SIMPLE PAST FORM

NORMAL PAST.
Indicate that an activity or situation began and ended in a particular time in the past.

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VERBS

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

Verbs that form its past and past Verbs that don´t form its past and past
participle form adding –ed. participle form adding –ed.

They have a different spelling different

to –ed change.

Play Played Be Was – were

Try Tried Come Came
Live Lived Do Did
Work Worked Go Went
Talk Talked Know Knew
Swim Swam

She practiced a lot before the quiz.
My father worked in a factory in Itagui.
I lived in that building.
She cooked a delicious cake.
We studied in a school before coming to
the university.
I ate a sandwich for lunch.
All of us understood the instructions.
She went to the U.S last year.
He is tired because he did many things
yesterday.
They went to Cali in December.
We got good grades in the last quiz.
They knew the correct answer.
In simple past tense it is necessary to use the auxiliary DID

USES OF DID

DID Did you study last week?

(for questions) Did you go there on vacation?
Where did you live in 2010?
What did you do last night?

DIDN`T She played volleyball She didn`t play….

(for negative sentences) I liked the movie I didn`t like….
They worked in a factory They didn`t work….

NOTE: when you use an auxiliary DID-DO-DOES-WILL, the verb is in normal form.

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QUESTION FORMATION

YES/NO QUESTION

Auxiliary Subject Verb complement

Did You Go To Cartagena in

holly week?
Did She Study With you?
Did The teacher Explain This?

INFORMATION QUESTION

Wh. Words Auxiliary Subject Verb complement

Where Did You Go Last weekend?

When Did Lucia Call You?
What Did They Eat In the
restaurant?
PRACTICE LINKS
Check these links for additional practice.

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs3.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs17.htm

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs30finaltest.htm