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The Simple Past Tense is used
1.To talk about actions that happened at a specific time in
the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb
(yesterday, last Mont.):
“Last year I took my exams”.
2. It can be used to describe events that happened over a
period of time in the past but not now:
"I lived in Asia for two years."
3. It is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions
that took place in the past:
"When I was a child we always went to the seaside on holiday."
The Simple Past Tense
Time expressions:
Yesterday, last month, last year, last time,
… ago, in ...
My friends travelled to Makkah two weeks ago
Simple past timeline
For example:
"Last year I took my exams."
"I got married in 1992."
•We returned to our school.
Use
She washed her car
Use
I studied English
when I was a child.
Examples
They lived in
Great Britain .
Examples
He watched a film
on TV.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR VERBS
Affirmative:
The past tense of regular verbs is formed by
adding –ed to the base form of the verb.
I worked hard last weekend
Spelling Notes: 1
Cry
cried
 If the verb ends with y preceded by a
consonant, change it into ied
 If not, ………………………
Play
Played
Live
Lived
•Verbs ending in e receive d only
Spelling Notes: 2
Plan
planned
 If the verb consists of one syllable and ends with
cvc, double the last letter
Per-mit
Permitted
 If the verb consists of two syllables, ends with
cvc and the second syllable is stressed, double
the last letter
 If not, just add ed
Ha-ppen
Ha-ppened
Pronunciation Notes:

T & D + ed = / Id /
Wanted

Needed
Voiceless sounds like (s, k, p, f, sh, ch & x) + ed = / t /
Missed, Looked, Stopped, Washed, Watched, Relaxed,
Handcuffed

Voiced sounds like (b, g, l, m, n, r, v & z) + ed = / d /
Robbed, Snarled, Referred, Lived, Listened, Bugged,
Gazed, Hummed
Examples
We ate cherries
last week.
Examples
I made a big cake.
•We went to the museum last week.
We drank tea and ate biscuits after the match.
Yesterday I went for a swim.
Simple Past Tense: Irregular verbs
Affirmative:
Irregular past verb forms must be learned because
they don’t follow any rule:
Go
went
Come
came
Buy
bought
Drink
drank
Eat
ate
Find
found
See
saw
I went to Paris last July
PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS
Negative:
Use did not or didn’t + a base form verb to make the
past simple tense negative. I didn’t work last summer
I didn’t live in a flat during my
last Summer holidays.
I didn’t go to Berlin last July
NEGATIVE
I
did not go (didn’t)
You
did not go (didn’t)
He
did not go (didn’t)
She
did not go (didn’t)
It
did not go (didn’t)
We
did not go (didn’t)
You
did not go (didn’t)
They did not go (didn’t)
• I didn’t go to the party
• You didn’t do the homework
• He didn’t play football
• She didn’t sing the song
• They didn’t have babies.
Use
We didn’t play football
PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS
Interrogative:
Use did + subject + a base form verb to make the past
simple interrogative. Did you play sport last Summer?
Did you travel by boat last holidays?
Yes, I did.
Did you see any dolphins?
No I didn’t.
Questions
Ahmed explain ed the lesson
Did
?
interrogative
Did
I go?
Did
you go?
Did
he go?
•Did you play tennis?
Did
Did
she go?
it go?
•Did he see the handsome
boy?
Did
we go?
•Did she buy a black dog?
Did
Did
you go?
they go?
•Did they have twins?
Examples
Did she play
the piano?
Past simple tense: Regular verbs
Short
answe
r
Affirmative
Negative
Questions
Short
answer
I worked.
I didn't work.
Did I work?
Yes, I
did.
No, I
didn't.
He worked.
He didn't work.
Did he work?
Yes, he
did.
No, he
didn't.
She worked.
She didn't work.
Did she work?
Yes, she
did.
No, she
didn't.
It worked.
It didn't work.
Did it work?
Yes, it
did.
No, it
didn't.
You worked.
You didn't work.
Did you
work?
Yes you
did.
No, you
didn't.
We worked.
We didn't work.
Did we work?
Yes we
did.
No, we
didn't.
They worked.
They didn't work.
Did they
work?
Yes they
did.
No,they
didn't.
What did he do
yesterday?
He bought a present.
What did he do last
year?
He climbed a mountain.
What did he do last
night?
He listened to the radio.
What did she do
yesterday?
She wrote a letter.
What did he eat
yesterday?
He ate Chinese food.
Where did he go last
week?
He went to the library.
What happened
yesterday?
He lost the key.
What did he do
yesterday?
He cleaned the house
and cooked.
Did he read a book last
night?
No, he didn’t.
Did he read the
newspaper last night?
Yes, he did.
What did he do last
summer?
He rode an elephant and
swam in the sea.