called PAST CONTINUOUS. This is often expressed with the simple past tense of the verb to be and an adjective, noun, or prepositional phrase. For example: They were studying last night.
  • 5. FOR IRREGULAR VERBS. Things get more complicated here. Irregular verbs are those that DON’T end in “ed”. Sadly, you will have to learn these cases in order to use the simple past tense in the correct way. The simple past tense of some irregular verbs looks exactly like the root form: Put→Put Cut→Cut Cost→Cost For other irregular verbs, including the verb to be, the simple past forms are more erratic: See→Saw Build→Built Go→Went Do→Did
  • 6. NOW LET’S SEE SOME EXAMPLES Regular form: She danced all night long. He played the violin. I studied Frenh when I was a child. Irregular form: I thought it was a great idea! She left her phone at church (That has happened to me a couple of times)  .
  • 7. FOR NEGATIVE SENTENCES In this case, things are easy! We just need to use the word “DIDN’T” (which is short for “did not”). In this case, we do not care who we’re refering to. See some examples: I didn’t go to work today. I’m sick. Instead of taking the verb “go” and change it according to its simple past form (went), we just used the word “didn’t”, and that way, we changed the sentence into a negative sentence.
  • 8. IF WE WANT TO MAKE QUESTIONS… We just follow these simple steps: Auxiliar verb (to do) + subjet + principal verb (present form) See some examples: Did you buy a car last week? +Yes, I bought a ar last week. -No, I didn’t buy a car last week. I’m poor  (See? We used the negative sentence form we just learnt)
  • 9. NOW I’LL LEAVE YOU A LIST WITH SOME VERBS SO YOU CAN PRATICE A BIT MORE! Common Regular Verbs in the Past Tense
  • 10. Common Irregular Verbs in the Past Tense