PAST SIMPLE, el pasado simple, es uno de los tiempos verbales más importantes del inglés.

Lo necesitarás
siempre que hables de acciones que ocurrieron en algún momento del pasado una o varias veces.

PAST SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE

En la forma afirmativa debemos prestar atención al verbo ya que hay 2 tipos: verbos irregulares y verbos regulares.

IRREGULAR VERBS

Son los que aparecen en la lista de verbos (primera columna) y que cuando hay que escribirlos en su forma pasada pasan
a la segunda columna.

EJEMPLO: GO (forma infinitiva)-----pasa a WENT (forma pasada)

REGULAR VERBS

Son aquellos verbos que NO APARECEN en la lista de verbos y a los cuales hay que agregarles siempre ED al final.

Tener en cuenta ciertas reglas ortográficas al momento de agregar el ED:

 verbos terminados en consonante más “y” : la “Y” desaparece y se convierte en IED

STUDY...........STUDIED

 verbos en E : solo se le agrega la D

LIVE…......LIVED

 A estos verbos se les duplica la última consonante antes de agregar ED

STOP – PLAN- TRAVEL- CHAT – CLAP- DROP- SHOP- GRAB- COMMIT – MOP – PREFER

STOP...............STOPPED
  A los verbos restantes solo se les agrega ED :

PLAY………PLAYED ( la “Y” no cambia porque NO TIENE una consonante delante)

LOOK.......LOOKED

Complete the exercises about past routines.

PRACTICAL WORK #1

1.Escribir la forma pasada. 2. Colocar las expresiones en orden, comenzar con la más reciente. 3. Escribir oraciones en
pasado simple. 4.Escribir verdadero o falso, corregir las oraciones falsas. 5. Completar las oraciones con los verbos en el
cuadro.
PRACTICAL WORK #2

1.Match the verbs with the pictures. 2. Write the past form of the verbs.

 BE
 BEGIN
 COME
 READ
 DO
 RIDE
 DRIVE
 EAT
 SEE
 GIVE
 SLEEP
 GO
 SWIM
 THINK
 WEAR
 WIN
 SINK
 MEET
 RING
 GET
 HAVE
 HIT
 KNOW
 MAKE

3.Choose the correct verb from exercise 2 and complete the sentences in Past Simple. (Don’t repeat verbs)
1. Diana to school on Saturday by mistake.
2. My phone during English class and my teacher furious!
3. During third term, I homework every time!
4. I all Harry Potter books.
5. School in March.
6. My parents me a new bike for my birthday.
7. The cruel man his dog!
8. We a horror film on TV last night.
9. My sister up at 12 0´clock today. She the entire morning.
10. The man his car dangerously and he an accident.
11. The children at McDonald’s.
12. I’m rich. I the lottery!
13. Anne about her boyfriend the entire weekend.
14. The girl a beautiful dress at the party.
15. She her boyfriend in
school. 16.The Titanic in 1912.
17. The olympic swimmers very fast.
18. The good students the answers to the difficult questions.
19. After school I home.
PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE

Para armar oraciones negativas en pasado simple, necesitamos utilizar el auxiliar: DIDN’T.

El auxiliar DIDN’T puede usarse con todos los pronombres personales, es importante tener en cuenta

que los verbos se utilizarán en modo infinitivo

Anna DIDN’T PREPARE a sandwich.
Anna DIDN’T PLAY tennis yesterday.

Make negative sentences.

She drank alcohol last night.

She didn’t drink alcohol last night.

1) They went to the club.

………………………………………………………………………..

2) She studied for the exam.

………………………………………………………………………..

3) We ate pizza last night.

……………………………………………………………………….

4) You liked the food.

………………………………………………………………………..

5) I bought a new car.

………………………………………………………………………..

6) The students played musical instruments.

……………………………………………………………………….
PAST SIMPLE: INTERROGATIVE

Para formar preguntas, debemos comenzar con DID.

FILMS

Label the pictures with the types of films.

ACTION FILM POLICE FILM MUSICAL FANTASY FILM HORROR FILM SCIENCE-FICTION FILM
COMEDY ANIMATED FILM ROMANTIC FILM/ LOVE STORY DOCUMENTARY HISTORICAL
DRAMA WESTERN

Find six more types of films

PRACTICAL WORK #3

1) Choose the best option.

1. George didn’t wanted / didn’t want to be a doctor.
2. Did you help / You did help your mother?
3. We did not understand / didn’t understood you.
4. Did he paint / He painted the fences?
5. I did finish / didn’t finish my homework.
6. Did she called / She didn’t call me.
7. The gardener water didn’t / didn’t water the flowers.
8. The students did solve / Did students solve the questions?
9. Wilma did not go / did go to shopping.
10. You did wear / Did you wear a coat?
11. Fernando did missed / didn’t miss the bus.
12. Did your aunt visit / Did visit your aunt you?
13. My brother did not watch / did watch not TV.
14. I did answer / didn’t answer all the questions.

2) Complete the sentences with the past negative form of the verbs.
CLEAN DO GO PLAY VISIT WATCH

1 We TV last night.
2 I swimming last Saturday.
3 You your bedroom!
4 Sammy her science homework.
5 They football on Saturday.
6 We our grandmother yesterday.

3) Complete the past simple questions with the words in brackets. Then write short answers.
1 the film last night? (you / like) ✓
2 to Brazil? (they / go) X
3 you my number? (I / give) X
4 the bathroom? (you / clean) ✓
5 the money? (she /spend) X

4) Match the types of film to the descriptions.

1 There were lots of songs in this film.
2 Everyone was scared when they watched it.
3 We laughed so much. It was so funny.
4 It was so romantic when they kissed.
5 They used computers to draw it.
6 They travelled to Saturn and met aliens.
7 It was really exciting when he drove the car over the bridge and into the river.
8 It was about a magical world.

a) animated film b) action film

c) musical d) science fiction film
e) comedy f) love story
g) fantasy film h) horror film
 PAST CONTINUOUS se usa para describir una acción que se estaba desarrollando en un momento en el
pasado.

Para formar el pasado continuo se utiliza el verbo auxiliar “to be” y el verbo+ing. El verbo auxiliar “to be” está en el
pasado simple.

Choose the correct option.

1 Abril was played / playing tennis with her friends in the park yesterday.

2 My parents were reading / reading the newspaper this morning.

3 Elías was waited / waiting for the bus after school.
4 Violeta was checking / was checked her phone during the English class.
5 Tiziano was felt / feeling ill this morning.

Complete the sentences in the affirmative or negative form.

We _ yesterday afternoon. (shop) X

The teenagers _ to music at seven o’clock. (listen) ✓

I _ lunch with friends after school. (have) X
My sister television at night. (watch) ✓
The office workers _ _ emails at four o’clock. ✓
It was a beautiful sunny day. Many people were out. Suddenly, a green car came speeding along the
road and it didn’t stop at the zebra crossing! It hit a young boy who was on the crossing. Don’t worry,
he was all right, but he had to go to hospital for a check-up. A policeman came and interviewed all the
witnesses. He asked them what they saw and he also asked them:
‘What were you doing when the car hit the boy?’
What was everyone doing when the car hit the
boy?

Match up the answers with the people who gave them:

1) The blond lady with sunglasses. a) I was eating an ice cream, I didn’t see anything!
b) I didn’t see anything because my dog was chasing a cat!
2) The old lady in an orange coat.
c) I was having a shower when I heard a big bang.
3) The young boy in a red cap.
d) I was fixing a TV aerial when the car hit the boy.
4) The bus driver.
e) I was texting my mate. I wasn’t looking at the road, so I
5) The lady jogger. didn’t see anything. Sorry, can’t help you.
6) The policeman. f) I was calling a friend, but I saw everything.
7) The workman on the roof. g) I was reading a magazine, so I didn’t see anything.
8) The lady in the window. h)My baby was screaming so I wasn’t paying attention.
9) The man in the phone box. i) I was posting a letter. I saw it all!
10) The lady with the pushchair. j) I was driving my bus. I can tell you what happened.
Then, the policeman interviewed the people in the fish and chip shop and the people on the bus.
He wanted to save time, so he interviewed them all together. He said:

‘What were you doing when the car hit the boy?’ and they answered:
‘We were sitting and chatting to each other on the bus when it happened.’
‘We were queueing up for our fish and chips when the car hit the boy.’

Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Correct

the false statements.
1) The workman on the roof was chasing a cat when the accident happened.
2) The artist was in his room painting a picture. He could see everything.
3) The people on the bus were watching the road and saw everything.
4) The jogger in the purple tracksuit was watching the road and was
a great help to the policeman because she saw everything.
5) The passenger in the green car was screaming.
6) The young boy in the red cap was riding his bike.
7) The lady with grey hair and an orange coat was reading a magazine.
8) The people in the fish shop were queueing up waiting for their fish
and chips when the accident happened.
9) The policeman was drinking a can of coke.
10) The man in the telephone box was looking in the opposite direction
and so he didn’t see the accident.

Answer the questions:

1) What was the ticket inspector doing when the accident happened?
2) What was the blond lady in sunglasses doing?
3) What was the jogger doing?
4) What was the policeman doing?
5) What were the people on the bus doing?
6) What was the artist doing?
7) What was the lady in the window doing when she heard a bang?
8) What was the boy in the red cap doing?
9) What were the people in the fish shop doing?
10) Who had the best view of what happened?