simple past viviana socasi
- 2. was /were
- 3. was/were Am/is (present): was(past) I am tired.(now) I was tired last night Where is luis?(now) where was luis yesterday The weather is nice today the westher was nice last week Are(present): were(past) You are late (now) you were late yesterday They aren’t here (now they weren’t here last sunday
- 4. Positive negative question I I I? he he was not he? she was she (whasn’t) was she? it it it? We we we? You were you were not were you? They they (weren’t) they?
- 5. Examples: Last year amy was 22, so she’s 23 now When I was a child, Iwas afraid of dogs. We were hungry after the trip, but we weren’t tired. The hotel was comfortable, but it wasn’t expensive. Was the weather nice. When you were on vacation? Those shoes are nice. Were they expensive? Why were you late this morning?.
- 6. Short answers Yes, I/he/she/it was were/you/they were No, I/he/she/it wasn’t were/you/they weren’t
- 7. Examples: Were you late? “No, I wasn’t.” Was Scott at work yesterday.? “Yes, he was.” Were Amy and Matt at the party.? “No, they weren’t”
- 8. Simple Past: worked,got,went,ect The simple past is often –ed (regular verbs). For example: Work worked trabajar They worked in the office yesterday
- 9. Clean cleaned limpiar She cleaned the house
- 10. dance danced bailar They danced in the disco
- 11. brush brused cepillar This morning. He brushed his teeth
- 12. IRREGULAR VERBS Some verbs are irregular. Their simple past is not-ed. Here are some important irregular verbs build built construir He built a house last week
- 13. buy bought comprar She bought clothing and shoes yesterday
- 14. drink drank beber He drank a glass of water last night
- 15. eat ate comer They ate sanduche in the school
- 16. give gave dar He gave his hand to her
- 17. go went ir He went to the doctor yesterday
- 18. have had tener He had a ice cream in his hand last saturday
- 19. put put poner She put a bag in the car
- 20. write wrote escribir She wrote the lesson on the board
- 21. Win won ganar He won a competition in Spain last year
- 22. Pay paid pagar He paid his debts last night
- 24. We used did in simple past, negative, and questions Base form Positive play I played star we started watch you watched have they had see he saw do she did go it went
- 25. NEGATIVE I play you start he did not watch she have it (didn’t) see we do they go
- 26. QUESTIONS I play ? You start ? He watch ? did She have ? It see ? We do ? they go ?
- 27. Do / does (present) did (past) I don’t watch television very often I didn’t watch television yesterday. (past) Does she go out often? Did she go out last night? (past)
- 28. We use did / didn’t + base form (watch/play/go,etc.) Positive Negative I warched I didn’t watch (not I didn’t watched) He had he didn’t have They went did they go? (not did they went?) You did did you do ? I played tennis yesterday, but I didn’t win. Did oyu do your homework? No,I didn’t have time. We went to the movies, but we didn’t enjoy the film.
- 29. Study the word order in questions: did + subject + base form Did your sister call you ? What did you do last night ? How did the accident happen? Where did you parents go for vacation?
- 30. I/we/you/they Yes, did. he/she/it I/ we/you/they No, didn’t he/she/it Examples: Did you see Joe yesteday? No, I didn’t. Did it rain on Sunday? Yes, it did. Did Helen come to the party? No, she didn’t.