PAST SIMPLE ENGLISH II

WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE WHEN WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT COMPLETED ACTIONS IN THE PAST.

(Regular verbs) Spelling of “ed” form 1.General rule: most verbs – add “ed” Example: walkwalked orderordered 2. Verbs that end in “e” – add only “d” Example: livelived decidedecided 3. Verbs that end in consonant + “y”- change y to i and add “ed” Example:studystudied carrycarried EXCEPT: If the verbs end in vowel + “y”, only add “ed”. play played destroy destroyed 4. Verbs that end in CVC [stressed vowel] double the last consonant Example: shopshopped stopstopped admitadmitted EXCEPT: If the last syllable is not stressed listenlistened

(Irregular verbs) No rules. Some verbs have irregular past tense forms: Go – went Eat – ate Speak – spoke Buy - bought Run – ran Cut – cut These verbs don’t follow any spelling rules. Irregular past verb forms must be learned.

AFFIRMATIVE SUBJECT + VERB IN PAST FORM + COMPLEMENT I STUDIED FOR THE TEST. YOU STUDIED FOR THE TEST. HE STUDIED FOR THE TEST. SHE STUDIED FOR THE TEST. IT STUDIED FOR THE TEST. WE STUDIED FOR THE TEST. THEY STUDIED FOR THE TEST.

NEGATIVE AUXILIARY VERB TO FORM NEGATIVE SENTENCES IN THE PAST SIMPLE WE USE THE AUXILIAR DID + NOT (DIDN’T) AND WE WRITE THE VERB IN PRESENT/BASE FORM. *USE DID NOT WITH I, YOU, HE, SHE, IT, WE, THEY.

SUBJECT + AUXILIARY VERB-NOT + VERB IN PRESENT FORM + COMPLEMENT I DIDN’T STUDY FOR THE TEST. YOU DIDN’T STUDY FOR THE TEST. HE DIDN’T STUDY FOR THE TEST. SHE DIDN’T STUDY FOR THE TEST. IT DIDN’T STUDY FOR THE TEST. WE DIDN’T STUDY FOR THE TEST. THEY DIDN’T STUDY FOR THE TEST. NEGATIVE

COMMON MISTAKES SHE DIDN’T STUDIED HE NOT STUDY

YES/NO QUESTIONS AUXILIARY VERB + SUBJECT + VERB IN PRESENT + COMPLEMENT ? DID I STUDY FOR THE TEST? DID YOU STUDY FOR THE TEST? DID HE STUDY FOR THE TEST? DID SHE STUDY FOR THE TEST? DID IT STUDY FOR THE TEST? DID WE STUDY FOR THE TEST? DID THEY STUDY FOR THE TEST?

ANSWER YES, ____ DID. NO, ______ DIDN’T. DID SHE DO HER HOMEWORK? *YES, SHE DID *NO, SHE DIDN’T

(+)(-)(?) I played I didn't playDid I play? You playedYou didn’t playDid you play? He playedHe didn’t playDid he play? She playedShe didn’t playDid she play? It playedIt didn’t playDid it play? We playedWe didn’t playDid we play? They playedThey didn’t playDid they play? SUMMARY

TIME EXPRESSIONS YESTERDAY LAST AGO *WE SAY LAST AND THE AMOUNT OF TIME: LAST… (WEEK, WEEKEND, MONTH, YEAR, CENTURY, …) *WE SAY THE AMOUNT OF TIME AND THEN AGO: (A WEEK, 2 MINUTES, 3 HOURS, 4 YEARS,…)… AGO.

LET’S PRACTICE PAST SIMPLE

Ready for doing an activity? Complete the following sentences with the past simple tense of the verbs in parenthesis. 1.I ______________ (chat) with Erika on Facebook. 2.She ______________ (decide) to read the story. 3.We ______________ (hurry) up doing the quiz. 4.They ______________ (walk) to school. 5.Mariana _____________ (climb) a tree. 6.My dog ____________ (bury) its bone outside. 7.My father ___________ (enjoy) his vacations. 8.Falcao ____________ (score) two goals yesterday.

Read the sentences, and rewrite them as negative sentences. 1. My mom baked cookies for the party. _____________________________________ 2. Jim understood the exercise. ______________________________________ 3. We carried our ticket to the concert. ______________________________________ 4. I decided to learn English. _______________________________________ 5. I flew to the United States. _______________________________________ 6. She enjoyed her vacations. ________________________________________ 7. My parents bought a new house. ________________________________________ 8. Isabel started her University in ________________________________________