The past simple We use the past simple for actions in the past time are finished.

He stopped drinking alcohol six months ago.

Several actions in the past (diverses accions en el passat) (one after

another). They went to a club, danced for an hour ant then drove home.

We often use the past simple with a past time phase (for example:
yesterday, last week, at 2 oclock, )

(Per explicar histries ordenadament)

http://www.english-grammar-lessons.com/pastsimple/menu.php

Regulars verbs
With regulars verbs you form the past simple tense is in the following ways (de la segent manera).

+ -ed
Most verbs add ed to infinitive form. Ask- asked Happen- happened Start- started

Verbs that end in consonant + -y Study- studied

+ -ied

Verbs that end in consonant + -e Hate- hated Like- liked

+ -d

Verbs ending in a short vowel + consonant (CVC) For these verbs. The last consonant is doubled
Drop- dropped (caure) Shop- shopped Control- controlled

Positive and negative

I/you He/she/it We/they

started didnt start (regular verb) went didnt go (irregular verb) at six oclock.

Affirmative SUBJECT + V. PAST + COMPLEMENTS

We started the course in February. I understood the past lesson.

Negative SUBJECT + Didnt + VERB INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENTS

She didnt cook dinner. I didnt buy anything.

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/pastnq1.htm

Questions DID + SUBJECT + VERB INFINITIVE + COMPLEMENTS

Did you enjoy the party?

Did you drink a lot? Did he drink a lot?

Did

I/you He/she It/We they

visit mum and dad last weekend? have dinner late yesterday?

ASI (auxiliary, subject, infinitive) or QUASI (question word, auxiliary, subject, infinitive).

Adverbs:
Yesterday Last week Last month Last year Ago In 1999 . Other day Ahir La setmana passada El mes passat Lany passat Des de... En... Laltre dia ...

1. Was / Were. Click here. 2. Was / Were. Click here. 3. Was / Were. Click here. 4. Past Simple 1. Click here. 5. Past Simple 2. Click here. 6. Viva la vida. Cold play. Fill in the gaps. Click here. 7. Past Simple. Click here. 8. Past Simple questions. Click here. 9. Matching pairs. Click here. 10. What did Tom do yesterday? Click here. 11. From affirmative to negative. Click here.

The past simple regular verbs http://www.xtec.es/~mcerda1/altres/verbs%20regulars.htm http://gloria-onlinelessons.blogspot.com/2011/05/split-xviii-parts-ofhouse-past-simple.html http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercisespelling-ed-forms.php http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/resources/quizzes/phonics/ed/e d.htm http://members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/grammar/past_tense/past_regular.h tml http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/PastRegPdcCr.htm http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/PastSregular1y2.htm http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past http://www.xtec.es/~ncastill/2n%20ESO/UNIT_4_2n_ESO.htm

Pronunciation regular -ed verbs

There are three possible pronunciations of regular ed verbs.

/t/
Booked (reservar) Walked Asked Talked

/d/
Sunbathed (prendre el sol) Argued (discutir) Smiled Stayed

/id/
Rented Decided Hated Needed

http://quizlet.com/5948844/regular-verbs-pronuntiation-flash-cards/ http://blocs.xtec.cat/garseta/2010/04/22/regular-verbs-in-past-correctpronunciation/ http://blocs.xtec.cat/amorales/2009/01/25/pronunciation-of-pastregular-verbs/ http://evaeaston.com/t-d-Id-pattern.html http://sites.google.com/site/aprendoyaprendo/httpsitesgooglecomsiteapre ndoyaprendo/lengua/ingles/simple-past http://sites.google.com/site/aprendoyaprendo/httpsitesgooglecomsiteapre ndoyaprendo/lengua/ingles

http://www.xtec.cat/~%20vfeliu/gram/rpast.htm