1.

To talk about actions that happened at a specific time in

the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb
(yesterday, last Mont.):
Last year completed the secom cycle
of topography.



2. It can be used to describe events that happened over a
period of time in the past but not now:
I studied civil engineer at the National
University of Piura






The Simple Past Tense is used


Time expressions:
Yesterday, last month, last year, last time,
ago, in ...
The Simple Past Tense


My friends worked at the mine
five months of Arequipa
Simple past timeline
For example:


"Last year worked as an assistant in
topography SENCICO."

"I studied topography in 2012"
We returned to our
SENCICO.
A topographer bought
a Total Station
Use
I studied Autocad 3D
when I was a teenager.
Use
The topographer sawed a
documentary geology
Examples
Affirmative:
The past tense of regular verbs is formed by
adding ed to the base form of the verb.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR VERBS

I worked hard last weekend
Spelling Notes: 1
Cry cried
If the verb ends with y preceded by a
consonant, change it into ied
If not,
Play Played

Live Lived
Verbs ending in e receive d only
Spelling Notes: 2
Plan planned
If the verb consists of one syllable and ends with
cvc, double the last letter
Per-mit Permitted
If the verb consists of two syllables, ends with
cvc and the second syllable is stressed, double
the last letter
If not, just add ed
Ha-ppen Ha-ppened


Pronunciation Notes:
T & D + ed = / Id /
Wanted Needed
Voiceless sounds like (s, k, p, f, sh, ch & x) + ed = / t /
Missed, Looked, Stopped, Washed, Watched, Relaxed,
Handcuffed
Voiced sounds like (b, g, l, m, n, r, v & z) + ed = / d /
Robbed, Snarled, Referred, Lived, Listened, Bugged,
Gazed, Hummed

Examples
I drew an plane with level
curve in format A2
I made a topographic
survey in a mine.
Examples
Yesterday I studied the
module of differential GPS

Simple Past Tense: Irregular verbs
Affirmative:
Irregular past verb forms must be learned because
they dont follow any rule:
Go went
Come came
Buy bought
Drink drank
Eat ate
Find found
See saw



PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS

Negative:





Use did not or didnt + a base form verb to make the
past simple tense negative. I didnt work last summer
I didnt supervise the
construction of the road
I didnt assist the course of
drawing topography
N
E
G
A
T
I
V
E

I did not go (didnt)
You did not go (didnt)
He did not go (didnt)
She did not go (didnt)
It did not go (didnt)
We did not go (didnt)
You did not go (didnt)
They did not go (didnt)
I didnt go to the congress
He didnt assistant
topographer
She didnt study the module
of GPS
They didnt have metric
tapes
We didnt buy an GPS,
prism, sight and brackets
Use


Interrogative:
Use did + subject + a base form verb to make the past
simple interrogative. Did you play sport last Summer?


Did you find the point on the ground?
Yes, I did.
Did you modify the settings of the
theodolite?
No, I didnt.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS


i
n
t
e
r
r
o
g
a
t
i
v
e

Did I go?
Did you go?
Did he go?
Did she go?
Did it go?
Did we go?
Did you go?
Did they go?
Did you move the station?
Did he check the work ?
Did she buy a prism?
Did they have rod of
alumine?

Past simple tense:

Affirmative

Regular verbs

Negative



Questions



Short
answer




Short
answe
r

I worked. I didn't work. Did I work?
Yes, I
did.
No, I
didn't.
He worked. He didn't work. Did he work?
Yes, he
did.
No, he
didn't.
She worked. She didn't work. Did she work?
Yes, she
did.
No, she
didn't.
It worked. It didn't work. Did it work?
Yes, it
did.
No, it
didn't.
You worked. You didn't work.
Did you
work?
Yes you
did.
No, you
didn't.
We worked. We didn't work. Did we work?
Yes we
did.
No, we
didn't.
They worked. They didn't work.
Did they
work?
Yes they
did.
No,they
didn't.
What did he do yesterday
in the land?
He made an topography
survey.
What did he do last
year?
He did longitudinal
profile.
What did he do last
night?
He drew an plane
topographic.
What did she do
yesterday?
She studied technical
english II.