Past Tense Simple

TOPIC
SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND USED TO

Teacher Edelmira
Functions of the "simple past”
• The "simple past" is used to talk about an action that

ended before the current time. The duration is not
relevant. The time in which the action takes place can
be the recent past or the distant past.
SIMPLE PAST
• To describe a completed action in the past when the
time is mentioned or implied.
• To describe completed actions that happened one

after the other in the past.
• To describe past habits or repeated actions in the

past.
The "simple past" is always used to refer to when
something happened, so it is associated with
SIMPLE PAST certain time expressions that indicate:
 Frequency: often, sometimes, always.

 A certain time: last week, when I was a child,
yesterday, six weeks ago.
 An indeterminate time: the other day, ages ago,
The term “ago” is useful to a long time ago.
express temporal distance
in the past. It is placed
after the period of time in
question: a week ago, three
years ago, a minute ago.
AFFIRMATIVE
Subject + base + ed
FORMATION OF THE I skipped.
"SIMPLE PAST" WITH
REGULAR VERBS NEGATIVE
Subject + did not + infinitive without
“to”
They didn't go.
INTERROGATIVE
Did + subject + infinitive
without ”to”
Did she arrive?
NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
Did not + subject + infinitive without
“to”
Didn't you play?
EXAMPLE
To Walk
Affirmative Negative Interrogative

I walked I didn't walk Did I walk?
You walked You didn't walk Did you walk?
He walked He didn't walk Did he walk?
We walked We didn't walk Did we walk?
They walked They didn't walk Did they walk?
"SIMPLE PAST" OF THE
VERBS TO BE, TO HAVE, TO
DO (AFFIRMATIVE)
Subject Verb Verb Verb

Be Have Do
I was had did
 I was in Japan last year
You were had did
 She had a headache yesterday.
He/She/It was had did
 We did our homework last night.
We were had did
You were had did
They were had did
INTERROGATIVE AND NEGATIVE FORM
IN THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
For the negative and interrogative forms of the

 They weren't in Rio last summer.
"simple past" of the verb "do" as an ordinary  We didn't have any money.
verb, "do" is used as an auxiliary, e.g.  We didn't have time to visit the
 We didn't do our homework last night. Eiffel Tower.
 Did you have a bicycle when you
The negative form of the verb "have" in "simple were young?
past" is usually constructed using the auxiliary  Did you do much climbing in
"do", although sometimes only not or the Switzerland?
contraction "n't" is added.
The interrogative form of the verb "have" in

"simple past" usually uses the auxiliary "do".
"SIMPLE PAST": IRREGULAR VERBS
A regular verb is any verb whose

conjugation follows the typical pattern, or
one of the typical patterns, of the
language to which it belongs. A verb
whose conjugation follows a different
pattern is called an irregular verb.
COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
IN THE PAST TENSE:
You can find the

complete list here
https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs.html
EXAMPLES
TO GO
 He went to a club last night.
 Did he go to the cinema last night?
 He didn't go to bed early last night.
TO GIVE
 We gave her a doll for her birthday.
 They didn't give John their new address.
 Did Barry give you my passport?
 TO COME
 My parents came to visit me last July.
 We didn't come because it was raining.
 Did he come to your party last week?
DIALOGUE:
Jim: Hello, Karen, welcome back! How was
your holiday?
Karen: It was great!
Jim: Where did you go?
Karen: I went to Rome.
Jim: Oh, that’s interesting. How was the
weather there?
Karen: It was nice. Warm and sunny.
Jim: Great! Did you like the food?
Karen: Of course, it was wonderful. The pasta
was amazing, and the pizza was incredible
Jim: Did you have a good time?
Karen: Yes, I did. I hope to go back someday.
And you, Jim? Did you go on holiday yet?
Jim: No, not yet. But I’m going to Turkey next
week!
When we talk about things in the past
that are not true anymore, we can do it in
USED TO different ways.
Used to + infinitive
We can use “used to” to talk about past
states that are not true anymore.
 We used to live in New York when I was a

kid.
 There didn't use to be a supermarket

there. When did it open?
 Did you use to have a garden?

WOULD
We can use “would” to talk about repeated

past actions that don't happen anymore.
 Every Saturday I would go on a long bike

ride.
 My dad would read me amazing stories
every night at bedtime.
would for past habits is slightly more formal

than used to. It is often used in stories. We
don't normally use the negative or question
form of would for past habits. Note that we
can't usually use would to talk about past
states.
DIALOGUE
As you see, I used to be a fantastic sportsman.

I used to play tennis really well. And I won the
village championship two times in a row. Look
at my silver cups.
-Wow! Did you use to practice every day?
— No, I didn’t. But I used to go to the tennis

club every Saturday. What about you, Betty?
Did you use to play tennis?
-No, I didn’t. But I used to swim and do

gymnastics. Oh, and I also used to play chess.
My silver cups are in those boxes.
SUPPORT VIDEOS
Past Simple Tense | Structuring Sentences

https://youtu.be/mwh_IWwwN8Y
ESL - Regular and Irregular Past Verbs

https://youtu.be/gUDQwatZTKk
How to use "used to" in English
https://youtu.be/EvjdYDhyfv4
EXERCISES
Past simple - regular verbs

https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Past_simple_regular_verbs/Si
mple_Past_Tense_(Regular_Verbs)_fv1415177et
Irregular verbs exercises and list

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-1.html
Used to, didn’t use to – past habits and states

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/used-to/

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TOPIC

SIMPLE PAST TENSE AND USED TO

• The "simple past" is used to talk about an action that

• To describe completed actions that happened one

• To describe past habits or repeated actions in the

 Frequency: often, sometimes, always.

Affirmative Negative Interrogative

Subject Verb Verb Verb

For the negative and interrogative forms of the

The interrogative form of the verb "have" in

A regular verb is any verb whose

You can find the

 We used to live in New York when I was a

 There didn't use to be a supermarket

 Did you use to have a garden?

We can use “would” to talk about repeated

 Every Saturday I would go on a long bike

would for past habits is slightly more formal

As you see, I used to be a fantastic sportsman.

-Wow! Did you use to practice every day?

— No, I didn’t. But I used to go to the tennis

-No, I didn’t. But I used to swim and do

Past Simple Tense | Structuring Sentences

ESL - Regular and Irregular Past Verbs

How to use "used to" in English

Past simple - regular verbs

Irregular verbs exercises and list

Used to, didn’t use to – past habits and states

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