SIMPLE PAST

We use simple past tense to talk about actions ...

• that happens every day

• that happens at the moment

• that happens in the future

• that started and finished in the past

There are two types of past simple verbs: ... and ... verbs.

• action and linking

• regular and irregular

• definite and indefinite

• transitive and intransitive

How many sounds in pronouncing the past tense of regular verbs?

• three

• four

• five

• six

We ... TV together last night.

• sat

• watched

• slept

• turned on

Did you ... (love) me?

• loved

• loves

• loving

• love

Did they decide to buy the house? Yes, ...

• I did.

• you did.

• they did.

• they didn't.

Which of these are verbs in the past?

• 
• 
• 
• 

I didn't ... (write) the letter.

• write

• writes

• wrote

• written

I ... (be) a radio broadcaster 19 years ago.

• became

• am

• was

• were

Mr. Burn ... (think) he ... (can) finish the job but he ... (fail).

• think, could, failed.

• thought, could, failed.

• thought, can, failed.

• thought, could, fails.