Past Simple

​Past simple

The Simple Past is used for actions that started and finished at a specific time in the past.

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I saw a movie last week.

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​Past simple

• The Simple Past is used to describe a process that started and finished in the past. In this case, the process of the action is long and is used by specifying time periods such as ‘the whole year’ or ‘all day’.

 

I lived in Italy for five years.​

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​Past simple

The Simple Past can also be used in sentences that describe past habits.​

 

​I often played football when I was a young man.

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POSITIVE SENTENCES

Subject + Verb 2 + Object + Time

I played chess yesterday.

We put - ed for regular verbs.

stay - stayed

pick - picked

survive - survived

study- studied

visit - visited

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Use

Past Simple -Use

We can divide the verbs into:

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​regular verbs (play, visit, dance, travel, create)

• irregular verbs (drink, eat, sing, swim, write)​

Affirmative form:

Past Simple - Affirmative form

​Regular verbs (add	​Irregular verbs (use the
​I played	​I ate
You played​	​You ate
​He/she/it played	He/she/it ate​
​We played	We ate​
You played​	You ate​
They played​	They ate​

Multiple Choice

Regular verbs in the past end in -ed. Which of this verbs are regular?

• wanted, played, watched, travelled.

• did, went, ate, wore, made.

Multiple Select

Select the regular verb

• Walk

• To be

• Talk

• Read

Can you remember the PAST of these REGULAR verbs?

Remember: you add -ed

Irregular Verbs

• The irregular verbs do not have ed added to them. For example:

• Go - Went

• To be (Am, is, are) - Was, Were

• See - Saw

IRREGULAR VERBS

SOME VERBS ARE NOT REGULAR.

Some examples:

go - went

have - had

see - saw

win - won

cut - cut

think - thought

buy - bought

eat - ate

drive - drove

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Multiple Choice

Past simple of BE:

• beed

• was / were

Multiple Choice

Past simple of TAKE:

• taked

• took

Multiple Choice

Past simple of WRITE:

• wrote

• writed

Multiple Choice

Past simple of THINK:

• thought

• thinked

Multiple Choice

Past simple of TEACH:

• taught

• teached

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Time Expressions

We use some Simple Past Tense time expressions like yesterday, last night, ten minutes ago, etc. to show that something happened in the past. The most common past time expressions.

 

Yesterday

       yesterday morning/yesterday afternoon/yesterday evening 

       I didn’t have dinner yesterday evening.
       Yesterday morning, I left the house at 6:30.
       Lindsay paid the electricity bill yesterday.

 

​Last

       last night/last week/last month/last year/last Wednesday/last summer

                       
        We played football last night.
        They went to to Spain last week.
        She graduated from high school last year.
        

​Ago

        two minutes ago/an hour ago/one week ago/four months ago/a year ago

        
        They moved to Madrid one year ago.
        The lesson started five minutes ago.   
        He was born two months ago.  

Multiple Choice

• Yesterday

• Last week

• Tomorrow

• Two days ago

Multiple Choice

• Three days ago

• Yesterday

• A week ago

• Last month

Multiple Choice

• Last week

• Two weeks ago

• Next week

• Last month

Multiple Choice

• Three weeks ago

• A month ago

• A week ago

• Last week

Multiple Choice

• This year

• Last year

• Next year

• Two years ago

Multiple Choice

Lisa and her sister were at the library two days ......

• ago

• last

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

Did you pass the grammar test ......... Monday?

• ago

• last

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

(A) Where's Jenny?

(B) I saw her just a minute .........

• ago

• last

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

We ate some rice and vegetables for lunch ...... afternoon.

• ago

• last

• yesterday

Multiple Choice

My family and I visited a museum ...... weekend.

• ago

• last

• yesterday

Negative form:

Past Simple - Negative form

​Use DID NOT (DIDN`T) before the verb in the negative sentence:

I didn`t play football yesterday.

She didn`t eat pizza last night.​

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*Remember to have the verb in the SHORT INFINITIVE form when using the negative.​

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

Subject + didn't + Verb 1 + Object + Time

I didn't see Matrix.

Sude didn't come to school.

Let's see some examples...

• Notice we don't change the verb in negative sentences.

• The verb only changes in affirmative sentences.

Multiple Choice

Which word do we use in the negative form of the past simple for regular and irregular verbs?

• isn't

• didn't

• aren't

Multiple Choice

The negative of : She ran in the park yesterday.

• She didn't ran.

• She wasn't run.

• She didn't run.

Interrogative form:

Past simple - Interrogative form

If you want to ask questions, use DID before the subject.

DID you play football yesterday?

DID she eat pizza last night?

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You can also give short answers:

Did you play football yesterday? ​ Yes, I did.

Did she eat pizza last night? ​ No, she didn`t.

QUESTIONS

Did + Subject + Verb 1 + Object + Time ?

Did Pam go to the party yesterday?Yes,she did.

Did you climb a mountain?No,I didn't.

Multiple Choice

........... you ........... the keys?

• Have.......find........?

• Are.........found......?

• Do.........find........?

• Did .........find........?

Multiple Choice

He ................ a postcard.

• send

• sent

• sended

• sending

Multiple Choice

I ............. 2 bars of chocolate.

• eat

• eated

• ate

• eats

Multiple Choice

They ............. a dog.

• have

• has

• having

• had

Multiple Choice

She ........... a house.

• built

• build

• builded

• builted

Multiple Choice

Dan ____ (not/work) last week.

• did work

• did worked

• did not worked

• did not work

Multiple Choice

Last Saturday you ________ use the computer.

• did't

• don't

• do

• didn't

Multiple Choice

I ______ read a book last month.

• didn't

• did

• walked

• listened

Multiple Select

Which time expressions can you use with PAST SIMPLE?

• last week

• tomorrow

• a month ago

• yesterday

• in 2000

Multiple Choice

Mona didn't __________ a story yesterday.

• wrote

• write

• writed

• wroted

Multiple Choice

Jane _____________ a new pair of jeans yesterday.

• bought

• buy

• buyed

• boght

Multiple Choice

I_________ at the bank two hours ago.

• were

• was

• did

• be

Multiple Select

At the end of the episode, we ___ to cry.

• starts

• begun

• begin

• began

Multiple Select

Yesterday, my friend Michael ___ a secret that I can't tell you.

• telled

• tell

• tolt

• told

Multiple Choice

Last year, I _______ my leg.

• broke

• break

• bit

• bought

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

The baby __________ (cry) all day.

• cryed

• cryyed

• crieed

• cried

Multiple Choice

The family _______________ (bake) a birthday cake.

• bake

• baked

• bakeed

• bakked

Multiple Choice

I _______________ to music while I was studying English.

• listened

• wanted

• laughed

• jumped

Multiple Choice

She_______ in a bank for 2 years

• work

• sleep

• worked

• played

Fill in the Blanks

Multiple Choice

PAST SIMPLE OF BREAK

• BROKEN

• BROKE

• BROK

• BREAK

Multiple Choice

People ___________ (go) to the cinema.

• went

• goed

• didn't go

• didn't went

Multiple Choice

On my last vacation I _________ a lot of photos.

• take

• took

• taked

Multiple Choice

We didn't ............a film last night.

• made

• watched

• watch

Multiple Choice

The dogs_____(not play) outside.

• played

• didn't played

• didn't play

• isn't played

Multiple Choice

Did you swim in the sea? X

• Yes, I did.

• No, I didn´t.

• Yes, I does.

• No, we don´t.

Multiple Choice

Did you have a good time? V

• No we didn´t.

• Yes, I do.

• No, I don´t.

• Yes, I did.

Multiple Select

Did you go camping last month? V

• Yes, I do.

• No, I don´t.

• Yes, I did.

• Yes, she did.