Download THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

PAST SIMPLE
Questions
What did you have for lunch
yesterday?
 What did you do before going to
bed last night?
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USAGE
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We use the Past Simple to
express the idea that an action
started and finished in the past.
Time expressions
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These are some words and expressions
that usually appear with a verb in the
Past Simple.
Last week, night, Monday, year, month,...
……..ago
Yesterday...
In 1986...
The other day...
REGULAR VERBS
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To form the past simple of a regular verb
we add “-ed” to the base form.
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Work --- Worked
Play --- Played
Paint --- Painted
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SPELLING RULES
To avoid spelling mistakes we must remember these rules:
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1.Afterconsonant + vowel + consonant
we double the last consonant when the
syllable is stressed.
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Stop Stopped
Clap Clapped
Plan Planned
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SPELLING RULES
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2- After a final -e only add d .
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Rule
Live
Love
Move
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Ruled
Lived
Loved
Moved
SPELLING RULES
3.When the verb ends in consonant+y
we drop the “y” and write “i+ed”.
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Cry
Cried
Try
Tried
Carry Carried
Spelling Rules
4.When the verb ends in vowel+y we
leave the “y” and add “ed”.
Play
sway
Played
Swayed
IRREGULAR VERBS
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Most verbs are regular. But there are
also irregular verbs. You must study
the List of Irregular verbs to use
them.
Break ------ Broke
Do ------- Did
Write ------- Wrote
AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES
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We use the same form with different
subjects to express the past.
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She broke her leg.
I found a job.
We worked together.
You stopped the car.
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NEGATIVE SENTENCES
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We add didn´t before the main verb.
Remember the verb in the infinitive.
SUBJECT +DIDN’T+INFINITIVE
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I didn´t study for my exams.
They didn´t bring the flowers.
She didn´t stop the car.
The programme didn´t begin one hour ago.
QUESTIONS IN THE PAST
SIMPLE
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We write did /didn’t before the subject. The
main verb is written in the infinitive.
DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE
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Did you come yesterday?
Did you hear the noise?
Did she open the present?
Put the verbs in the correct
tense:
Last year I (spend) ________my holiday
in Ireland. It (be) ________great. I
(travel)___________ around by car with
two friends and we (visit) ________lots
of interesting places. In the evenings we
usually (go)_______ to a pub.
Answers
spent
Last year I (spend) ________my
holiday
was
in Ireland. It (be) ________great.
I
travelled around by car with
(travel)___________
visited
two friends and we (visit) ________lots
of interesting places. In the evenings we
went to a pub.
usually (go)_______
Put the verbs in the correct
tense:
One night we even (learn)________
some
Irish
dances.
We
(be)
________very lucky with the weather.
It (not / rain)___________ a lot. But we
(see)
________some
beautiful
rainbows.
Where
(spend
/
you)__________ your last holiday?
Answers
learnt
One night we even (learn)________
some
Irish
dances.
We
(be)
were
________very
lucky with the weather.
didn’t rain
It (not / rain)___________
a lot. But we
saw
(see)
________some
beautiful
rainbows.
Where
(spend
/
you)__________
did you spend your last holiday?