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SIMPLE PAST

CONCEITO

O Simple Past é um tempo verbal usado para indicar ações completas no passado.

* O Simple Past não possui relação com o presente.

Assim como no Simple Present, no Simple Past também estudamos o verbo To Be separadamente dos Outros
Verbos.

Em inglês temos dois tipos básicos de verbos:

- O verbo To Be;

- Os outros verbos (Other Verbs).

VERB TO BE

Subject Present Past

I am was
You are were
He is was
She is was
It is was
We are were
You are were
They are were

VERB TO BE – SER OU ESTAR

Exemplos:
- I was sick last night. (Eu estava doente noite passada.)
- I was short when I was a kid. (Eu era baixo quando era criança.)
- They were tired after the game. (Eles estavam cansados depois do jogo.)
- They were friends in the past. (Eles eram amigos no passado.)
- It was a different day. (Foi um dia diferente.)
- You were my friends. (Vocês eram meus amigos.)
- You weren’t at my party. (Você não estava na minha festa.)
- She was a great friend of mine. (Ela era uma grande amiga minha).
- She wasn’t my neighbor. (ela não era minha vizinha).

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VERB TO BE – FORM

Short Answer Short Answer

Affirmative (+) Negative (-) Interrogative (?)
(Affirmative) (Negative)
I was I was not (wasn’t) Was I? Yes, you were No, you weren't
You were You were not (weren’t) Were you? Yes, I was No, I wasn't
He was He was not (wasn’t) Was he? Yes, he was No, he wasn't
She was She was not (wasn’t) Was she? Yes, she was No, she wasn't
It was It was not (wasn’t) Was it? Yes, it was No, it wasn't
We were We were not (weren’t) Were we? Yes, we were No, we weren't
You were You were not (weren’t) Were you? Yes, we were No, we weren't
They were They were not (weren’t) Were they? Yes, they were No, they weren't

TO BE – AFFIRMATIVE (+)
O Past Simple do verbo To Be em inglês tem duas formas: WAS e WERE
Subject To Be Examples
I was I was tired this morning.
You were You were very good.
He was He was the best in his class.
She was She was late for work.
It was It was a sunny day.
We were We were at home.
You were You were on holiday.
They were They were happy with their test results.

TO BE - NEGATIVE SENTENCES (-)

A forma negativa do Passado Simples do verbo To Be pode ser feita acrescentando not após o verbo (was or
were).
Subject To Be Examples
I was not I was not tired this morning.
You were not You were not crazy.
He was not He was not married.
She was not She was not famous.
It was not It was not hot yesterday.
We were not We were not invited.
You were not You were not at the party.
They were not They were not friends.

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TO BE - NEGATIVE CONTRACTIONS (-)

Podemos fazer contrações negativas do verbo To Be no passado juntando o verbo (was ou were) e n't (por
exemplo, were not = werent).

I was not tired this morning. OR I wasn't tired this morning.

You were not crazy. OR You weren't crazy.
He was not married. OR He wasn't married.
She was not famous. OR She wasn't famous.
It was not hot yesterday. OR It wasn't hot yesterday.
We were not invited. OR We weren't invited.
You were not at the party. OR You weren't at the party.
They were not friends. OR They weren't friends.

TO BE – INTERROGATIVE (?)

Para criar perguntas com o verbo To Be no Passado Simple segue-se a mesmo padrão do Presente Simples, isto é,
coloa-se o Verbo antes do Sujeito.

Subject To Be Examples Short Answer (Affirmative) Short Answer (Negative)

Was I? Was I late? Yes, you were No, you weren't
Were you? Were you sick? Yes, I was No, I wasn't
Was he? Was you surprised? Yes, he was No, he wasn't
Was she? Was she from Italy? Yes, she was No, she wasn't
Was It? Was it a big house? Yes, it was No, it wasn't
Were we? Were we ready? Yes, we were No, we weren't
Were you? Were you early? Yes, I was No, I wasn't
Were they? Were they busy? Yes, they were No, they weren't

THERE TO BE = HAVER / EXISTIR

Assim como no presente, o passado também apresenta duas formas. Veja abaixo:

There was = tinha / havia / existia

There were = tinha / havia / existiam

Exemplos:

- There was a night club. - There were a lot of mistakes.

- There was a storm. - There were a few houses.
- There was some milk. - There were some people.

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There was e there were: afirmativa

Exemplos:
- Across the street there were a few houses. (Do outro lado da rua, existiam algumas casas.)
- I didn’t know there was a nightclub near here. (Eu não sabia que havia uma casa noturna perto daqui.)
- I couldn’t see the accident because there were some people around. (Eu não consegui ver o acidente porque
havia algumas pessoas em volta.)
- I think there was still some milk in the carton. (Eu acho que ainda tinha um pouco de leite na caixinha.)
- I’m sure there were a lot of mistakes in my text. (Eu tenho certeza que tinha muitos erros no meu texto.)
- There was a storm last night. (Teve uma tempestade noite passada.)

There wasn’t e there weren’t: negativa

Exemplos:

- There wasn’t any ice in the juice. (Não tinha gelo no suco.)
- I guess there wasn’t anybody at home. (Eu acho que não havia ninguém em casa.)
- She said there weren’t good players in the team. (Ela disse que não havia bons jogadores no time.)
- There weren’t interesting books for me to read. (Não tinha livros interessantes pra eu ler.)

There was there e there were thre: interrogativa

Exemplos:

- Was there a box of chocolate on the table when you arrived? (Tinha uma caixa de bombons na mesa quando
você chegou?)
- Was there anything you could do to help them? (Tinha alguma coisa que você pudesse fazer pra ajudá-los?)
- Were there cars parked in front of her house? (Tinha carros estacionados na frente da casa dela?)
- Were there many parents waiting for the teacher? (Havia muitos pais esperando a professora?)

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MAPA MENTAL

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QUESTÕES
1. (AERONÁUTICA - 2015 - EEAR - SARGENTO DA AERONÁUTICA/AERONAVEGANTES E NÃO
AERONAVEGANTES/TURMA 2) (ADAPTADA)

Read the sentence below and judge the following item:

“There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind.”

The underlined verb is in the Simple Past Tense.

Certo ( ) Errado ( )

2. (AUTOR – 2021)
Julgue o item a seguir:
Na oração “James was a bad man”, a palavra sublinhada deve ser substituída por “were”.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

3. (AERONÁUTICA - 2020 - EEAR - SARGENTO DA AERONÁUTICA/ AERONAVEGANTES E NÃO

AERONAVEGANTES/TURMA 2) (ADAPTADA)

The main verb tense used in the comic strip above is the Simple Past.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

4. (CONTEMAX - 2019 - PREFEITURA DE OROBÓ/PE - PROFESSOR DE INGLÊS) (ADAPTADA)

Based on the English Grammar, we use the simple past tense to talk about an action that
happened in the past that is not happening anymore.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

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5. (AUTOR – 2021)
Leia a tirinha e julgue o item a seguir:

(Taken from http://dinosandcomics.com)

Orações como “What was your life like”, “it was good” e “it was terrible because you weren’t
in it” estão no Simple Past Tense.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

6. (EXÉRCITO - 2011 - ESFCEX - OFICIAL/MAGISTÉRIO INGLÊS) (ADAPTADA)

Read the text below and judge the following item:

“William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon- Avon, on England’s Avon River.When he
________ eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children – their older daughter Susanna and
the twins Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died in childhood. Sometime between 1610 and
1613, Shakespeare is thought to have retired from the stage and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616.”
(Disponivel em : <http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=866>)

“were” correctly completes the gap in the text above.

Certo ( ) Errado ( )

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7. (AUTOR – 2021)

Read the sentence below and judge the following item:

“There ____________ lots of horses on the streets.”
“was” correctly completes the sentence above.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

8. (AUTOR – 2021)
“Where _________ you yesterday?”
“were” correctly completes the blank in the sentence above.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

9. (AUTOR – 2021)
Read the sentence below and judge the following item:
“He _________ an important politician, decades ago.”
“was” correctly completes the blank in the sentence above.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

10. (AUTOR – 2021)

Miami
Christina visited Miami during her winter vacation. She is from Boston, where it is cold during the winter months.
Miami, however, has a very warm climate. There are many sunny days in Miami, and people can go to the beach all
year long. Christina spent a good portion of her trip on the beach to relax and sunbathe. However, she also explored
Miami and its surroundings.

Inspired by Miami’s proximity to the ocean, Christina visited the Miami Seaquarium to learn about marine life. There,
she watched a show using trained dolphins, killer whales, and other aquatic mammals. She took a lot of pictures of
the sea creatures jumping out of the water and performing tricks.

Christina also took an excursion to the Everglades National Park. This park is a protected area spanning 1.5 million
acres. Because the park is mostly swampland, it is home to many reptiles. Native animals include snakes, alligators,
and crocodiles. The park is also great for birdwatching. Christina enjoyed hiking the trails in the Everglades and
observing the wildlife in its natural environment.

When Christina returned to the city, she visited Little Havana. This is Miami’s Cuban neighborhood. Christina could
see that Little Havana’s people demonstrated a lot of pride for their Cuban heritage. There ____________ many
outdoor shops and vendors, live musicians, and the Cuban cuisine ____________ delicious. Little Havana was
Christina’s favorite part about her trip to Miami. This neighborhood made Christina feel like she had traveled to Cuba
without ever having to leave the United States.
(Taken and adapted from https://lingua.com/english/reading/miami/)
Based on the text above, judge the following item:

In the last paragraph, “was” correctly completes the first blank and “were” correctly completes
the second blank.
Certo ( ) Errado ( )

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11. (IESES - 2019 - PREFEITURA DE GASPAR/SC - PROFESSOR DE INGLÊS) (ADAPTADA)

Complete the sentences and questions with the correct form of there to be and choose the
correct alternative:
I. I – How many boys ________________ at your party last week?
II. II – ________________ an accident in your street yesterday.
a) were there / There were.
b) were there / There was.
c) were there / There is.
d) was there / There was.
e) was there / There were.

12. (MARINHA - 2018 - ESCOLA NAVAL - ASPIRANTE/2ª DIA)

Which question word completes the dialogue correctly?

Peter: ______ wasn’t Mary at work yesterday?
Jane: She was ill.
a) When.
b) Where.
c) Who.
d) Why.
e) Which.

13. (AUTOR – 2021)

Select the alternative that correctly completes the following sentences, respectively:
I. I – They __________ rich people, years ago.
II. II – There __________ an ashtray here, last night.
a) was / was.
b) was / were.
c) were / was.
d) were / were.

14. (EXÉRCITO - 2016 - ESFCEX - OFICIAL/CONHECIMENTOS GERAIS) (ADAPTADA)

Which of the alternatives below best completes the dialogue?

John: Did you watch the soccer game on channel 4 last night?
George: No: __________ it good?
John: Awesome! The visiting team didn’t score a single goal.
George: I’m glad I __________ there. I hate to see a visiting team lose.
John: I didn’t know you were that crazy! Why should the visiting team win?
a) were / wasn’t.
b) were / weren’t.
c) was / wasn’t.
d) was / weren’t.

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15. (CONSULTEC - 2014 - PM/BA - ASPIRANTE DA POLÍCIA MILITAR) (ADAPTADA)

Fill in the blanks with interrogative words (WH-questions):

I. _________ was Voyager 1 sent into space? Thirty-six years ago.
II. _________ was Voyager 1 sent into space? To study other planets.
III. _________ is it from Earth now? Twelve billion miles.
IV. _________ is it expected to last? Ten years at the most.

The correct sequence, from top to bottom, is:

a) When / Why / How far / How long.

b) Why / Where / How often / When.
c) How long / What for / Where / How old.
d) When / How far / How often / What.
e) How far / Why / How long / Why.

16. (AERONÁUTICA - 2010 - AFA - ASPIRANTE DA AERONÁUTICA) (ADAPTADA)

When football went professional in South Africa in 1959, 12 clubs broke from the amateur ranks. However, in the
strict days of Apartheid, these pioneers _________ whites-only organizations and _________ today, all but a few,
defunct. One of the survivors is Arcadia from Tshwane / Pretoria, an outfit that today competes in the amateur ranks
and concentrates on junior football.
(http://www.fifa.com/worldcup)

Mark the alternative which completes the gaps from the text correctly:

a) were – were.
b) were – are.
c) have been – were.
d) was – are.

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17. (AUTOR – 2021)

(Taken and adapted from https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1994/10/28)

Choose the option that correctly completes the gaps in the cartoon above:

a) were / were / were.

b) were / was / was.
c) was / were / was.
d) was / was / were.
e) was / was / was.

18. (AERONÁUTICA - 2015 - EEAR - SARGENTO DA AERONÁUTICA/CONTROLE DE TRÁFEGO

AÉREO/TURMA 2) (ADAPTADA)

“Until the 1960’s, team sports were not played on a global scale. In Europe, people played
European games, and in North America we played American games. The only real “global”
sports ___________ individual sports, such as golf and tennis.”
(Adapted from http://linguapress.com/intermediate/sports-american-style.htm)

Fill in the blank with the correct option:

a) is.
b) are.
c) were.
d) was.

19. (AUTOR – 2021)

Read the following sentences:

I – Lisa and Ted wasn’t here yesterday.
II – Were you nice to her last night?
III – Saul was at this office, hours ago.
Which one(s) is(are) INCORRECT?

a) I, II.
b) I, II, III.

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20. (AUTOR – 2021)

Mark the option that best completes the blanks in the sentences below, respectively:

I – __________ was that woman in the bar?

II – __________ was Jimmy last night?
III – __________ were you tired yesterday?

a) When / Where / Who.

b) Who / Where / Why.
c) How / When / What.
d) What / How / What.

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GABARITO

1. Certo 5. Certo 9. Certo 13. C 17. E

2. Errado 6. Errado 10. Errado 14. C 18. C
3. Certo 7. Errado 11. B 15. A 19. A
4. Certo 8. Certo 12. D 16. B 20. B

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