Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

​What did Miss Pang do last Sunday?

​What did Miss Pang do last Sunday?

Last Sunday morning, I watered the plants. Then I studied my

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Portuguese at home.​

​What did Miss Pang do last Sunday?

Last Sunday morning, I watered the plants. Then I studied my

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Portugueseat home.​

In the afternoon, I shopped for a dozen of eggs. Next I stayed

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chocolate. It was delicious.

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at home and baked a cake. I used flour, milk, butter, eggs and

​What did Miss Pang do last Sunday?

Last Sunday morning, I watered the plants. Then I studied my

Portugueseat home.​

In the afternoon, I shopped for a dozen of eggs. Next I stayed

​

chocolate. It was delicious.

​

at home and baked a cake. I used flour, milk, butter, eggs and

I had dinner at home. After dinner, I played computer games

with my two cousins. ​I enjoyed it very much.

Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

By Miss Gigi Pang

​We use the past simple to talk about things that happened in the past.

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

​Past Simple

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

​Time Expressions in Past Simple

​yesterday

​... ago

​last ...

​

this morning​

​last year, last month, last week,

​last night, last Friday, last Thursday, last Wednesday, last Tuesday, etc

​an hour ago, six hours ago,

two weeks ago, four months ago, ten years ago, etc

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

The past simple (verbs) come in two forms:

regular

verbs​

irregular

verbs​

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

​The past simple are easy to form:

• Add -ed to the end of the verb.

e.g. I wanted this pink guitar last year.

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'finish'?

(hint: add -ed to the end of the verb.)

• finished

• finishd

• finishes

Multiple Choice

Last night we ___ (walk) to the cinema.

(hint: add -ed to the end of the verb.)

• walks

• walking

• walked

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

Past Simple (Regular Verbs)​

Regular simple past tense verbs:

• Add “-ed” to the end of the verb. (e.g. I wanted this pink guitar last year.)

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• Add "-d" if a verb ends in 'e'.

  e.g. Jenny smiled to me yesterday.

​Miss Pang baked a cake last Sunday.

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'like'?

(hint: add '-d' if the verb ends in 'e'.)

• liked

• likes

• like

Multiple Choice

She ___ (live) in that house when she was a baby.

(hint: add '-d' if the verb ends in 'e'.)

• lives

• live

• lived

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

• Double up the last consonant​.

Past Simple (Regular Verbs)​

• ​Add “-ed” to the end of the verb. (e.g. I wanted this pink guitar last year.)

• ​Add "-d" if a verb ends in 'e'.

  (e.g. Jenny smiled to me yesterday.) (e.g. Miss Pang baked a cake last Sunday.)

​e.g. The rabbit hopped in the garden three

​days ago.

​e.g. Lucy stopped the car last Wednesday.

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'clap'?

(hint: double up the last consonant.)

• clapped

• claps

• clap

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'plan'?

(hint: double up the last consonant.)

• planed

• plans

• planned

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

• ​If they follows a consonant, drop '-y', add '-ied'.

  They studied in the library this morning.

  The baby cried for food last night.

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)​

• ​Add “-ed” to the end of the verb. (e.g. I wanted this pink guitar last year.)

• ​Add "-d" if a verb ends in 'e'.

  (e.g. Yesterday they all danced to music.) (e.g. Miss Pang baked a cake last Sunday.)

• Double up the last consonant​.

  (e.g. The rabbit hopped in the garden three days ago.)

  (e.g. Lucy stopped the car last Wednesday.)​

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'try'?

(hint: The y follows a consonant, drop '-y', add '-ied'.)

• tryed

• tried

• tryyed

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'hurry'?

(hint: The y follows a consonant, drop '-y', add '-ied'.)

• hurryied

• hurryed

• hurried

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)​

• ​ Add “-ed” to the end of the verb. (e.g. I wanted this pink guitar last year.)

• ​Add "-d" if a verb ends in 'e'.

  (e.g. Jenny smiled to me yesterday.) (​e.g. Miss Pang baked a cake last Sunday.)

• Double up the last consonant​.

  (e.g. The rabbit hopped in the garden three days ago.)

  (e.g. Lucy stopped the car last Wednesday.)

• If the y follows a consonant, drop the -y, add -ied

  (e.g. They studied in the library this morning.) (e.g. ​The baby cried for food last night.)

• ​​If the y follows a vowel, add -ed.

  e.g. She played the piano this morning.

​e.g. I enjoyed the dancing show last night.

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'pray'?

(hint: If the y follows a vowel, add -ed.)

• praied

• prayed

• prayyed

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'stay'?

(hint: If the y follows a vowel, add -ed.)

• stayed

• staied

• stays

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​My uncle called me yesterday.

​Sandra smiled happily last Tuesday.

​I dropped my phone last week.

​My little sister cried last night.

​Zoe and Ben played seesaw this morning.

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Examples​

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

​Time Expressions in Past Simple

​yesterday

​... ago

​last ...

​

this morning​

​last year, last month, last week,

​last night, last Friday, last Thursday, last Wednesday, last Tuesday, etc

​an hour ago, six hours ago,

two weeks ago, four months ago, ten years ago, etc

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• The cat climbed a tree yesterday.

• The cat climbed a tree last yesterday ago.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• My grandparents played volleyball every month.

• My grandparents played volleyball last month.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• We tidied our rooms last Saturday.

• We tidied our rooms on Saturdays.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct sentence.

• Zag and Sarah walked to school last Friday.

• Zag and Sarah walked to school every Friday.

​Past Simple (Regular Verbs)

​What did you do last Sunday?

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​Make a sentence using the past simple (a regular verb) ​

​watch TV

​listen to music

​dance at home

stay at home​

​study English

​play toys

tidy my bedroom

wash the dishes

​shop for food

Open Ended

What did you do last Sunday?

Make a sentence using the past simple (a regular verb).

(You may choose the following activities.)

tidy my bedroom wash the dishes study English watch TV dance at home

listen to music stay at home play toys shop for food

​Homework:

​Online homework

Make 3 sentences using the past simple (regular verbs).​

​https://forms.office.com/r/dXfhDPPvcu

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Thank you!

Multiple Choice

Last Wednesday after school I ___ (walk) home.

• walk

• walked

• walks

• walking am

Multiple Choice

Van Gogh ___ (paint) many famous paintings when he was young.

• paintied
• painted
• paintted
• painter

Multiple Choice

Yesterday they ___ (arrive) late at school.

• are arriving

• arrive

• arrived

• arrivvedd

Multiple Choice

Sam ___ (stop) the car to take a photo an hour ago.

• did stop

• stops

• stop

• stopped

Multiple Choice

She ___ (work) in a bank for 2 years ago.

• work

• works

• worked

• is working

Multiple Choice

I --- (listen) to music yesterday.

• listen
• listened
• am listening
• listens

Multiple Choice

The game ___ (start) an hour ago.

• start
• startted
• started
• starteed

Multiple Choice

This actress ---- (act) in a famous film last year.

• actted
• acteed
• acted
• actde

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'watch'?

• watched

• watchd

• watches

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'want'?

• want

• wanted

• wanting

• wantted

Multiple Choice

What is the past form of the verb 'ask'?

• asken

• asked

• askled

• askked

Multiple Choice

Ben --- (tidy) his bedroom last weekend.

• clean
• tidiyed
• tidied
• tidieed

Multiple Choice

I helped my mum with the housework ---.

• always
• yesterday
• now
• today

Multiple Choice

My grandparents --- (visit) a museum last Friday.

• visited
• visitted
• visitinged
• is visited

Multiple Choice

The audience --- (clap) and cheered.

• clap
• claped
• clapped
• clapd

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Multiple Choice

He --- (play) football last night.

• played
• plaied
• playied
• playyed

Multiple Choice

He --- (study) hard for exams. 

• studied
• studyied
• studiyed
• studded