SIMPLE PAST Affirmative Statements Negative Statements Yes/No Questions Wh Questions

SIMPLE PAST

Affirmative Statements

Negative StatementsYes/No Questions

Wh Questions

Affirmative Statements

With the verb BE (was/were)

With any other verbs

With the Verb BE

IShe HeIt

was

I was born in San Jose in 1978.My sister (she) was at the library last night.My brother (he) was at the party at 9 p.m.

The dog (it) was at the backyard.

With the Verb BE

YouWe They

were

You were born in San Carlos.My cousin and I (we) were at the library.

My brother and my sister (they) were born in 1990.

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With any other verbs

I learned /d/ English when I was a 13.My girlfriend danced /t/ reggaeton at the party.

My parents invited /id/ their friends to a restaurant.

REGULAR VERBS

I ate gallo pinto for breakfast this morning.My sister drank orange juice.

My brother read the newspaper.My parents woke up at 9 a.m.

IRREGULAR VERBS

REGULAR VERBS /d/

• cry /ai/ = cried /ayd/

• play /ey/ = played /eyd/

• copy /iy/ = copied /iyd/

• call /l/ = called /ld/

• dream /m/ = dreamed /md/

• clean / n/ = cleaned /nd/

• follow /ow/ = followed /owd/

• enjoy /oy/ = enjoyed /oyd/

• answer / r/ = answered /rd/

• love /v/ = loved /vd/

• realize /z/ = realized /zd/

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REGULAR VERBS /t/

• wash /sh/ = washed /sht/

• watch /ch/ = watched /cht/

• laugh /f/ = laughed /ft/

• talk /k/ = talked /kt/

• help /p/= helped /pt/

• dance /s/ = danced /st/GO BACK

REGULAR VERBS /id/

/t/

• invite /t/ = invited /tid/

• want /t/ = wanted /tid/

/d/

• need /d/ = needed /did/

• avoid /d/ = avoided /did/GO BACK

Negative Statements

With the verb BE (wasn´t/weren´t)

With any other verbs(did not or didn´t + verb in present)

With the Verb BE

IShe HeIt

was not(wasn’t)

I wasn´t born in San Jose in 1978.My sister (she) wasn´t at the library last night.My brother (he) wasn´t at the party at 9 p.m.

The dog (it) wasn´t at the backyard.

With the Verb BE

YouWe They

were not(weren´t)

You weren´t born in San Carlos.My cousin and I (we) weren´t at the library.

My brother and my sister (they) weren´t born in 1990.

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With any other verbs

I didn´t learn English when I was in school.My girlfriend didn´t dance reggae at the party.

My parents didn´t invite their friends anywhere.

REGULAR VERBS

I didn´t eat gallo pinto for breakfast this morning.

My sister didn´t drink orange juice.My brother didn´t read the newspaper.

My parents didn´t wake up at 7 a.m.

IRREGULAR VERBS

Yes-No Questions

With the verb BE (Was…?/Were…?)

With any other verbs(Did … + verb in present)

EXAMPLES

“Was I late to the meeting?” “Yes, you were.” or “No, you weren’t.”

“Was my sister at the bar last night?”“Yes, she was.” or “No, she wasn´t.”

“Was my brother at the party?”“Yes, he was.” or “No, he wasn´t”

“Was the dog at the backyard?”“Yes, it was.” or “No, it wasn´t.”

EXAMPLES

“Were you late to the meeting?” “Yes, I was.” or “No, I wasn’t.” (singular)

“Were you (you and your cousin) late today?” “Yes, we were.” or “No, we weren´t.” (plural)

“Were we early to class?”“Yes, we were.” or “No, we weren´t”

“Were your brother and sister at the party?”“Yes, they were.” or “No, they weren´t”

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With any other verbs

(Did … + verb in simple present?)Affirmative Answer: Yes, ____ did.

Negative Answer: No, _____ didn´t.

Yes, I did. No, I didn´t.

Did you go to the movies last Sunday?

Yes, he did. No, he didn´t.

Did your father work at the airport in 1970?

Wh Questions

With the verb BE (Wh word + was/were…?)

With any other verbs(Wh word + did … + verb in present?)

Where were you born?I was born in Costa Rica.

Where was your sister last night?She was at the party.

Where were your friends yesterday?They were at the bar.

With the verb BEGO BACK

Wh Questions

General QuestionWhat did you do ________?

You can use different verbs to answer this question.

What did you do last weekend?I went to the beach; I swam in the ocean; I stayed at a hotel; I ate sea food and I drank wine; I danced at the disco and I slept late.

Wh Questions

What did you eat at the party?I ate chifrijo and tortilla chips.

The past tense of “eat” is “ate”.

AuxiliaryDID

Verb in present

Verb in past