Simple Past Explanation, examples and exercises.

Simple Past

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The Simple Past is used to talk about an action which is finished.

1) Conjugue os verbos a seguir no Simple Past:

2) Escolha uma coluna de verbos e escreva cinco frases no Simple Past na afirmativa. Depois, reescreva-as nas formas negativa e interrogativa:

arise let understand become swear

wake up brush comb take throw

think swim go drink speak

cause hit cook give dance

choose lift score smell sound

3) Indique se os verbos são regulares (R) ou irregulares (I):

close breath have leave live

travel ride hide write eat

wake up brush comb take throw think swim go drink speak

cause hit cook give dance choose lift score smell sound

&nbsp;to be: &nbsp;am / is - was &nbsp;are - were

regular verbs: -d / -ed / -ied dance - danced / lie - lied play - played / watch - watched cry - cried / study - studied

irregular verbs: no rules go - went do - did know - knew see - saw think - though say - said

4) Considere a imagem a seguir. Escreva frases (afirmativas, negativas e interrogativas): a) No Simple Present; b) No Simple Past.

&nbsp;I am here.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;I was here.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;I am not here.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;I was not here.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Am I here?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Was I here?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I play the piano.&nbsp; I played&nbsp;the piano.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't play the piano.&nbsp; I&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;play the piano. Do I play the piano?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Did&nbsp;I play the piano?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

We are here. &nbsp;We were here. We are not here. We were not here. Are we here? Were we here? Mariana plays the&nbsp;piano. Mariana played&nbsp;the&nbsp;piano. Mariana doesn't play&nbsp;the piano. Mariana&nbsp;didn't&nbsp;play&nbsp;the piano. Does Mariana play the piano? Did&nbsp;Mariana play the piano?

SUBJECT + VERB [PAST FORM] + COMPLEMENT

SUBJECT + AUXILIARY + NOT + VERB [BASE FORM] + COMPLEMENT

Leo did not go to the party.

AUXILIARY + SUBJECT + VERB [BASE FORM] + COMPLEMENT

Did Leo go to the party?