The simple past

1. THE SIMPLE
PAST
Realizado por: Daniel Crespo
REPÚBLICA BOLIVARIANA DE VENEZUELA
MINISTERIO DEL PODER POPULAR PARA LA EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR
INSTITUTO UNIVERSITARIO POLITÉCNICO “SANTIAGO MARIÑO”
ESCUELA DE ARQUITECTURA

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The simple past
In Latin it is where we can find the etymological origin
of the simple past term:
-Pasado derives from the Latin verb "passare" which,
in turn, emanates from "passus", which means "put
one foot forward".
-Simple, on the other hand, emanates from "simple.“
Verb tenses constitute different ways of combining the
verbal aspect and grammatical tense into an
expression. According to the tense used, a sentence
has a certain temporal reference that indicates when
the action of the verb developed.
The simple past is one of these tenses, present in
different languages. The mention of the past refers to
actions that have already been carried out previously
(that is, that have already been completed).
Examples of sentences with verb in the past simple:
"Last night I asked for prawns with garlic“
"I already declared everything I know, official“
"One day I sang before five thousand people".

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Features
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Its essential characteristic is that the Main Verb of the
sentence, It is always in the past.
Indicates an action that was performed at a specific time
From the past.
It is the only grammatical tense that uses past verbs.
It is composed of simple elements, so it is only used in its
Composition the following formula:
S + V2 + C.
Where, S is equal to the Subject of the sentence; V2, is the Verb of
prayer
conjugated in the past; and, C, is the Complement of the sentence.
In the complement, expressions can optionally be used
that determine time, although the verb is the one that will
determine if the
Prayer is in the past or not.

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When we want to talk about an action that happened in the
past and ended in the past and we indicate the time in
which the action occurred (“last night” and “yesterday”).
Look at the following examples:
-Last night I played soccer
-I wrote a letter yesterday
We use it in four situations:
When we talk about an action that was usual in the past;
like when we talk about our childhood:
I played soccer all day long when I was a child
When my sister was younger, she wrote letters to my
parents.
To talk about facts connected in a chronological time
sequence in the past.
Last night I arrived home, cooked dinner and went directly
to bed.
We also use the simple past to talk about actions that
occurred and ended the past for a long period of time:
I studied at Pedagogical University for 5 years.

5. Types (regular and irregular)
REGULAR: When they make their
Past and Past Past participle
adding “ed” to its present form:
Ex .: To Live = Lived / To Walk =
Walked / To Study = Studied.
IRREGULARES: When they
make their Past and Past
Past participle in a way Same
or different from the Present:
Ex .: To Sing - Sang - Sung /
To Eat - Ate - Eaten.
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6. Examples
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Solved exercises
Negative Sentences
Interrogative Sentences
Was she a doctor?
Yes, She was a doctor.
No, She wasn’t a doctor.
Were the keys in the drawer?
Yes, The keys were in the drawer.
No, The keys weren’t in the drawer
Did you want to dance?
Yes, I wanted to dance.
No, I didn’t want to dance.
Did they learn English?
Yes, They learned English.
No, They didn’t learn English
Did you believe him?
We believed him.
We didn’t believe him.
Did you buy a blue car?
I bought a blue car.
I didn’t buy a blue car.
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