Presentation related to the use of the past simple. It also includes the correct conjugation of regular and irregular verbs in past simple.

1. PAST SIMPLE
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2. WHENTO USE IT?
WE USETHE PAST SIMPLE FORTHINGSTHAT STARTED INTHE
PAST AND ALSO FINISHED INTHE PAST.
PAST FUTUR
E
PRESENT

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I went shopping.
He drove to the school.
They bought some clothes.
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I didn´t go shopping.
He didn´t drive to the school.
They didn´t buy some clothes.
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Did I go shopping?
Did He drive to the school.?
Did They buy some clothes?

4.  +VPS + COMPLEMENT
I went shopping yesterday.

5. 2 Different Options
Verbs
Regular Irregular
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6. Regular verbs
For regular verbs, we only add
“ed” at the end of the verb.
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Play  Played
Talk  Talked
Stay  Stayed
Jump  Jumped

7. Exceptions
1. Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d at the end
2. Verbs ending in a consonant + -y, add –ied
3. Verbs with one syllable ending in CVC form,
double the last consonant.
4. Verbs with 2 or more syllables ending in the CVC
form and with the last stressed syllable
5. Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double the –L
before the –ed
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8. Verbs ending in –e, only add a –d
at the end
Dance  Danced
Agree  Agreed
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9. Verbs ending in a
consonant + -y, add –
ied
Try- Tried
Carry - Carried

10. Be Careful!
Play  Played
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11. Verbs with one syllable ending in
CVC FORM, double the last
consonant.
Stop  Stopped
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C V C

12. Be Careful!
IF THE VERB ENDS IN X OR W, DON´T DOUBLE THE LAST
CONSONANT
FIX  FIXED
MIX  MIXED
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13. Verbs with more than one syllable, you only double the
consonant if it has the CVC and it is stressed
Prefer  Preferred
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14. Be Careful!
Answer Answered
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15. Verbs ending in one vowel + -L, double
the –L before the –ed
Travel  Travelled
Cancel  Cancelled
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16. Be Careful!
Sail Sailed
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17. Irregular Verbs
There is no specific rule for the Irregular verbs.

18. Irregular Verbs
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Irregular verbs are different from each
other, so, you need to learn one by one
the cases. 

19. Some examples
 HAVE  HAD
 GET  GOT
 BUY  BOUGHT
 MAKE  MADE
 COME  CAME
 EAT  ATE
 LEAVE  LEFT
 DO  DID
 GO  WENT
 SEE  SAW
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20. Time expressions
■ Yesterday
■ Last Night
■ Last Day
■ Last Summer
■ Two days ago
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21. affirmative sentences
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Verb in
past
Comp.

22. examples
• I played soccer last week.
• Demian danced salsa yesterday.
• The kids ate broccoli last morning.
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23. Speaking activity
Talk about the things you did last weekend.
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EXAMPLE
• Last weekend, I went with some friends to a
party, it was incredible. We drank some beer and
also we ate some tacos.

24. negative sentences
I
You
He
She
It
We
They
Didn´t Comp.Verb in
simple
form

25. examples
• I didn´t play soccer last week.
• Demian didn´t dance salsa yesterday.
• The kids didn´t eat broccoli last morning.
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26. Mariel went to a party last Sunday.
Mariel didn´t go to a party last Sunday
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affirmative
negative