Past Tense

The past tense is used to describe actions or events that have already happened. In English, there are several ways to form the past tense, depending on the type of verb and the sentence structure. This module will cover the use of "was" and "were," the auxiliary verbs "did" and "didn't," "regular and irregular verbs", finished action but people do not do again "used to", as well as modals auxiliary in the past. Moreover, it would cover "past continuous".

Past Tense

Open Ended

Do you remember simple past in the unit 1? write a sentence using simple past.

Open Ended

Listen the audio and write the simple past word as much as possible.

Past tense of the audio

Billy woke up at 4:30 on Monday morning. He didn't want to be late for his first day at work. So, he got dressed quickly, ate breakfast, and left his house with his bicycle and Rocky. It was still dark outside and the moon was shining brightly. Billy cycled as fast as he could and Rocky followed him to the shop outside. Billy saw two large piles of newspapers waiting for him in two bright orange bags, and when he looked inside. He could see some instructions and a map. The first delivery was to the large white house on the corner, and he delivered five newspapers to them. They must like reading the news Billy thought to himself as he posted them through the letterbox. He then looked at the map again and followed the clear instructions, and went from house to house and put the folded papers through people's front doors. Everyone in the neighborhood was still asleep, and the only person Billy saw, was the milkman. Who was delivering milk, eggs, and bread that people would have for breakfast in a few hours. Everything was going well, then suddenly Rocky saw a fox and started barking loudly. "Rocky! I will lose my job, please be quiet." Rocky stopped barking for a short time and then he continued but not much more quietly. It took an hour and a half for Billy to deliver he papers and he left empty orange bags outside the shop, and returned home with Rocky. Billy was tired and he went back to bed. At first he couldn't sleep and he was thinking that he would have to wake up everyday at 4:30 and do it all again. For a second he thought about quitting the job but then he changed his mind and said to himself "Think about the money Bill, think about the money" before falling asleep.

(+) Subject + Was/Were + Adjective/Adverb of time or place.

(-) Subject + Wasn’t/Weren’t + Adjective/Adverb of time or place.

(?) Wh question + Was/Were + Subject + Adjective/Adverb?

Forms:

Was and Were

Past tense forms of the verb "to be." They are used to describe states of being or conditions that existed in the past.

1. Last ninght, I couldn't sleep well because neighbors were so noisy.

2. Where were you last week? I came to your house but it closed.

3. I didn't cry, because I wasn't sad.

4. We were super excited to see Alan's performance.

5. Why were you at school last Sunday? School is closed on Sundays.

Examples:

Was and Were

1. Last year she ____ 22, so she is 23 now.

2. Today the w eather is nice, but yesterday it ___very cold.

3. I ___ hungry. Can I have something to eat?

4. I feel fine this morning, but I ___ very tired last night.

5. Where ___ you at 11:00 last Friday morning?

6. Don’t buy those shoes. They ____ very expensive.

7. I like your new jac k e t.___ it expensive?

8. This time last year, I ___ in Paris.

9. “Where ___ the children?” “I don’t know. They ___ here a few minutes ago.”

Exercise 1: Complete the missing part using was/were / wasn't / weren't

Was and Were

1. Last year she was 22, so she is 23 now.

2. Today the weather is nice, but yesterday it was very cold.

3. I was hungry. Can I have something to eat?

4. I feel fine this morning, but I was very tired last night.

5. Where were you at 11:00 last Friday morning?

6. Don’t buy those shoes. They were very expensive.

7. I like your new jac k e t. Was it expensive?

8. This time last year, I was in Paris.

9. “Where were the children?” “I don’t know. They were here a few minutes ago.”

Exercise 1: Answer key

Was and Were

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​Regular & Irregular verbs

• Regular verbs form the past tense by adding -ed to the base form of the verb. This rule applies to most verbs in English.

• Irregular verbs do not follow the standard -ed rule for forming the past tense. Each irregular verb has its own unique past tense form that must be memorized.

Write the simple past verb/verb 2 of these base verbs.

​Regular/Irregular verbs

​Form:

• Sandy baked a cake with her grandma.

• John wrote a letter to his friend.

• James came into the room, took off his coat, and sat down.

• Caroline w ent to the movies three times last week

(+) Subject + Past verb / Verb 2 + Object.


Example:

​Exercise 3: Use the word bank to complete the missing part

1. I __ my teeth three times yesterday.

2. It was hot in the room, so I __ the window.

3. The movie was very long. It __ at 7:15 p.m and ___ at 10:00 p.m.

4. When I was a child, I ___ to be a doctor.

5. The accident ___ last Sunday afternoon.

6. It’s a nice day today, but yesterday it __ all day.

7. We ___ our vacation last year, we ___ at a very nice place.

8. Anna’s grandfather ___ when he was 90 years old.

Brush / die / end / enjoy / happen / open / rain / start / stay / want

​Exercise 3: Answer key

1. I brushed my teeth three times yesterday.

2. It was hot in the room, so I opened the window.

3. The movie was very long. It started at 7:15 p.m and ended 10:00 p.m.

4. When I was a child, I wanted to be a doctor.

5. The accident happened last Sunday afternoon.

6. It’s a nice day today, but yesterday it rained all day.

7. We enjoyed our vacation last year, we stayed at a very nice place.

8. Anna’s grandfather died when he was 90 years old.

Brush / die / end / enjoy / happen / open / rain / start / stay / want

Labelling

Read and match the missing part with the simple past form / verb 2.

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flew

left

drove

had

got

Labelling

Read and match the missing part with the simple past form / verb 2.

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walked

got

parked

checked

had

Labelling

Read and match the missing part with the simple past form / verb 2.

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waited

took

arrived

departed

Multiple Choice

James always goes to work by car. Yesterday he ___ to work by bus.

• went

• goed

• did

• got

Multiple Choice

Rachel often loses her keys. She ___ her keys last week.

• loser

• losed

• lost

• lots

Multiple Choice

Kate meets her friends every night. She ___ her friends last night.

• metted

• met

• meat

• mad

Multiple Choice

I usually buy two newspapers every day. Yesterday I ___ two newspapers .

• bougth

• buyed

• brought

• bought

Multiple Choice

We often go to the movies on weekends. Last Sunday we ___ to the movies last weekend .

• gone

• wented

• goed

• went

Multiple Choice

I eat an orange every day. Yesterday I ___ an orange.

• ated

• eated

• ate

• at

Multiple Choice

Tom always takes a shower in the morning. This morning he ___ a shower at 6 a.m.

• took

• tooked

• taked

• taken

Multiple Choice

Our friends often come to see us. They ___ last friday.

• came

• comed

• comt

• come

Did/didn't

Did is the past tense form of the auxiliary verb "do." It is used to form questions and negative sentences in the past tense.
- Did: Used to ask questions in the past tense.
- Didn’t: Contraction of "did not," used to make negative statements in the past

Didn't (did not)

Example:

• I didn't go to the party.

• They didn't tell us about the accident.

Forms:

• (-) Subject + didn’t + Base verb + Object.

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I saw Barbara, but I​

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him.

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They worked on Monday, but they​

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on Tuesday.

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We went to the post office, but we​

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to the bank.

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She had a pen, but she​

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any paper.

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Jack did some work in the yard, but he​

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any work in the house.

Read the sentence, make it into negative form!

Open Ended

He went to school yesterday

Open Ended

My sister played basketball with her friends

Open Ended

I saw you at the shopping mall on Saturday.

Open Ended

My mom bought a new hat this morning.

Open Ended

Susan liked the movie.

Open Ended

Thomas had a good time at the party.

Open Ended

I read a newspaper on the train.

Open Ended

I felt sick, so I saw a doctor.

Open Ended

They ate lunch at the cafeteria.

Did ?

Example:

• Did they finish their homework?

• How did the accident happen?

Forms:

• (?) Wh + did + Subject + Base verb + Object ?

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did it happen?

did you get to work?

did it cost?

did you win?

did you go?

did you have a nice time?

did you go to bed late?

1. I watched TV last night. How about you?

2. I enjoyed the party. How about you?

3. I had a nice vacation. How about you?

4. I finished work early. How about you?

5. I slept well last night. How about you?

Read and write them into question form!

Read and find the mistake, then fix them.

1. What did you watching the news?

2. Sorry, I didn't goes to your house because it was rain.

3. Chrissie went home because she didn't fallen well.

4. They cut off our telephone because we did paid the bill.

5. .Alex spent all morning in the bookshop, but in the end he not buy anything.

Open Ended

I watched TV last night. How about you?

Short answer:

Example:

• “Did you see Joe yesterday?” “No, I didn’t.”

• “Did your parents have a good trip?” “Yes, they did.”

Yes, subject + did

No, subject + didn't / did not

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Read and complete the missing using positive, negative, interrogative form.

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1. When I was a child, I used to like chocolate.

2. I used to read a lot of books, but I don’t read much these days.

3. They used to live on the same street as us, so we used to see them a lot. But we don’t see them very often these days.

4. Liz has short hair now, but it used to be very long.

Used to

1. When I was a child, I used to like chocolate.

2. I used to read a lot of books, but I don’t read much these days.

3. They used to live on the same street as us, so we used to see them a lot. But we don’t see them very often these days.

Used to

Used to

(+) Subject + used to + base verb + Object

​(+) Subject + used to be + Adjective + Object

​Form:

​it used to state an activity that happened in the past and it had already done.

Usage

​Look at the picture and write a sentence using used to form.

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