Past Simple Tense

1. Past simple tense

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

2. When do we use Past Simple Tense?

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.

3. Kinds of verbs

KINDS OF VERBS
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Remember 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

4.

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
Past Simple
play
played
stay
Stayed
study
Studied
bury
buried
Study irregular verb list.

5. Kinds of sentences in past simple tense

KINDS OF SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Affirmative sentences
SUBJECT
VERB IN PAST TENSE
COMPLEMENT.
Tom visited us last week.
I ran in the competition.
Negative sentences
SUBJECT
DIDN’T
VERB IN BASE FORM
COMPLEMENT.
Tom didn’t visit us last week.
I didn’t run in the competition.

6. Kinds of questions in past simple

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?
Where did you run last year?

7. What happens when we use the verb to be?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE USE THE VERB TO BE?
Recall its past tense
WAS
WERE
Negative Sentences
Use the negative form or the contractions.
Never use didn’t.
WAS
NOT
WERE NOT
WASN’T
WERENT

8.

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

9. Ready for doing an activity?

READY FOR DOING AN ACTIVITY?
Complete the following sentences with the
past simple tense of the verb give.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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.

10.

Read the sentences, and rewrite them as
negative sentences.
1. My mom baked cookies for the party.
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2. Jim understood the exercise.
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3. We were at the concert.
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4. I was in the room with her.
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