Past Simple

​Past simple

​NOW

​Future

How do we talk about past actions?

We use ( Simple Past)

When do we use Simple Past?

To talk about things that ended in the past and we want to say the time.

We​ have to write the verb in a different way.

• To be --> was / were

• To​ buy--> bought

• To get --> got ​​

​IRREGULAR VERBS

We​ usually add -ed to the end of the verb.

• To stay --> stayed

• To​ jump --> jumped

• To live --> lived ​

​REGUlAR VERBS

​TWO KINDS OF VERBS

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​

How do we form the Past Simple?

• Subject ( noun e.g Ali or pronoun e.g he)

• Verb ( in past - usually with ed ( e.g played )

• Object

• Time (e.g yesterday - last week - 2015 )

​

• Last night I played my guitar loudly and the neighbors complained.

• She kissed me on the cheek.

• It rained yesterday.

• Angela watched TV all night.

• John wanted to go to the museum.

• Tina studied hard for Math exam but she failed.

​examples in sentences:

Past Simple: Negative

• For negative sentences we use the auxiliary verb DID+NOT = DIDN'T

• The verb doesn't change when we use DIDN'T.

• She didn't go to the party.

• We didn't study for the test.

What if someone did not do that in the past?

We use ( did ) after the subject and then we can add ( not ) ..

did not / didn't

Remember: the main verb should be in present NOW. ( play not played )

Let's see some examples...

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

• The verb only changes in affirmative sentences.

Do you need to ask about a past action ?

Just use did in the beginning

(Did + Subject + Verb .... time )

Remember: the main verb should be in present NOW. ( play not played )

Match

Match the following

• Write

• Get

• Have

• Walk

• Take

Wrote

Got

Had

Walked

Took

• Wrote

• Got

• Had

• Walked

• Took

Match

Match the following

• Finish

• Go

• Sleep

• Catch

• Spend

Finished

Went

Slept

Caught

Spent

• Finished

• Went

• Slept

• Caught

• Spent

Match

Match the following

• Buy

• Fall

• Sell

• Teach

• Throw

Bought

Fell

Sold

Taught

Threw

• Bought

• Fell

• Sold

• Taught

• Threw

Multiple Choice

Mozart ___ more than 600 pieces of music.

• write

• writes

• wrote

Multiple Choice

"How did you learn to drive?"

"My father ___ me."

• teach

• teaches

• taught

Multiple Choice

We couldn't afford to keep our car, so we ___ it.

• sell

• sold

• sells

Multiple Choice

Dave ___ down the stairs this morning and ___ his leg.

• falls-hurts

• falls-hurt

• fell-hurt

Multiple Choice

Joe ___ the ball to Sue, who ___ it.

• throws-catches

• threw-catch

• throw-caught

• threw-caught

Multiple Choice

Kate ___ a lot of money yesterday

• spend

• spent

• spends

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Where

• did

• you

• go?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• How

• did

• you

• go there?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• How long

• did

• it

• to go there?

• take you

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Where

• did

• you

• stay?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Did

• you

• go to

• the Grand Canyon?

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Fill in the Blank

It was so warm, so I ___ (take) off my coat.

Fill in the Blank

The film wasn't very good, so I ___ (not enjoy) it much.

Fill in the Blank

We were very tired, so we ___ (leave) the party early.

Fill in the Blank

It was hard carrying the bags. They ___ (be) really heavy.

Open Ended

a person you met last week.

Open Ended

What you had for lunch yesterday.

Open Ended

your last holiday

Open Ended

what you did before class

Open Ended

the last time you went to the cinema

Open Ended

a restaurant you went to recently

Open Ended

Something interesting you did last week.

Open Ended

the last time you woke up late

Open Ended

the last time you went out with your friends.

Open Ended

what you did last weekend.

Open Ended

the last time you spent a lot of money

Open Ended

the last time you felt tired

Open Ended

The last time you walked very far

Open Ended

the house you lived in when you were a child