¿Cómo se forma el past simple?

Los verbos regulares añaden -ed: watch se convierte en watched, play en played. Algunos verbos regulares cambian su ortografía primero, y muchos verbos comunes son irregulares, como go que se convierte en went o see en saw, así que hay que aprenderlos uno por uno.

¿Por qué stop se convierte en stopped, pero play sigue siendo played?

Los verbos cortos con una vocal y una consonante final doblan la última letra antes de -ed: stop se convierte en stopped. Play ya termina en vocal más y, así que solo añade -ed sin ningún cambio: played, no plaied.

¿Por qué está mal she didn't went to the party?

Porque didn't ya muestra el pasado, así que el verbo principal debe volver a su forma base: she didn't go to the party, no she didn't went. La misma regla se aplica a las preguntas con did: did she go, no did she went.

Do all regular verbs just add -ed?

Mostly, but some change spelling first: silent e just adds d, short verbs double the last letter, and consonant + y changes to ied.

What happens to the verb after did or didn't?

It always returns to the plain form. Did you go, not did you went; I didn't go, not I didn't went.

Ejercicios Past Simple – Inglés A1 (con Soluciones)

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She went to Paris.	She goed to Paris.

Past Simple: Choosing the Right Form

1. I ___ a film yesterday.
- A. watched ✓
- B. watchted
- C. watches
- D. watch
Respuesta: watched
Watch just adds -ed with no spelling change: watched.
2. She ___ to Paris last year.
- A. goed
- B. went ✓
- C. going
- D. go
Respuesta: went
Go is irregular: it becomes went, never goed.
3. We ___ football on Saturday.
- A. plaied
- B. plays
- C. played ✓
- D. play
Respuesta: played
Play just adds -ed with no spelling change: played.
4. He didn't ___ his homework last night.
- A. did
- B. does
- C. done
- D. do ✓
Respuesta: do
After didn't, the verb returns to the plain form: do, not did.
5. ___ you see the film?
- A. Did ✓
- B. Do
- C. Was
- D. Were
Respuesta: Did
Questions need Did before the subject, not Do, Was or Were.
6. I ___ to the shop early this morning.
- A. goed
- B. went ✓
- C. going
- D. go
Respuesta: went
Go is irregular: it becomes went, never goed.
7. They ___ the bus yesterday morning.
- A. mised
- B. misses
- C. missed ✓
- D. miss
Respuesta: missed
Miss doubles the final letter before -ed: missed, not mised.
8. She ___ her keys this morning.
- A. losed
- B. loosed
- C. lose
- D. lost ✓
Respuesta: lost
Lose is irregular: it becomes lost, never losed.
9. We ___ study last night; we watched TV instead.
- A. didn't ✓
- B. don't
- C. wasn't
- D. weren't
Respuesta: didn't
We takes didn't, and the main verb stays in the plain form.
10. He ___ very hard for the exam.
- A. studyed
- B. studied ✓
- C. studies
- D. study
Respuesta: studied
Study changes y to i before -ed: studied, not studyed.

Past Simple in a Story: A Trip to Remember

1. Last summer, my family_____(go) to the coast for a week. Everyone was very excited.
Respuesta: went
Go is irregular: it becomes went, never goed.
2. We_____(stay) in a small hotel near the beach. Our room had a lovely sea view.
Respuesta: stayed
Stay just adds -ed with no spelling change: stayed.
3. One afternoon, we_____a dolphin from the boat. Everyone shouted with excitement.
Respuesta: saw
See is irregular: it becomes saw, never seed.
4. We_____not expect to see one so close. It swam right beside us.
- A. do
- B. did ✓
- C. does
- D. didn't
Respuesta: did
We takes did in the negative, and the verb stays in the plain form.
5. That evening, everyone_____(chat) about it over dinner. The stories got better each time someone told them.

Past Simple Mistakes to Notice

1. Which option does not belong?
- A. I watched a film last night.
- B. She played tennis yesterday.
- C. We stayed at home all day.
- D. He studyed hard for the test. ✓
Respuesta: He studyed hard for the test.
Study changes y to i before -ed: studied, not studyed.
2. Which option does not belong?
- A. She goed to the shop. ✓
- B. They went to the park.
- C. We saw a great film.
- D. He took some photos.
Respuesta: She goed to the shop.
Go is irregular: it becomes went, never goed.
3. Which option does not belong?
- A. I stopped at the shop.
- B. We stoped at the shop too. ✓
- C. She dropped her phone.
- D. They planned a party.
Respuesta: We stoped at the shop too.

Past Simple in Conversation: What Did You Do This Weekend?

1. Hey! What ___ you do this weekend?
- A. did ✓
- B. do
- C. does
- D. was
Respuesta: did
Questions need did before the subject.
2. I ___ to my grandmother's house.
- A. goed
- B. went ✓
- C. going
- D. go
Respuesta: went
Go is irregular: it becomes went, never goed.
3. Nice! ___ you have a good time?
- A. Do
- B. Was
- C. Did ✓
- D. Were
Respuesta: Did
Questions need Did before the subject, not Do, Was or Were.
Yes, we ___ a big family dinner together.

Past Simple: Fixing and Changing Sentences

1. She studyed hard for the test. (correct the mistake)
Respuesta: She studied hard for the test.
Study changes y to i before -ed: studied, not studyed.
2. He goed to the party. (correct the mistake)
Respuesta: He went to the party.
Go is irregular: it becomes went, never goed.
3. We stoped at the shop. (correct the mistake)
Respuesta: We stopped at the shop.
Stop doubles the final letter before -ed: stopped, not stoped.
4. She didn't went to school. (correct the mistake)
Respuesta: She didn't go to school.
After didn't, the verb returns to the plain form: go, not went.
5. Did he saw the film? (correct the mistake)
Respuesta: Did he see the film?
After Did, the verb returns to the plain form: see, not saw.
6. I watch a film every evening. (change to: yesterday)

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I ___ a film yesterday.

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