Past Simple Tense

I studied English yesterday Past state that is now finished. Past Simple - uses Completed single action in the past. I studied English yesterday Past state that is now finished. I lived in Florida in 1999. Repeated actions in the past. We went to the beach every day.

To be Regular verbs Irregular verbs Verbs was - were Ending in -d / -ed / -ied Irregular verbs Change completely Remain unchanged

TO BE (ser o estar) Present / Presente Past / Pasado I am (yo soy / yo estoy) I was (yo era / estaba / fui / estuve) You are (tú eres / tú estás) You were (tú eras / estabas / fuiste /estuviste) He is (él es / él está) He was (él era / estaba / fue / estuvo) She is (ella es / ella está) She was (ella era / estaba / fue / estuvo) It is (es / está) It was (era / estaba / fue / estuvo) We are (nosotros somos / nosotros estamos) We were (nosotros éramos / estábamos / fuimos / estuvimos) You are (ustedes son / ustedes están) You were (ustedes eran / estaban / fueron / estuvieron) They are (ellos son / ellos están) They were (ellos eran /estaban / fueron / estuvieron)

WAS / WASN’T WERE / WEREN´T TO BE (ser o estar) I He She It We You They WAS / WASN’T WERE / WEREN´T

THERE WAS / THERE WERE THERE WAS is the past tense of THERE IS. It is only used in singular: There was a student in the room. THERE WERE is the past tense of THERE ARE. It is only used in plural: There were many students in the room.

Regular Verbs Regular verbs form the past tense adding –ed: He played the guitar yesterday. They travelled to Brazil by plane. She studied three different languages at school.

When a verb ends in -e we only add -d Regular Verbs When a verb ends in -e we only add -d like  liked (gustar) Invite  invited (invitar) One-syllable verbs ending in a vowel + consonant, we double the consonant and add -ed stop  stopped (parar) hug  hugged (abrazar)

Regular verbs Verbs ending in -y If there is a vowel before –y we add -ed: play  played (jugar, tocar) stay  stayed (quedarse) obey obeyed (obedecer) But… say  said (decir) pay  paid (pagar) If there is a consonant, we drop the -y and we add -ied: study  studied (estudiar) cry  cried (llorar, gritar)

Regular verbs Ending Present Past Translation -d live lived vivir -ed show showed mostrar like liked gustar work worked trabajar -ied study studied estudiar obey obeyed obedecer

Some change completely Irregular verbs They do not add -ed Some change completely go  went (ir) see  saw (ver) Others remain unchanged hit  hit (golpear) cut  cut (cortar)

Irregular verbs Does it change? Present Past Translation Yes go went write wrote escribir eat ate comer buy bought comprar No hit golpear cost costar

We use the auxiliary to form the negative DID + not + infinitive verb DIDN’T + infinitive verb He didn’t go to Paris. I didn’t break the window. She did not want to go there again.

Interrogative We make questions using DID / DIDN’T before the subject + infinitive: Did you study English? Did she write the letter?

The interrogative pronoun goes before the auxiliary. Question forms The interrogative pronoun goes before the auxiliary. Interrogative Pronoun + Auxiliary Subject Infinitive verb Complement ? What did she eat yesterday ? Where you study English ?

Question forms Questions with TO BE To make questions with the verb TO BE, we put the subject after the verb: Was he at the meeting? Were there any messages for me?

Questions with a modal verb Question forms Questions with a modal verb To make a question with a modal verb, we put the subject after the verb: Can I see you now? Would you like a coffee? Should I stay or should I go?

Time expressions Expression Translation Yesterday Ayer Last week La semana pasada Last year El año pasado Last month El mes pasado Two days ago Hace dos días Two weeks ago Hace dos semanas Two months ago Hace dos meses In 2010 En 2010 In September En septiembre On Monday El lunes (pasado)

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