SIMPLE PAST TENSE

1.

We use the simple past tense to talk about actions that happened
in the past.
Orthography rules
Si el verbo termina en e tan solo agrega una d.
smile
smiled
hope
hoped
dance
danced
Si el verbo termina en dos consonantes, agrega ed al verbo.
help
helped
learn
learned
jump
jumped
Si el verbo termina en dos vocales + una consonante,
aumenta ed.
rain
rained
heat
heated
explain
explained
Si el verbo termina en una vocal + una consonante, dobla la
consonante y agrega ed.
Stop
stopped
plan
planned
Si el verbo termina en vocal + y, solo aumenta la terminacin
ed.
Play
played
enjoy
enjoyed
Si el verbo termina en y, pero antes hay una consonante,
cambia la y por i y agrega ed.
carry
carried
worry
worried
study
studied.
Recuerda, es muy frecuente usar expresiones de tiempo como:
last year, yesterday, yesterday morning, last week, last night, two
years ago, a year ago, etc.

2.

Affirmative form: E.g.:

She
lived in Lima a year ago.

3.

We played volleyball yesterday.

She bought some oranges yesterday afternoon.
She studied English last Tuesday.
The use of did.
Usamos did para hacer preguntas y oraciones negativas.
Negative form: E.g.:
You

did

not

study

French last week.

She didnt write novels two years ago.

They did not work in the bank last Sunday.
Interrogative form: E.g.:
Did

you

study

4.
English last year?

Yes, I did / No, I didnt.

Did she write novels two years ago?
Yes, she did / No, she did not.
Did they work in the bank last month?
Yes, they did / No, they didnt.

Use the past tense form of the verb in parenthesis.

a. We (finish) the work yesterday.
We finished the work yesterday.
b. Frank (borrow) money last night.
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c. The teacher (explain) the lesson carefully.
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d. The students (study) the lesson carefully.
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e. My sister (stay) in Europe 4 years.
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f. The driver (stop) the bus quickly.
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g. My friends (enjoy) the party last night.
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h. I (like) the TV program last night.
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i. My brother (count) the money three times.
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j. The students (copy) the assignment carefully.
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Put the sentences in order.
a. I / yesterday morning / at six oclock / had breakfast
I had breakfast at six oclock yesterday morning.
b. began / the day with an accident / We
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c. last night / He / forgot / the party
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d. our car to Freds house / Carlos / drove / yesterday
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e. Liz / all of Janes photographs / last week / saw
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f. last month / Frank / bought / a camera from his friend
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g. brought / Tom and Fred / guitars / last night.
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Write the questions and the correct affirmative or negative
short answer.
a. I went to the party.
Did you go to the party? Yes, I did.
b. He told the students the answer.
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c. Maria explained the meaning of the word.
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d. She received a letter last week.
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e. I wrote a letter to my friend.
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f. Maria and Carlos sold the house at a low price.
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g. Peter and Luis studied English last year.
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h. I liked the TV program last night.
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A friend has just come back from vacation. Ask him about it.
Write your questions.
a. (where / go) Where did you go?
b. (go alone?) ........................................................................
c. (food / good?) ...................................................................
d. (stay / at a hotel?)..............................................................
e. (rent / a car?) ....................................................................
f. (the weather / nice?)..........................................................
g. (what / do in the evenings?) ..............................................