SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Regular and irregular verbs

SIMPLE PAST USES
The simple past tense is a verb tense which is used to talk about:

- A completed Action in the Past I saw a movie yesterday

- A Series of Completed Actions

I finished work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

-Duration in the Past I lived in Brazil for two years.

- Habits in the Past I studied French when I was a child.

SIMPLE PAST TENSE - REGULAR VERBS
Spelling rules Examples
Base form + ed Walk + ed = walked
Play +ed = played

Verbs ending in -e + d Like + d = liked

Move + d = moved

Verbs ending in a consonant + y Carry = carried

Change y = i + ed Study = studied

Some verbs ending in a single Plan = planned

consonant + the second last Stop = stopped
letter is a vowel =
Double the last letter + ed
SIMPLE PAST TENSE IRREGULAR VERBS
An irregular verb is one that does not form its simple past tense by adding "-ed" or "-d" to the base form.

INFINITIVE FORM SIMPLE PAST FORM

To be Was / were

To have had

To do did

To go went

To write wrote

To teach taught

To make Made
SIMPLE PAST TENSE IRREGULAR VERBS
Some verbs stay the same
INFINITIVE FORM SIMPLE PAST TENSE FORM

To hit Hit

To cost Cost

To cut Cut

To put Put

To hurt Hurt
THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
REGULAR VERBS SUBJECT CONJUGATION - Spanish meaning
PRONOUN SIMPLE PAST

We worked Nosotros trabajamos

TO WORK= They worked Ellos / ellas trabajaron

You worked Tu trabajaste

TRABAJAR
Ustedes trabajaron

Past form: worked I worked Yo trabajé

He worked El trabajó

She worked Ella trabajó

It Worked trabajó
THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
IREGULAR VERBS SUBJECT CONJUGATION - Spanish meaning
PRONOUN SIMPLE PAST

We slept Nosotros dormimos

TO SLEEP= They slept Ellos / ellas durmieron

You slept Tu dormiste

DORMIR
Ustedes durmieron

Simple past= I slept Yo dormi

He slept El durmio
Slept
She slept Ella durmio

It slept durmio
THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
REGULAR VERBS SUBJECT CONJUGATION - Spanish meaning
PRONOUN SIMPLE PAST

We did not sleep Nosotros no dormimos

TO SLEEP= They did not sleep Ellos / ellas no durmieron

You did not sleep Tu no dormiste

DORMIR
Ustedes no durmieron

Simple past= I did not sleep Yo no dormi

He did not sleep El no durmio

Slept
She did not sleep Ella no durmio
AUXILIAR: DID
It Did not sleep No durmio
THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
IRREGULAR VERBS SUBJECT CONJUGATION - Spanish meaning
PRONOUN SIMPLE PAST

We did not do Nosotros no hicimos

To do = Hacer They did Ellos / ellas hicieron

You did Tu hiciste

Simple past: did Ustedes hicieron

I did Yo hice
AUXILIAR : DID
He did not do El no hizo

She did Ella hizo

It did hizo
THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
IRREGULAR VERBS SUBJECT CONJUGATION - Spanish meaning
PRONOUN SIMPLE PAST

We Did not have Nosotros tuvimos

To have = tener They Didn’t have Ellos / ellas

You Did not have Tu

Simple past: had Ustedes

I Did not have Yo hice

AUXILIAR : DID
He Did not have El

She had Ella

It had
THE CONJUGATION OF VERBS IN THE SIMPLE PAST
TENSE
IRREGULAR VERBS SUBJECT CONJUGATION - Spanish meaning
PRONOUN SIMPLE PAST

We Were + not Nosotros no estuvimos, no fuimos

To be = ser/ estar They were Ellos / ellas estuvieron, fueron

You were Tu estuviste, fuiste

Past form: WAS Ustedes estuvieron, fueron

I was Yo estuve, fui

WERE
He was El estuvo, fue, era
Do not use auxiliar
She was Ella estuvo, fue, era

It was Estuvo, estaba, fue , era

Time expression used for the past simple
Expressions of time go at the end of a statement

LAST AGO YESTERDAY

Last night 10 minutes ago Yesterday

Last sunday An hour ago Yesterday morning

Last week Two days ago Yesterday afternoon

Last month A week ago Yesterday evening

Last year A month ago The day before yesterday

Last weekend A year ago

SIMPLE PAST FORMS
TO BE OTHER VERBS

SUBJECT + WAS / WERE + COMPLEMENT SUBJECT + VERB(simple past form) + COMPLEMENT

+
They were friends last year Students worked yesterday

SUBJECT + WAS / WERE+ NOT + COMPLE... SUBJECT + DID NOT + VERB( basic form) + C
-
They were not friends last year Students did not work yesterday

Auxiliar : did

WAS / WERE +SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT? DID +SUBJECT + VERB(Basic form) + C + ?

?
Were they friends last year ? Did Students work yesterday ?
Yes, they did
Yes, they were No, they did not
No, they were not
Auxiliar : did
SIMPLE PAST FORMS
TO BE OTHER VERBS

SUBJECT + WAS / WERE + COMPLEMENT SUBJECT + VERB(simple past form) + COMPLEMENT

+
We were in La Paz yesterday He played soccer yerderday
SUBJECT + WAS / WERE+ NOT + C SUBJECT + DID NOT + VERB( basic form) + C
-
We were not in La Paz yesterday He did not play soccer yesterday

Auxiliar : did

Wh-word +WAS / WERE +SUBJECT + Wh-word+DID +SUBJECT + VERB(Basic form) + C + ?

? COMPLEMENT?
Where did he play soccer yesterday ?
Where were we in La Paz yesterday? He played soccer in Tikipaya yesterday

We were in El alto
Auxiliar : did