Simple past Mr. Armando Garriazo.. USE : Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action...

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Simple past Mr. Armando Garriazo.

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Simple past Mr. Armando Garriazo.

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USE :

Use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a

specific time in the past.

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Past of verb to be.

PRONOUN VERB

I WAS

YOUWE WERETHEY

HESHE WASIT

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I am at home.

I was at home.

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She is a doctor

She was a doctor

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They are students

They were students

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Past tense verbs are divided in two types:

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

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REGULAR VERBS

Add –ed to the verbs

Play – played Look – looked Cook – cooked Work – Worked Dance – danced Watch – watched

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IRREGULAR VERBS

Change the verbs completely

Be – was/ were Do – did Eat – ate Go – went See – saw Drink – drank Get up – got up

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IMPORTANT

WE USE THE SAME PAST FORM OF THE VERB FOR ALL THE SUBJECTS

I COOKED PIZZA YESTERDAY. SHE COOKED LASAGNA LAST WEEK. WE COOKED CEVICHE LAST SATURDAY

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Questions

For verb to be:

Was she sick?

Yes, she was / No, she wasn’t

Were they at the beach?

Yes, they were / No, they weren’t

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For other verbs use: DID....?

Did you watch the movie?Yes, I did / No, I didn’t

Did Mario go to the club?Yes, he did / No, he didn’t

Did Laura play volleyball?Yes, she did / No, she didn’t

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Negative form

For verb to be , add –NOT

I was in my house yesterday.I was not in my house yesterday. wasn’t

We were at the hospital last week.We were not at the hospital last week weren’t

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For other verbs –add DIDN´T

I walked three hours yesterday

I didn’t walk three hours yesterday

She cooked a delicious soup.

She didn’t cook a delicious soup.

I went to the disco last Saturday.

I didn’t go to the disco last Saturday.