GRAMMAR FOR PAST SIMPLE

1. ENGLISH II
PAST SIMPLE
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS

2. Past Simple

3. SUBJECT VERBpast COMPLEMENT
I
SHE
HE
IT
THEY
WE
YOU
WALKED
STUDIED
PLAYED
RAN
CLEANED
SANG
COPIED
TO SCHOOL
LAST NIGHT
X BOX
WITH ME
THE HOUSE
AT THE FESTIVAL
THE HOMEWOK
Past Simple
Regular Aand irregular vebs
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

4. Forming the Simple Past Tense for
Regular Verbs

5. stud ied :-)
stop ped :-)
clean ed :-)
cop ied :-)
stay ed :-)
prefer ed :-)
like d :-)
play ed :-)
dust ed :-)
wash ed :-)
study
stop
clean
copy
stay
prefer
like
play
dust
wash

7. Fill in the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Use Simple Past.
Example:
Tom ______ football. (to play)
Answer: Tom played football.
1. Jane ____________a film. (to watch)
2. He _____________a box. (to carry)
3. They ___________their father. (to help)
4. John and Amy _________things. (to swap)
5. I __________to Andrew. (to talk)
6. Susan _____________ with Peter. (to dance)
7. The boys ______________ basketball. (to try)
8. We ___________a trip. (to plan)
9. She ____________her hair. (to wash)
10.The car ___________ at the traffic lights. (to stop)

8. Irregular verbs
EAT = ATE DO = DID
COME = CAME GO = WENT
HAVE = HAD SWIM = SWAM

9. GIVE = GAVE GET= GOT
RUN = RAN MAKE = MADE
BUY = BOUGHT BUILD=BUILT

10. Susy swam this morning
Homer ate a donut at work
Subject Verb past complemet
We came to school by bicycle

11. SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT
I
SHE
HE
IT
THEY
WE
YOU
WALK
WALK
WALK
WALK
WALK
WALK
WALK
TO SCHOOL
TO SCHOOL
TO SCHOOL
TO SCHOOL
TO SCHOOL
TO SCHOOL
TO SCHOOL
AUXILIAR NOT
DID
DID
DIDN’T
DIDN’T
DID
DID
DID
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT
NOT

14. SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT ?
I/SHE/HE/IT
THEY/WE/YOU
WALK TO SCHOOL?
AUXILIAR
DID
NOTE:
REMEMBER WITH DID IS THE AUXILIAR
FOR ALL THE SUBJECTS.

15. PAST SIMPLE
INTERROGATIVE QUESTIONS WITH SHORT ANSWERS
DID MARY GO TO SCHOOL?
DID SHE GO TO SCHOOL?
DID MARCOS FINISH THE TEST?
DID HE FINISH THE TEST?
DID MY DOG EAT TODAY?
DID IT EAT TODAY?
Yes, she did
No, she didn´t
Yes, he did
No, he didn´t
Yes, it did
No, it didn´t

16. DID MARY AND LUISA STUDY ?
DID THEY STUDY?
DID MY TEAM AND I FINISH THE PROJECT?
DID WE FINISH THE PROJECT?
DID YOU VISIT CHAPULTEPEC?
DID YOU VISIT CHAPULTEPEC?
YES, THEY DID
NO, THEY DIDN´T
YES, WE DID
NO, WE DIDN´T
YES, WE DID
NO, WE DIDN´T
YES, I DID
NO, I DIDN´T

17. Karol/ Study
You family /eat
EXAMPLE
INTERROGATIVE:
DID KAROL STUDY LAST NIGHT?
SHORT ANSWER:
YES, SHE DID
INTERROGATIVE:
SHORT ANSWER

18. you / travel
Daniel/ sleep well
INTERROGATIVE:
SHORT ANSWER
INTERROGATIVE:
SHORT ANSWER

19. INTERROGATIVE:
SHORT ANSWER
INTERROGATIVE:
SHORT ANSWER
YOU AND YOUR SISTER / RUN A MARATHON
YOU/ GO TO THE PARTY