Practice: Past Simple

'Yesterday' indicates past time. The verb 'study' in past simple is 'studied'. Remember, in Spanish 'estudiamos' doesn't change in the past, but in English regular verbs take -ed.

'Last week' indicates past time. The verb 'go' in past simple is 'went', which is irregular. In Spanish 'fue' is also irregular.

'A year ago' indicates past time. The verb 'live' in past simple is 'lived'. In Spanish 'vivieron' changes, but in English regular verbs take -ed.

'In 1980' indicates past time. The verb 'be' in past simple is 'was/were'. In Spanish 'nací' is also irregular.

After 'did', we use the base form of the verb. In Spanish '¿Viste el concierto?' uses past tense, but in English 'did' already carries the past tense.

To talk about the past, we use 'didn't' plus the base verb. This is different from Spanish where 'no fue' uses the past tense.

'Last year' indicates past time. The verb 'live' in past simple is 'lived'. Remember, in Spanish 'vivieron' changes, but in English regular verbs take -ed.

'When I was a child' indicates past time. The verb 'be' in past simple is 'was/were' and 'live' in past simple is 'lived'. Remember, in Spanish 'cuando era niño, vivía en México' uses imperfect tense, but in English we use past simple.

'Yesterday' indicates past time. The verb 'go' in past simple is 'went', which is irregular. In Spanish 'fue' is also irregular.

After 'didn't', we use the base form of the verb. In Spanish 'No vi la película' uses past tense, but in English 'didn't' already carries the past tense.

'Last week' indicates past time. The verb 'live' in past simple is 'lived'. Remember, in Spanish 'vivieron' changes, but in English regular verbs take -ed.

'In 2000' indicates past time. The verb 'be' in past simple is 'was/were'. In Spanish 'era' is also irregular.