REGULAR VERBS

PAST SIMPLE
TENSE
Talk Spill

Pinch Want
Listen Jump

Walk Play
Open Close

Laugh Count
Play TV games Dance

Cry Watch TV
Wait Use a computer

Clean Climb
Play football Play the piano

Call Cook
Turn on Turn off

Share Study
Push Fix

Pull Look at
Wash Ask

Colour Look for

 REGULAR VERBS
Spelling rules
To form the affirmative past tense of most regular verbs:
• Add –ed to the base form of the verb (wash-
washed).

• If the verb ends in –e, add –d (live-lived)

• If the verb ends in a consonant preceded by a vowel,

double the final consonant (stop-stopped)

• If the verb ends in –y preceded by a consonant,

omit the “y” and add –ied ( copy-copied)
 Write the past tense form.
1. Dance_________
1. Wash_________
2. Plan_________
2. Work_________
3. Clean_________
3. Shave_________
4. Type_________
4. Carry_________
5. Study_________
5. Listen________
6. Shop_________
6. Turn ________
7. Look_________
7. Ask ________
8. Play_________
8. Answer ________
9. Empty_________
9. Push ________
10. Stop_________
10. Wait ________
 SIMPLE PRESENT

POSITIVE STATEMENT NEGATIVE STATEMENT

I work in Mushrooms Company.
He lives in that small house.
We study in the CETis
Maria knows how to cook.
Today I have a party.
My mom has my wallet
I don’t work in The Coke Company.
He doesn’t live in the big one.
We don´t study in the CBTis
Maria doesn’t know how to make
tortillas
Today I don´t have classes.
My mom doesn’t have her purse
 SIMPLE PAST
POSITIVE STATEMENT
I worked in Mushrooms Company in
May.
He lived in that small house 2 years
ago.
We studied in the CETis last year.
Maria knew how to cook.
Yesterday I had a party.
My mom had my wallet last night.
NEGATIVE STATEMENT
I didn’t work in The Coke
Company.
He didn’t live in the big one.
We didn’t study in the CBTis
Maria didn’t know how to make
tortillas
Today I didn’t have classes.
My mom didn’t have her purse
 PRONUNCIATION. Practice with a partner and locate the regular
verbs according to their pronunciation. (See the verb list in the
appendix).

/d/ /t/ / id /
Play played Walk walked Need needed
Mail mailed Stop stopped Wait waited
Try tried Look looked Visit visited
 Expressions for Past Tense

last ago yesterday

last night 10 minutes ago yesterday

last Sunday an hour ago yesterday morning

last week three days ago yesterday afternoon

last weekend a week ago yesterday evening

last year a month ago the day before yesterday

last month a year ago

IRREGULAR VERBS
Win Break

Find Give
Cut Think

Take a picture Throw away

Hold Buy

Hurt Hit
Write Read

Sleep Run
Take a bath Win

Fly Put on
Catch Throw

Draw
Swim Speak

Make a sandcastle Fight

Come Go

Ride Sing
Eat

Drink
 Look for the Past Form of the following
verbs in your list.

1. Drive ________ 7.- get ________ 13.- buy ________

2. Take ________ 8.- eat ________ 14.- ring ________
3.- run ________ 9.- see ________ 15.- sing ________
4.- do ________ 10.-forget ________ 16.- bring ________
5.- leave ________ 11.- make ________ 17.- read ________
6. -go ________ 12.- write ________ 18.- hear ________
 WH- AND DID QUESTIONS

QUESTION ANSWER

What did you do last I played soccer with my friends.

Sundays?
Where did you play soccer? I played soccer in the park.

How long did you stay there? We stayed there for about 2 hours.

Did you enjoy the match? Yes, I did. I got so exhausted but I
liked it.
Did you do something else that No, I didn’t. Well, I just called my
day? girlfriend and went out with her.
 Ask the following Questions to your
partener and answer back too
1. Where did you go on vacation?
2. What did you do?
3. Who did you see?
4. Which movie did you watch on vacation?
5. Did you like it?
6. Did you meet someone special?
7. Did you study anything?
8. Did you read a magazine?
 FIND SOMEONE WHO...
1. watched the news.
2. listened to the radio.
3. ate at a restaurant.
4. visited grandparents.
5. studied for an exam.
6. went to the movies.
7. cleaned your room.
8. took a shower.
9. played an instrument.
10. worked in the computer.
Name
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 Now, It´s time for
practicing in class!
KINDS OF SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE TENSE
 Affirmative sentences
SUBJECT VERB IN PAST TENSE COMPLEMENT.

Tom visited us last week.

I ran in the competition.
 Negative sentences

SUBJECT DIDN’T VERB IN BASE FORM

COMPLEMENT.

Tom didn’t visit us last week.

I didn’t run in the competition.
KINDS OF QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE
 Yes/No Questions
DID SUBJECT VERB IN BASE FORM

COMPLEMENT?

Did Tom visit you last week?

 Informative Questions
WH WORD DID SUBJECT

VERB IN BASE FORM COMPLEMENT?

Where did you run last year?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE USE THE VERB TO BE?
 Recall its past tense
WAS WERE

 Negative Sentences
Use the negative form or the contractions.
Never use didn’t.
WAS
WASN’T
NOT

WERE NOT WERENT

 Yes/No Questions

WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT?

Was Irene in the house?

Were they at the Mall?

 Informative Questions

WH WORD WAS / WERE SUBJECT

COMPLEMENT?
Why was Irene in the house?
Where were you last night?