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SIMPLE PAST EXPLANATION
The simple past expresses an action in the past.
Form of Simple past
Positive: I spoke
Negative: I did not speak
Question: Did I speak?
For regular verbs, just add “ed”. For irregular verbs, use the past form (see list of irregular verbs, 2nd column).
IRREGULAR VERBS LIST
INFINITIVE PAST PAST PARTICIPLE MEANING (traducción)
Be was/were been ser, estar
Become became become llegar a ser, convertirse
Begin began begun empezar, comenzar
Bring brought brought traer, llevar
Build built built construir
Buy bought bought comprar
Can could been able (to) poder, ser capaz
Catch caught caught coger, atrapar
Choose chose chosen elegir, escoger
Come came come venir
Cost cost cost costar
Do did done hacer
Draw drew drawn dibujar
Drink drank drunk beber
Drive drove driven conducir
Dwell dwelt/dwelled dwelt/dwelled habitar
Eat ate eaten comer
Fall fell fallen caer
Feed fed fed alimentar
Find found found encontrar
Fly flew flown volar, pilotar
Get got got obtener, conseguir
Give gave given dar
Go went gone ir
Have had had tener, haber
Hear heard heard oír, escuchar
Hit hit hit golpear
Hold held held sostener, agarrar
Keep kept kept mantener, seguir (haciendo algo)
Know knew known saber, conocer
Learn learnt learnt aprender
Leave left left marcharse, abandonar
Lose lost lost perder
Make made made hacer, fabricar
Mean meant meant significar, querer decir
Meet met met conocer, encontrarse con alguien
Put put put poner, colocar
Read read read leer
Run ran run correr
Say said said decir