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The document provides grammar rules and examples for using regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense in English. It covers the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Examples are given for adding '-ed' or changing the verb form. Common irregular verbs are listed with their past forms. The use of 'used to' for past habits is also explained.

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Modulo 3

The document provides grammar rules and examples for using regular and irregular verbs in the simple past tense in English. It covers the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms. Examples are given for adding '-ed' or changing the verb form. Common irregular verbs are listed with their past forms. The use of 'used to' for past habits is also explained.

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Grammar bank

Unit 5
Simple Past: Affirmative form of regular verbs
(Simple Past: Forma afirmativa de los verbos regulares)
You add “-ed” to regular verbs in the affirmative form to talk about the past. This is the
same for all the persons.
(Agregamos “-ed” a los verbos regulares en la forma afirmativa para hablar del pasado.
Esto es igual para todas las personas.)

 I stayed at home to work.


 You really enjoyed working at home.

Mind the spelling


(Cuidado con la ortografía)

Spelling rule Examples

Add “-ed” work - worked


enjoy - enjoyed
cook - cooked

My mother cooked
lasagna.

Add “-d” when the verb finishes in “-e” decide - decided


like - liked

I liked English when I was


a kid.
Use “-ied” instead of consonant + “-y” cry - cried
study - studied

Johny studied English.

Short verb with consonant / vowel / consonant: Double plan - planned


consonant + “-ed” travel - travelled
stop - stopped

They stopped the car.

Simple Past: Negative form of regular verbs


(Simple Past: Forma negativa de los verbos regulares)
To make negative sentences in the Simple Past, we use “did not” with all the personal
pronouns and the verb in the infinitive. We can contract this negative form and say
“didn’t”.
(Para hacer oraciones negativas en el Simple Past, usamos “did not” con todos los
pronombres personales y el verbo en infinitivo. Podemos contraer la forma negativa y
decir “didn’t”.)

 I didn’t arrive on time yesterday.


 You didn’t call your mother.
 She didn’t stay in the hotel.
 He didn’t wash the car last night.
 It didn’t like meat one year ago.
 You didn’t enjoy the film yesterday.
 We didn’t finish the project.
 They didn’t play the piano last week.

Simple Past: Interrogative form of regular verbs


(Simple Past: Forma interrogativa de los verbos regulares)

Yes/No questions
(Preguntas cuya respuesta es “Sí” o “No”)
To make these questions in the Simple Past, we use:
Did + subject + infinitive + complement ?
(Para hacer estas preguntas en el pasado, usamos:
Did + sujeto + infinitivo + complemento?)
 A: Did you like this job?
B: Yes, I did.
 A: Did she cook well?
B: No, she didn’t.
 A: Did he dance in the club?
B: Yes, he did.
 A: Did it play with the ball?
B: No, it didn’t.
 A: Did you stay at home?
B: Yes, we did.
 A: Did they wash the car?
B: No, they didn´t.

Wh- questions
(Preguntas con palabras interrogativas)
To make these questions in the Simple Past, we use:
Wh- word + did + subject + infinitive + complement?
(Para hacer estas preguntas en el pasado, usamos:
Palabra interrogativa + did + sujeto + infinitivo + complemento?)

 A: What did you do there?


B: I called customers and talked with them most of the time.
 A: Where did he study English?
B: He studied in a private school of English.
 A: Who did they live with last year?
B: They lived with their parents.
 A: Why did you call him?
B: Because I wanted to see him.

Unit 6
Simple Past: Affirmative form of irregular verbs
(Simple Past: Forma afirmativa de los verbos irregulares)
An irregular verb in the Simple Past changes its form in affirmative sentences.
(Un verbo irregular en el Simple Past cambia su forma en oraciones afirmativas.)

 I came back from Spain last week.


 You went there a month ago.
 Our boss gave us a new project.
 We spent most of the time working on it.

Some irregular verbs

Verb Past form

can could

come back came back

do did

eat ate

go went

get got

give gave

have had

know knew

meet met

spend spent

 Download this list to learn more irregular verbs.


(Descargá esta lista para aprender más verbos irregulares.)

Simple Past: Negative form of irregular verbs


(Simple Past: Forma negativa de los verbos irregulares)
To make negative sentences with irregular verbs in the Simple Past, we use “did not”
and the verb in the infinitive. We can contract this negative form and say “didn’t”.
(Para hacer oraciones negativas con verbos irregulares en el Simple Past, usamos “did
not” y el verbo en infinitivo. Podemos contraer la forma negativa y decir “didn’t”.)
 I didn’t have enough money to stay longer.
 She didn’t eat a sandwich for lunch.
 He didn’t read a book last year.
 It didn’t swim in the lake two hours ago.
 You didn’t get home early yesterday.
 We didn’t know exactly how to complete it.
 They didn’t write the answers in their notebooks.

Simple Past: Interrogative form of irregular verbs


(Simple Past: Forma interrogativa de los verbos irregulares)

Yes/No questions
(Preguntas cuya respuesta es “Sí” o “No”)
To make these questions in the Simple Past, we use:
Did + subject + infinitive + complement?
(Para hacer estas preguntas en el pasado, usamos:
Did + sujeto + infinitivo + complemento?)

 Did you have a good time?


Yes, I did.
 Did you come back yesterday?
No, I didn’t.

Wh- questions
(Preguntas con palabras interrogativas)
To make these questions in the Simple Past, we use:
“Wh-” word + did + subject + infinitive + complement?
(Para hacer estas preguntas en el pasado, usamos:
Palabra interrogativa + did + sujeto + infinitivo + complemento?)

 When did you go there?


I went there last month.
 What did you do there?
I met amazing people, I got to know new places, and I ate delicious food.

Habits in the past: “Used to”


(Hábitos en el pasado: “Solía”)
We use “used to” to refer to regular habits in the past which are no longer true in the
present. It can refer to repeated actions, to a state or a situation.
(Usamos “used to” para referirnos a hábitos en el pasado que no ocurren todavía en el
presente. Se puede referir a acciones repetidas, a un estado o a una situación.)

Affirmative form
(Forma afirmativa)

To make affirmative sentences with “used to”, we use:


(Para hacer oraciones afirmativas con “used to”, usamos: )

Subject + used to + infinitive + complement

 I used to visit my grandparents.


 I used to collect stamps and play with my neighbours in the streets.

Negative form
(Forma negativa)

To make negative sentences with “used to”, we use:


(Para hacer oraciones negativas con “used to”, usamos: )

Subject + didn’t use to + infinitive + complement

 We didn’t use to play in the streets.


 I didn’t use to spend too much time with the mobile.

Interrogative form
(Forma interrogativa)

To make interrogative sentences with “used to”, we use:


(Para hacer oraciones interrogativas con “used to”, usamos:

Did + subject + use to + infinitive + complement?

We can also use a “Wh-” word at the beginning of the question.


(Podemos usar también una palabra interrogativa al comienzo de la pregunta.)

 A: Did you use to play with your mobile?


B: No, I didn’t.
 What did you use to do when you were a kid?
Past habits and Simple Past

Past habits (“used to”) Simple Past


We use “used to” to refer to past habits We use the Simple Past tense to talk
that don't happen in the present any more. about past events in specific moments in
(Usamos “used to” para referirnos a time.
hábitos en el pasado que no ocurren ya (Usamos el Simple Past para hablar de
en el presente.) eventos en el pasado en momentos
específicos.)
Example:
Example:

 We used to go to the beach every  We went to the beach 2 years ago.


summer. We also went to the beach last year.
(Now we don’t go any more.)

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