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1. B O L I V A R I A N R E P U B L I C O F V E N E Z U E L A
M I N I S T R Y O F P O P U L A R P O W E R F O R E D U C A T I O N
P O L Y T E C H N I C U N I V E R S I T Y I N S T I T U T E S A N T I A G O M A R I Ñ O
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SIMPLE PAST
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2. DEFINITION
The past simple, also known as simple past, is the verb tense used in the english
language to narrate events that occurred at a specific time in last. it corresponds in its
meaning to the simple past tense in spanish. it is used to express an action completed in a
time or period of the past. in this sense it is very frequent to be accompanied by an adverb,
or adverbial phrase of time (yesterday, last year, etc).

3. CHARACTERISTICS
1.-Indicates The Action Performed At A Specific Time In The Past.
2.-The Main Verb Of Prayer Is Always In The Past.
3.-It Has A Simple Composition Of "Subject And Verb Predicate".
4.-It Is The Only Grammatical Time That Uses Verbs In The Past.
5.-The Predicate Can Be Used Expressions That Determine The Time Of The
Sentence, Although It Will Always Be The Verb That Indicates Whether The
Sentence Is Or Not In Time Past.

4. APPLICATIONS
1. -The Simple Past Is Used To Talk About A Concrete Action That Began And
Ended In The Past. In This Case, It Is Equivalent To The Preterit Spanish
Indefinite.
2. -The Simple Past Is Used For A Series Of Actions In The Past.
3. -We Also Use It For Repeated Or Habitual Actions In The Past, Since The
Imperfect Imperfect Spanish Is Used.
4.- We Use It For Narrations Or Actions Of Long Periods In The Past, Such As
The Imperfect Spanish Past Tense.
5. -It Is Used To Talk About Generalities Or Past Events.

5. TYPES
1.-Past Simple Simple Regular, Irregular
Form The Simple Past Of Regular And Irregular Verbs With: Subject + Simple
Past Verb + Complement.
2.-Past Simple Negative Regular, Irregular
Form The Simple Negative Past Of Regular And Irregular Verbs With: Subject
+ Not + Simple Present Verb + Complement.
3.-Simple Question Passed / Irregular Irregular Question
Form The Simple Interrogative Past / Question Of Regular And Irregular
Verbs With: Did + Subject + Simple Present Verb + Complement?
4.-Past Simple Short Answers Regular, Irregular
Form Of Short Answers With Simple Past Regular And Irregular With: Yes, +
Subject (Personal Pronoun) + Did / No, + Subject (Personal Pronoun) + Do
Not

6. EXAMPLES OF EXERCISES
1- Did she want to visit London? No, she did not want to visit London.
2.- Did she want to learn French? Yes, she wanted to learn French.
3.-Did we listen to music until ten o'clock last night? No, we did not listen to
music until ten o'clock last night.
4.-Did I work in his garden yesterday? No, he did not.
5.-Did she like to sit in the sun? Yes, she did.
6.-Did you watch television every night? No, I did not.
7.-Did she wish to learn Italian? Yes, she wished to learn Italian.
8.-Did he walk to school? Yes, he did.

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