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    SIMPLE PAST

    Prof. Cecilia Amoretti

    Prof. Graciela Caballero


    We use the Simple Past for:

    • actions which happened at a definite time in the


    past; we know when they happened.

    They graduated four years ago.


    Diagram of the Simple Past 1
    We use the Simple Past for:
    • actions which happened repeatedly in the past,
    but don’t happen any more. (adverbs of
    frequency)

    He often played football with his dad when


    he was five.
    We use the Simple Past for:
    • actions which happened immediately one after
    the other in the past.

    They cooked the meal first.


    Then they ate with their friends.
    Diagram of the Simple Past 2
    We use the Simple Past:
    • to talk about people who are no longer alive.

    Princess Diana visited a lot of schools.


    Time expressions

    • yesterday, last night / week / month / year /


    Monday, etc., two days / weeks / months / years
    ago, then, when, in 1992, etc.
    Form

    AFFIRMATIVE
    I
    HE / SHE / IT FINISHED.
    YOU / WE / THEY
    Form

    INTERROGATIVE
    I
    DID HE / SHE / IT FINISH?
    YOU / WE / THEY
    Form

    SHORT ANSWERS
    DID YOU…? YES, I/WE DID. NO, I/WE DIDN’T.

    DID HE/SHE/IT…? YES, HE/SHE/IT DID. NO, HE/SHE/IT DIDN’T.

    DID THEY…? YES, THEY DID. NO, THEY DIDN’T.


    Form

    NEGATIVE
    I
    DID NOT /
    HE / SHE / IT FINISH.
    DIDN’T
    YOU / WE / THEY
    Spelling rules of regular verbs
    • Verbs ending in:
    • –e take only –d. dance – danced
    • a consonant + y, drop the y and take –ied. try
    – tried
    • a vowel + y, take –ed. play – played
    • One stressed vowel between two
    consonants, double the last consonant and
    take –ed. plan – planned but open – opened
    • -l, double the l and take –ed. travel - travelled
    Pronunciation
    • The suffix –ed is pronounced:
    • /id/ when the verb ends in /t/ or /d/
    posted, succeeded
    • /t/ when the verb ends in /k/, /s/, /t∫/, /∫/, /f/
    or /p/
    cooked, kissed, touched, wished, laughed,
    stepped
    • /d/ when the verb ends in any other sound.
    arrived, prepared
    Source:
    • https://englishgrammarexercise.com/diagram-p
    ast-simple/

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