PAST SIMPLE

EXERCISES

1. Escribe frases en Past Simple afirmativas sobre las acciones que se mencionan.

1. My Mum usually visits me at the weekend. She _____________________ last weekend.
2. Rebecca often misses the bus. She _____________________ yesterday.
3. Robert meets his girlfriend every evening. He _____________________ yesterday evening.
4. I usually buy some apples every week. I _____________________ last week.
5. My sister eats a yogurt every morning. She _____________________ yesterday morning.
6. My brother often walks to work. He _____________________ yesterday.
7. My wife always has breakfast in the kitchen. She _____________________ last Friday.
8. My brother sometimes loses his wallet. He _____________________ last week.

2. Pasa a negativas las siguientes frases en Past Simple afirmativas.

1. She washed her hair yesterday.
2. I opened the door.
3. The match started at five o’clock.
4. She wanted to be a detective.
5. My mother bought a dvd player yesterday.
6. We enjoyed the film very much.
7. It snowed a lot last week.
8. My brothers and I celebrated my birthday last Monday.
   

3. Cambia el orden de las palabras para formar preguntas en Past Simple. Las respuestas van encursiva.

1. how pair cost much shoes did your of?

They were only 20 euros.

2. yesterday go where you did?

We went to the cinema.

3. film did enjoy you the?

Yes, we did. It was a great film.

4. didn’t drink you why glass a water of?

Because I wasn’t thirsty.

5. play who tennis you did with?

With my brother-in-law.

PAST SIMPLE

The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times. It can also be used for actions taking place one after another or in the middle of another action.

Form of Simple Past

	Positive	Negative	Question
no differences	I spoke.	I did not speak.	Did I speak?

For irregular verbs, use the past form. For regular verbs, just add “ed”.

Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’

Exceptions in spelling when adding ed	Example
after a final e only add d	love – loved
final consonant after a short, stressed vowel or l as final consonant after a vowel is doubled	admit – admitted travel – travelled
final y after a consonant becomes i	hurry – hurried

Use of Simple Past

• action in the past taking place once, never or several times
  Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• actions in the past taking place one after the other
  Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
• action in the past taking place in the middle of another action
  Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
• if sentences type II (If I talked, …)
  Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.

STRUCTURE PAST SIMPLE