THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
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PAST SIMPLE
Questions
What did you have for lunch
yesterday?
What did you do before going to
bed last night?
USAGE
We use the Past Simple to
express the idea that an action
started and finished in the past.
Time expressions
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
To form the past simple of a regular verb
we add “-ed” to the base form.
Work --- Worked
Play --- Played
Paint --- Painted
SPELLING RULES
To avoid spelling mistakes we must remember these rules:
1.Afterconsonant + vowel + consonant
we double the last consonant when the
syllable is stressed.
Stop Stopped
Clap Clapped
Plan Planned
SPELLING RULES
2- After a final -e only add d .
Rule
Live
Love
Move
Ruled
Lived
Loved
Moved
SPELLING RULES
3.When the verb ends in consonant+y
we drop the “y” and write “i+ed”.
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
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
We use the same form with different
subjects to express the past.
She broke her leg.
I found a job.
We worked together.
You stopped the car.
NEGATIVE SENTENCES
We add didn´t before the main verb.
Remember the verb in the infinitive.
SUBJECT +DIDN’T+INFINITIVE
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
We write did /didn’t before the subject. The
main verb is written in the infinitive.
DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE
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?