SIMPLE PAST

The simple past works similarly to the Present simple, unless we use the auxiliary 'did' for all people (including the third person singular 'he / she / it'). In the affirmative, the auxiliary 'did' not appear, instead using the ending 'ed'. This is the way past all the 'regular verbs'

There is a broad set of verbs that do not meet this condition, ie to the affirmative do not use the ending 'ed' but its shape is irregular. There are no rules, so the only way to know your way past is to learn. They are called 'Irregular Verbs'.

AFIRMATIVA		NEGATIVA
I played You played He played We played You played They played	Yo jugué Tú jugaste Él jugó Nosotros jugamos Vosotros jugasteis Ellos jugaron	I did not play You did not play He did not play We did not play You did not play They did not play	Yo no jugué Tú no jugaste Él no jugó Nosotros no jugamos Vosotros no jugasteis Ellos no jugaron

INTERROGATIVA		INT.-NEGATIVA
Did I play? Did you play? Did he play? Did we play? Did you play? Did they play?	¿Jugué? ¿Jugaste? ¿Jugó? ¿Jugamos? ¿Jugasteis? ¿Jugaron?	Didn't I play? Didn't you play? Didn't he play? Didn't we play? Didn't you play? Didn't  they play?	¿No jugué? ¿No jugaste? ¿No jugó? ¿No jugamos? ¿No jugasteis? ¿No jugaron?

 

USING THE PAST SIMPLEa.) for past actions. Indicate the time period during which it developed and completed an action already completed. It is common accompanied by an adverb of time.

I bought this car last year / I bought this car last yearb.) To express an undetermined action in the past:

They pencils and paper Used / Use pencils and paper
c.) To express a habitual action in the past

They never drank alcohol / never drank alcohol
d.) Can be used to express a condition unlikely.

If I saw her, i should speak to her / If you see him speak

Exercises

EXERCISE A

Read a sentence about the PRESENT and then write a sentence about the PAST.

Examples:   Carol usually gets up at 7:30. Yesterday she got up at 7:30.

1.	Carol usually wakes up early. Yesterday morning  ...........................................................
2.	Carol usually walks to work. Yesterday  ..................................................
3.	Carol is usually late for work. Yesterday ..................................................
4.	Carol usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday  ......................................................
5.	Carol usually goes out in the evening. Yesterday evening  ..................................................
6.	Carol usually sleeps very well. Last night,  ..........................................