Past simple - Berenice Miranda Miranda

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The past simple 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 time 
adverbs like "last year", "yesterday", "last night 
The past simple is used for a series of actions in the past. 
We also use it for repeated or habitual actions in the past, as 
the Spanish past imperfect is used. 
 
RULES 
Verbs ending in -e add -d 
Example: Arrive ---> Arrived. 
Verbs that end in a consonant 
+ and add y ---> ied. 
Example: study ---> Studied. 
Verbs that end in a vowel plus 
consonant add x2 + ed. 
Example: Stop ----> Stopped 
 
To form negative sentences in 
the past tense, "did" is used. 
"Did" is the past tense of the 
auxiliary verb Do. 
Example in regular verbs: I din¨t 
play 
Irregular verb example: I dint 
go. 
The past simple in interrogative 
form has the same structure for 
regular and irregular verbs 
because we use did + infinitive. 
Examples: 
Did I fail this exam? 
Why did you wait so long? 
Didn't she kiss her boyfriend? 
+)Subjet +V.past+ Complement. 
-)Subject + did not (didn't) + V.base + Complement. 
?)[Wh Questions] + did + subject + V.base + Complements? 
 
Structure