Objetivos: Comprender el uso del Past Simple para describir eventos del

pasado.
Criterios de calidad: Redacta oraciones relacionados con temas de su
interés o que le resultan familiares
Metodología:
Contenidos: Past simple, regular verbs
Tiempo para desarrollar el tema y las actividades: 45mins
Actividades para desarrollar las competencias y adquisición de saberes:
videos, oraciones
Evaluación:
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PAST SIMPLE
The past simple is the most common way of talking about past
events or states which have finished. It is often used with past
time references (e.g. yesterday, two years ago).

A past event could be one thing that happened in the past, or a repeated
thing.

I stopped at a zebra crossing.

We carried  on with the test.
We played tennis every day in August.

A state is a situation without an action happening.

We stayed at my grandparents' house last

summer.

How do you form the past simple?

Regular past simple forms are formed by adding -ed to the infinitive of
the verb.

start → started
kill → killed
jump → jumped

That seems easy!  

 Yes, but there are some spelling rules. If a verb ends in -e, you add -d.

agree → agreed
like → liked
escape → escaped

If a verb ends in a vowel and a consonant, the consonant is usually

doubled before -ed.

stop → stopped
plan → planned

If a verb ends in consonant and -y, you take off the y and add -ied.

try → tried
carry → carried         

But if the word ends in a vowel and -y, you add -ed.

play → played
enjoy → enjoyed

How do you form questions and negatives?

With the verb did (do in the past) + the infinitive.

Did you pass?
You didn't fail, did you?
Yes, I did. / No, I didn't.

Let’s practice

 Check your grammar: gap fill – past simple regular verbs. Put the verb in
the past simple tense to fill the gaps.

1. The cat _______________ (escape) from the garden.

2. They _______________ (agree) with me about the album.
3. He _______________ (try) to start the car.
4. We _______________ (enjoy) the funfair a lot.
5. Tell me, what _______________ (happen)?
6. She _______________ (stop) at a zebra crossing.
7. I _______________ (carry on) working until late.
8. Alfie _______________ (fail) his driving test again.

 Check your grammar: multiple choice – past simple regular verbs.

Circle the correct sentence, a or b.

1. a. Did he talked to you? b. Did he talk to you?

2. a. They no liked the film. b. They didn’t like the
film.
3. a. We planed to go on a trip. b. We planned to go
on a trip.
4. a. I tryed to help her. b. I tried to help her.
5. a. The door opened and we went in. b. The door
openned and we went in.
6. a. Played you tennis last year? b. Did you play tennis last
year?
7. a. We decideed to go home. b. We decided to go
home.
8. a. They stopped working. b. They stoped working.

 Create 10 sentences talking about past events using regular verbs.

For example:
Clara studied English last night.
David danced with his girlfriend.

 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple form of the verb in
brackets.

1. You ____________________ (arrive) in England last week.

2. My mum ___________________ (study) Russian at university.
3. I _____________________ (phone) you yesterday, but you weren't at
home.
4. Last night, Marga and Alice ____________________ (plan) their
holiday.
 5. Tom ___________________ (invite) us to his birthday party.
6. The children ________________ (carry) the books to the classroom.
7. We ________________ (finish) the exam at half past three.
8. I ______________________(chat) to Jane about films and fashion.
9. Yesterday I __________________(revise) all my English lessons.
10. My brother ________________________ (not / clean) his shoes
this morning.
11. (he / open) _________________________ the doors this afternoon
?
12. (she / stop) ________________________near your house
yesterday ?
13. I ___________________ (not / like) school very much three years
ago.
14. Why (you / wash) ________________________ your jeans on
Monday ?
15. Mark _______________________ (not / listen) to me !
16. My father __________________(park) the car outside 15
minutes ago.
17. Why (you / jump) ____________________________ over that
branch ?
18. It (not / snow) __________________________ last year.
19. (it / snow) ____________________________ two years ago ?
20. Where (they / live) _______________________ in September ?

 Check your grammar: true or false – past simple regular verbs. Are these
sentences True or False?

1. We use it for things in the past which have finished.

True False
2. We use it for things in the past with a connection to the present.
True False

3. We use it for single events or situations in the past.

True False

4. We use it for repeated events in the past. True

False

5. We use it for things a long way back in the past and in the recent
past. True False

6. We only use it for things a long way back in the past.

True False

7. We use the auxiliary ‘do’ to form questions and negatives.

True False

8. We use the auxiliary ‘have’ to form questions and negatives.

True False