Past tense

Past tense

Let's practice the Simple Past tense

WHEN DO WE USE THE SIMPLE PAST?

We use the Simple Past tense when the action is COMPLETED.

We refer to PAST TIMES AND SITUATIONS.

Notice TIME EXPRESSIONS such as:

YESTERDAY, LAST NIGHT, SOME TIME AGO, IN 2016, YESTERDAY AT 6 P.M.

SIMPLE PAST OF THE VERB TO BE

• When I WAS a child, I had many dolls.

• When you WERE a child, you WERE terrible.

• There are 2 different forms: WAS ( 1st - 3rd person singular) and WERE (2nd person singular + all plural)

ASKING QUESTIONS - TO BE

• WAS he happy after the party?

• WERE you terrible as a child?

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NEGATIVE FORM - TO BE

• He WASN'T happy after the party.

• You WEREN'T terrible as a child.

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Formation

• Regular verbs: INFINITIVE + -ED

• Irregular verbs: see verb pattern: go - WENT - gone

• example: Yesterday I WORKED all day

• example: Last night I SAW an exciting film

ASKING QUESTIONS

• DID you WORK all day yesterday?

• DID you SEE an exciting movie last night?

• REMEMBER! Always use DID + Subject + INFINITIVE for a question

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NEGATIVE FORM

• I DIDN'T WORK all day yesterday

• I DIDN' SEE an exciting movie last night

• REMEMBER! Always use Subject + DIDN'T + INFINITIVE for a negative form

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