Lilianny Rodriguez (42) C.I: 30.141.095

1. The simple past
Student: Rodríguez, Lilianny (42)
ID: 30.141.095
Bolivian Republic of Venezuela
Ministry of popular power for education
Polytechnic University Institute “Santiago Mariño” –
Extension Porlamar

2. The Past Simple tense, also called
the Simple Past, is used for past
actions that happened either at a
specific time, which can either be
given by a time phrase (yesterday,
last year, etc.) or understood from the
context.
• Indicates the action performed at a specific moment in the past.
• The main verb of the sentence is always in the past tense.
• It has a simple composition of "subject and predicate verb".
• It is the only grammatical tense that uses verbs in the past tense.
• The predicate can indicate the expressions that determine the time of
the sentence, although it will always be the verb that indicates
whether or not the sentence is in the past tense.
Characteristics of the simple past

3. USES
1. The simple past is used to talk
about a specific action that
started and ended in the past.
In this case it is equivalent to
the Spanish indefinite past
tense. Generally, we use it with
adverbs of time like "last year",
"yesterday", "last night" ...
Example: “Kate worked last
Saturday”.
2. The simple past is used for a
series of actions in the past.
Example: “I received the good
news and immediately called
my husband”.
• 3. We also use it for repeated
or habitual actions in the past, as
the Spanish past tense is used.
Example: “we always traveled to
Cancun for vacation when we
were young”.
• 4. We use it for narrations or
actions of long periods in the
past, such as the Spanish
imperfect past tense. Example:
“I worked for many years in a
museum”.
• 5. It is used to talk about
generalities or events from the
past. Example: “the Aztec lived
in Mexico”.

4. Types of simple past
• With regular verb: when the verb is regular,
the statements are constructed using the
verb in the infinitive and the ending ed (or d if
the infinitive ends in e.) Is added to them.
Example:
-Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
• With irregular verb: when the verb is
irregular, it changes the way it is written.
Following a list of them. Example:
-I went fishing last weekend.

5. Examples of the simple
past :
Positive
• She used
the correct word.
• We waited
for you after class.
Negative
To express a negation in
the past tense, it is
necessary to use, in both
regular and irregular
verbs, the auxiliary in the
past tense plus not (did
not or didn't + the verb in
the infinitive)
• I didn´t like the
movie last week.
• Gabriel didn´t
listen to me.
Interrogative
To ask questions it is
necessary to use the
auxiliary did + the
subject (I, you, he, she,
it, we, they) + the verb in
infinitive + the
complement.
• Did you see the
thief's face?
• Did it rain all
night?

6. Exercises
-Did you miss me last week?
You missed me last week.
You didn't miss me last week.
-Did they arrive this morning?
They arrived this morning.
They didn't arrive this morning.
-Did she use the correct word?
She used the correct word.
She didn't use the correct word.
-Did he pronounce the words
well?
He pronounced the words well.
He didn't pronounce the words
well.
-Did you notice Julia's new
dress?
You noticed Julia's new dress.
You didn't notice Julia's new
dress.

7. List of irregular verbs
INFINITIVO PASADO SIMPLE PARTICIPIO PASADO TRADUCCIÓN
Arise Arose Arisen Surgir, Levantarse
Awake Awoke Awoken Despertarse
Be/ am, are, is Was / Were Been Ser / Estar
Bear Bore Borne / Born Soportar, dar a luz
Beat Beat Beaten Golpear
Become Became Become Llegar a Ser
Begin Began Begun Empezar
Bend Bent Bent Doblar
Bet Bet Bet Apostar
Bind Bound Bound Atar, encuadernar
Bid Bid Bid Pujar
Bite Bit Bitten Morder
Bleed Bled Bled Sangrar
Blow Blew Blown Soplar
Break Broke Broken Romper

8. Breed Bred Bred Criar
Bring Brought Brought Traer Llevar
Broadcast Broadcast Broadcast Radiar
Build Built Built Edificar
Burn Burnt /Burned Burnt / Burned Quemar
Burst Burst Burst Reventar
Buy Bought Bought Comprar
Cast Cast Cast Arrojar
Catch Caught Caught Coger
Come Came Come Venir
Cost Cost Cost Costar
Cut Cut Cut Cortar
Choose Chose Chosen Elegir
Cling Clung Clung Agarrarse
Creep Crept Crept Arrastrarse
Deal Dealt Dealt Tratar
Dig Dug Dug Cavar
Do (Does) Did Done Hacer
Draw Drew Drawn Dibujar
Dream Dreamt / Dreamed Dreamt / Dreamed Soñar
Drink Drank Drunk Beber
Drive Drove Driven Conducir

9. Eat Ate Eaten Comer
Fall Fell Fallen Caer
Feed Fed Fed Alimentar
Feel Felt Felt Sentir
Fight Fought Fought Luchar
Find Found Found Encontrar
Flee Fled Fled Huir
Fly Flew Flown Volar
Forbid Forbade Forbidden Prohibir
Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar
Freeze Froze Frozen Helar
Get Got Got / Gotten Obtener
Give Gave Given Dar
Go (Goes) Went Gone Ir
Grow Grew Grown Crecer
Grind Ground Ground Moler
Hang Hung Hung Colgar
Have Had Had Haber o Tener
Hear Heard Heard Oir
Hide Hid Hidden Ocultar
Hit Hit Hit Golpear
Hold Held Held Agarrar Celebrar
Hurt Hurt Hurt Herir

10. Keep Kept Kept Conservar
Know Knew Known Saber Conocer
Kneel Knelt Knelt Arrodillarse
Knit Knit Knit Hacer punto
Lay Laid Laid Poner
Lead Led Led Conducir
Lean Leant Leant Apoyarse
Leap Leapt Leapt Brincar
Learn Learnt / Learned Learnt / Learned Aprender
Leave Left Left Dejar
Lend Lent Lent Prestar
Let Let Let Permitir
Lie Lay Lain Echarse
Light Lit Lit Encender
Lose Lost Lost Perder
Make Made Made Hacer
Mean Meant Meant Significar
Meet Met Met Encontrar
Mistake Mistook Mistaken Equivocar
Overcome Overcame Overcome Vencer
Pay Paid Paid Pagar
Put Put Put Poner
Read Read Read Leer
Ride Rode Ridden Montar
Ring Rang Rung Llamar

11. Rise Rose Risen Levantarse
Run Ran Run Correr
Say Said Said Decir
See Saw Seen Ver
Seek Sought Sought Buscar
Sell Sold Sold Vender
Send Sent Sent Enviar
Set Set Set Poner(se)
Sew Sewed Sewed / Sewn Coser
Shake Shook Shaken Sacudir
Shear Shore Shorn Esquilar
Shine Shone Shone Brillar
Shoot Shot Shot Disparar
Show Showed Shown Mostrar
Shrink Shrank Shrunk Encogerse
Shut Shut Shut Cerrar
Sing Sang Sung Cantar
Sink Sank Sunk Hundir
Sit Sat Sat Sentarse
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir

12. Slide Slid Slid Resbalar
Smell Smelt Smelt Oler
Sow Sowed Sowed / Sown Sembrar
Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar
Speed Sped Sped Acelerar
Spell Spelt Spelt Deletrear
Spend Spent Spent Gastar
Spill Spilt / Spilled Spilt / Spilled Derramar
Spin Spun Spun Hilar
Spit Spat Spat Escupir
Split Split Split Hender / partir / rajar
Spoil Spoilt / Spoiled Spoilt / Spoiled Estropear
Spread Spread Spread Extender
Spring Sprang Sprung Saltar
Stand Stood Stood Estar en pie
Steal Stole Stolen Robar
Stick Stuck Stuck Pegar Engomar
Sting Stung Stung Picar
Stink Stank/Stunk Stunk Apestar
Stride Strode Stridden Dar zancadas
Strike Struck Struck Golpear
Swear Swore Sworn Jurar
Sweat Sweat Sweat Sudar

13. Sweep Swept Swept Barrer
Swell Swelled Swollen Hinchar
Swim Swam Swum Nadar
Swing Swung Swung Columpiarse
Take Took Taken Coger
Teach Taught Taught Enseñar
Tear Tore Torn Rasgar
Tell Told Told Decir
Think Thought Thought Pensar
Throw Threw Thrown Arrojar Tirar
Thrust Thrust Thrust Introducir
Tread Trod Trodden Pisar, hollar
Understand Understood Understood Entender
Undergo Underwent Undergone Sufrir
Undertake Undertook Undertaken Emprender
Wake Woke Woken Despertarse
Wear Wore Worn Llevar puesto
Weave Wove Woven Tejer
Weep Wept Wept Llorar

14. Wet Wet Wet Mojar
Win Won Won Ganar
Wind Wound Wound Enrollar
Withdraw Withdrew Withdrawn Retirarse
Wring Wrung Wrung Torcer
Write Wrote Written

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