Simple Past 2rc43

SIMPLE PAST

WHEN DO WE USE PAST SIMPLE TENSE? 

We use Past Simple Tense when we talk about completed actions in the past.

Example: I washed my car yesterday.

She ate pizza last night.

KINDS OF VERBS onlyenglishiii.blogspot.com

regular and irregular verbs.  Turn regular verbs to the past by adding –ed or –d. 

Regular Verb

Past Simple

walk

walked

want

wanted

help

helped

decide

decided

agree

agreed

If the verb ends with y preceded by a vowel, add –ed. If the verb ends with y preceded by a consonant, drop the y, turn it into i and add -ed. Regular Verb

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Past Simple

play

played

stay

Stayed

study

Studied

bury

buried

Study irregular verb list.

KINDS OF SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE TENSE 

Affirmative sentences SUBJECT

VERB IN PAST TENSE

COMPLEMENT.

Tom visited us last week. I won the competition.  Negative sentences SUBJECT

DIDN’T

COMPLEMENT.

Tom didn’t visit us last week. I didn’t win the competition.

VERB IN BASE FORM

KINDS OF QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE 

Yes/No Questions DID

SUBJECT

VERB IN BASE FORM

COMPLEMENT?

Did Tom visit you last week? 

Informative Questions

WH WORD VERB IN BASE FORM

DID

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT?

What did you win last year?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE USE THE VERB TO BE? 

Recall its past tense WAS

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WERE

Negative Sentences Use the negative form or the contractions. Never use didn’t. WAS NOT WERE NOT

WASN’T WERENT

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Yes/No Questions WAS / WERE

SUBJECT

COMPLEMENT?

Was Irene in the house? Were they at the Mall? 

Informative Questions

WH WORD

WAS / WERE

COMPLEMENT?

Why was Irene in the house? Where were you last night?

SUBJECT

READY FOR DOING AN ACTIVITY? 

1. 2.

3. 4. 5. 6.

Complete the following sentences with the past simple tense of the verb give. I ______________ (go) to the movies with Ed. She ______________ (decide) to read the story. We ______________ (hurry) up doing the quiz. They ______________ (walk) to school. Sue _____________ (play) soccer. My dog ____________ (bury) its bone outside.

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Read the sentences, and rewrite them as negative sentences.

1. My mom baked cookies for the party. _____________________________________ 2. Jim understood the exercise. ______________________________________ 3. We were at the concert. ______________________________________ 4. I was in the room with her. _______________________________________