SIMPLE PAST

REGULAR VERBS● Se añade -ED al infinitivo para todas las personas

AnswerED finishED lookED

● Si el verbo acaba en -e sólo se añade -D● LikeD decideD phoneD

● En general si el verbo acaba en consonante- vocal- consonante y sílaba acentuada se dobla la última consonante

● StopPED preferRED travelLED

● Verbos que terminan en -y● Vocal larga + y añaden -ED: stayED; playED● Vocal corta + y –-> -IED: studIED; carrIED

REGULAR VERBS: PRONUNCIATION

● Hay tres formas de pronunciar los pasados regulares: /t/ /d/ /id/

● Y aquí tenéis un vídeo explicativo● Click here for some exercises● One more

IRREGULAR VERBS

● No hay reglas para su formación. Hay que aprenderlos de memoria y con práctica.

● Game 1● Game 2● Game 3● Game 4● Game 5

PAST SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE

● Sujeto + verbo en pasado + complementos● I went to the cinema last Saturday● We wrote an e-mail yesterday● He answered the question correctly

PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE

● Sujeto + DIDN'T + verbo en infinitivo + compl.● You didn't come to class yesterday● We didn't play football last week● They didn't run in the park● I didn't study for the exam

PAST SIMPLE: QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

● Did + sujeto + verbo en infinitivo● Did you visit your grandparents last Sunday?

– Yes, I did/ No, I didn't● Did your mother tell you a story?

– Yes, she did/ No, she didn't● Did they see the film on TV?

– Yes, they did/ No they didn't

USE AND TIME EXPRESSIONS

● El pasado simple se usa para hablar de acciones ya terminadas.

● Typical time expressions● Yesterday (morning/ afternoon/ evening)● Last week/ month/ year● 2 days/ three weeks ago● When I was a baby/ I was 10 years old

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