SIMPLE PAST TENSE

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb --- ED Examples: Work workED Play PlayED Visit VisitED

change Examples: Buy - bought eat - ate go - went

USE: ACTION IS FINISHED. Examples: I lived in San Martin last year. She ate lasagna yesterday

AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES SUBJECT + VERB (REGULAR/IRREGULAR) + COMPLEMENT 1.-She worked in a big company last year 2.-Sandra went to the beach last week 3.-They played basketball yesterday

NEGATIVE SENTENCES Auxiliary DID + NOT = didnt

DID ---I / you/ he / she / it / we / they SUBJECT + DIDNT + VERB (BASE FORM) + COMPLEMENT 1.- She didnt 2.- Sandra didnt 3.- They didnt work in a big company last year. go to the beach last week play basketball yesterday.

INTERROGATIVE DID + SUBJECT + VERB (BASE FORM) COMPLEMENT 1.- DID She work Yes, she did. No, she didnt. 2.- DID Sandra go Yes, she did. No, she didnt 3.- DID they play Yes, they did. No, they didnt. in a big company last year ?

to the beach last week?

basketball yesterday?

COMMON TIME EXPRESSIONS IN PAST

1.- Yesterday 2.- The day before yesterday 3.- Last week 4.- Last month 5.- Last year 6.- Last Weekend 7.- last Summer 8.- two days AGO 9.- A week AGO 10.- Three years AGO 11.- An Hour AGO

ayer antes de ayer la semana pasada el mes pasado el ao pasado el fin de semana pasado el verano pasado Hace 2 dias Hace una semana Hace tres aos Hace una hora

LAST = PASADO(A)

AGO = HACE

12.- IN 2010/ In 1998 , etc.

13.- When I was a child / ... When I was at school ..

PAST TENSE OF THE VERB TO BE TO BE = SER / ESTAR

PRESENT TENSE I am You are He is She is It is We are They are I am not You arent He isnt she isnt It isnt We arent They arent am I ---? Are you? Is he ? Is she ? Is it ? Are w e? Are they ?

PAST TENSE OF THE VERB TO BE :

WAS
I / HE / SHE / IT We / you/ they

WERE
was were.

AFFIRMATIVE SUBJECT + WAS/WERE + COMPLEMENT

1.- I 2.- He 3.-They

was was were

at home yesterday evening. at the stadium last week. friends.

NEGATIVE

WAS + NOT = WASNT WERE + NOT = WERENT

SUBJECT + WASNT / WERENT + COMPLEMENT

1. I 2. He 3. They

wasnt wasnt werent

at home yesterday evening at the stadium last week friends

INTERROGATIVE WAS /WERE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT ? 1.- Was I at home yesterday evening ? 2.- Was he at the stadium last week? 3.- Were they friends?

WH QUESTIONS

WHAT WHO WHEN WHERE HOW HOW OLD HOW MUCH HOW MANY WHY

THINGS/ ACTION/ ANIMALS PEOPLE TIME PLACES/LOCATIONS MANNER AGE PRICES QUANTITIES REASON

Example; Victor played basketball with his son at the beach last Sunday morning. WHO did Victor play basketball with last Sunday morning? With his son WHEN DID Victor play basketball with his son? Last Sunday morning

WHERE DID Victor play basketball with his son last Sunday morning? At the beach.

WH + DID + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT ?