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The document provides an explanation of the Simple Past tense in English, detailing its structure for affirmative, negative, and question forms. It includes examples of regular and irregular verbs, as well as WH-questions. Additionally, it features personal cases and an activity for practicing the Simple Past tense.

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Simple Past

The document provides an explanation of the Simple Past tense in English, detailing its structure for affirmative, negative, and question forms. It includes examples of regular and irregular verbs, as well as WH-questions. Additionally, it features personal cases and an activity for practicing the Simple Past tense.

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HELLO!

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What did you do last weekend?

SIMPLE
Did you go to the cinema, play football or just
stay at home?

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PAST
RAMIREZ RODRIGUEZ CAMILA
Grammar Explanation
Is used to describe actions that occurred at a specific
time in the past. Its structure is as follows:
AFFIRMATIV
Subject + verb in the past (e.g.: I went to the cinema yesterday)
E
Subject + did not (didn't) + verb in the base (e.g.: I did not go to the cinema
NEGATIVE yesterday)

QUESTION Did + subject + verb in the base (e.g.: Did you go to the cinema yesterday?)

AFIRMATIV
Sujeto + verbo en pasado (ej.: Yo fui al cine ayer)
O
NEGATIVO Sujeto + did not (didn't) + verbo en base (ej.: Yo no fui al cine ayer)

PREGUNTA Did + sujeto + verbo en base (ej.: ¿Fueron ustedes al cine ayer?)

But in the questions there are different forms of


questions
Interrogatives with Simple
Past
When we ask questions in the Simple Past, we use:
DID
WH-QUESTION WAS/WERE
Did (to do) for
Wh- questions (questions with Was/Were for verbs
regular and
interrogative words): to be/to be:
irregular verbs:
* Who went to the concert? (¿Quién
fue al concierto?)
Did you go to the * What did you do yesterday? (¿Qué Was she happy
movies yesterday? hiciste ayer?) yesterday? (¿Estaba ella
(¿Fuiste al cine ayer?) * Where were they last night? feliz ayer?)
(¿Dónde estaban ellos anoche?)
Did she study for the * When did you finish your Were they at the party?
exam? (¿Estudió ella homework? (¿Cuándo terminaste (¿Estaban ellos en la
para el examen?) tus tareas?) fiesta?)
* Why did you choose that
restaurant? (¿Por qué elegiste ese
restaurante?)
* How did you learn to play the
VERBS IRREGULAR
REGULAR DON’T
Endings: They don’t follow a CHANCE
• ed specific ending. Some verbs do
(walk -> walked) Completely not change form
change the form of in the past
• Verbs that end in –e, add – the verb: tense:
d • go -> went • put -> put
(live -> lived) • say -> said • read -> read
• make -> made • cut -> cut
• Change the -y to –ied
(try -> tried)
Personal Cases
0
I went to a live music concert last year
1
Yo fui a un concierto de música en vivo el año

0
pasado.

She was starting her code yesterday


2
Ella estaba empezando su código ayer

0 They played UNO VRTUAL last


Saturday
3
Ellos jugaron UNO VRTUAL el sábado pasado
Closin
g
Complete the sentences, considering what are the affirmatives, negatives and
questions
Affirmative
went (go) to the movies yesterday.
1. I _______
studie (study) for the test.
2. She ___________
d
played
3. We _____________ (play) football at the weekend.

Negative
didn’t/ did not
4. I ___________ go(go) to the cinema yesterday
(not) _________
didn’t/ did not
5. She ____________ study
(not) _________ (study) for the exam.
didn’t/ did not
6. We ____________ play
(not) __________ (play) football at the weekend
Questions
Did you go
1. _________________ (go) to the cinema yesterday?
Did she study (study/she) for the exam?
2. _________________
Did he play
3. _________________ (play/he) football at the weekend?
Did you travel (travel) to Europe last year?
4. _________________
did you do
5. What __________________ (do) you yesterday?

WH-Questions
6. went
Who _____________ (go) to the concert?
7. did she do (do) she at the weekend?
What _______________
8. were they(be) they last night?
Where ___________
9. did you finish(finish) your homework?
When ______________
10. did you choose
Why ______________ (choose) that restaurant?

ACTIVITY
WE THINK ABOUT AN ACTIVITY WE DID LAST WEEKEND.
CLASSMATE ASK USING THE SIMPLE PAST (AT LEAST 3
SENTENCES)
Thanks!
Do you have any questions?

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