Review Past Simple

Grammar Review

Past Simple

1) Before and After

2) Wh - questions

3) When and While

4) That, who, where

Before and After.

• Both words are time expression used to indicate when something happens in the past.

• (1) Alison checked her mail.

• (2) She got home.

• Alison checked her mail after she got home.

• Alison got home before she checked her mail.

Look and read about the things Tom does during his day.

Multiple Choice

Tom played in the garden ____ he had dinner.

• before

• after

Multiple Choice

Tom watched televison ____ he got breakfast.

• before

• after

Multiple Choice

Tom went for a walk ____ he had dinner.

• before

• after

Multiple Choice

Tom went to sleep on the sofa ____ he had lunch.

• before

• after

Multiple Choice

Tom got breakfast ____ he watched television.

• before

• after

Wh - questions words

• Typical wh- words are what, where, when, why, who, how, how many, how much.

• When did you buy that sweater?

• Why did the computer break down?

• Where did you go to school?

• What did they do yesterday?

• Who did you meet at the party?

• How did she finish so fast?

To create a wh-question

1) Start with the wh-word,

2) Then add did (or didn’t for a negative question)

3) Then the subject (a person or thing that does the action)

4) Followed by the base form of the verb

5) And only then add the rest of the sentence.

Multiple Choice

Sam washed the car.

• Why did Sam washed the car?

• Why Sam washed the car?

• Why did Sam wash the car?

Multiple Choice

They ate dinner.

• Where did they eat dinner?

• Where did they ate dinner?

• Where they ate dinner?

Multiple Choice

The party started at 3 o`clock.

• When the party started?

• When did the party start?

• When did the party started?

Multiple Choice

I saw my friend.

• Who did you saw?

• Who you saw?

• Who did you see?

Multiple Choice

He read a magazine.

• What did he read?

• What he read?

• What did he readed?

When and While

• When is used for short actions in the past simple. Ex: Jim knocked the door.

• While is used for long actions in the past continuous. Ex: I was watching TV.

• Jim knocked the door while I was watching TV.

• I was watching TV when Jim knocked the door.

Multiple Choice

I hurt my knee ____ I was playing football.

• while

• when

Multiple Choice

They were talking about the surprise party _____ Alison came in.

• while

• when

Multiple Choice

We were getting ready for the picnic ______ it started to rain.

• while

• when

Multiple Choice

Gary lost his wallet ______ he was walking on a crowded street.

• while

• when

Multiple Choice

The doorbell rang _____ Tom was taking a shower.

• while

• when

That, who, where

• Defining relative clauses give us essential information – information that tells us who or what we are talking about.

• We can use who to talk about people.  Ex: She's the woman who cuts my hair.

• We can use that to talk about things. Ex: The laptop that I bought last week has started making a strange noise!

• We can use where to refer to a place. Ex:That's the stadium where Real Madrid play.

Multiple Choice

The film ___ we saw last week was awful.

• that

• where

• who

Multiple Choice

That's the hospital ___ I was born.

• that

• where

• who

Multiple Choice

The doctor ___ I usually see doesn't work there any more.

• that

• where

• who

Multiple Choice

That's the woman ___ bought my old car.

• that

• where

• who

Multiple Choice

That's the school ___ I studied.

• that

• where

• who