Simple Past form © Beni Suárez Prado ( )

Simple Past tense Things to remember about the past tense: We use the same form for all the subjects I danced She danced We danced I danced She danced We danced In affirmative sentences we clasify English verbs in two groups: REGULAR VERBS REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS There is no distinction in negative and interrogative sentences

Regular verbs REGULAR VERBS PRONUN- CIATION FORM SPELLING RULES We form the past tense adding –ED to the verb: work----- worked open----- opened paint---- painted The suffix –ED has three different pronunciations: / - t / worked, stopped, / - d / robbed, played, danced / - id / painted, needed When the verb: ends in Cons+y Study---- stud-i-ed * play ---- play-ed has 1 syllable, ends in cons + v + cons stop stop – p - ed rob rob- b - ed ends in –e dance----- dance-d

Irregular verbs There isn’t any rule to form irregular forms but we can clasify them: Some verbs change only one form: (usually a vowell) Run – ran – run Come – came - come Some verbs change the simple past and past participple forms: Bring- brought – brought Stand – stood - stood Some verbs have three different forms: Swim – swam – swum Eat – ate – eaten Some verbs don’t change its form: Put – put – put Cost – cost -cost

Regular and irregular verbs Let’s revise what you have leraned with some exercises. You can also find them in the school website: REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS SOME GAMES WITH IRREGULAR VERBS

To be: an irregular verb It is the only verb that changes its form depending on the person I WAS YOU WERE HE WAS SHE WAS IT WAS WE WERE YOU WERE THEY WERE WASN’T WEREN’T WASN’T WEREN’T

Negative sentences There is NO DISTINCTION between regular and irregular verbs As in the present simple we need the auxiliar verb DO but in its past form : DID and the negative NOT We use the infinitive form of the verb She ate some doughnuts for breakfast yesterday She some doughnuts for breakfast yesterday DIDN’TEAT DIDN’T

Interrogative sentences Again, there is NO DISTINCTION between regular and irregular verbs We also need the auxiliary verb DO in its past form DID before the subject Rose Saw Peter at the cinema yesterday Rose Peter at the cinema yesterday? DIDSEE Yes, she did 1. YES / NO QUESTIONS

Interrogative sentences 2. WH- QUESTIONS Rose Saw Peter at the cinema yesterday 1. Where? 2. When? 3. Who? Where Rose Peter yesterday? DID When Rose Peter at the cinema ? Who Rose at the cinema yesterday? DID SEE