An easy way to understand the Simple past tense.

1. CONTENTS
8-1 Using be: past time
8-2 Past of be: negative
8-3 Past of be: questions
8-4 The simple past tense: using -ed
8-5 The simple past: irregular verbs (Group 1)
8-7 The simple past: negative
8-8 The simple past: yes/no questions
8-9 Irregular verbs (Group 2)
8-10 Irregular verbs (Group 3)
8-11 Irregular verbs (Group 4)

2. 2
I am in class today.
I was in class yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

3. 3
PRESENT TIME PAST TIME
(a) I am in class today.
(b) I was in class yesterday.
(c) Jun is here today.
(d) Jun was here yesterday.
(e) We are happy today.
(f) We were happy yesterday.
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME

4. 4
Singular Plural
I was we were
you were you were
she was
he was
it was
they were
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
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5. 5
SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF BE
8-1 USING BE: PAST TIME
I
she
he
it
+ was
we
you
they
+ were

6. 6
at workI ____ yesterday.was
past
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be

7. 7
He ___in the poolwas last week.
past
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be

8. 8
The moon ____ huge last night.was
past
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be

9. 9
I was not in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE

10. 10
(a) I was not in class yesterday.
(b) She wasn’t in class yesterday.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
was + not = wasn’t
+ wasn’t
I
she
he
it

11. 11
(c) You were not home last night.
(d) You weren’t home last night.
8-2 PAST OF BE: NEGATIVE
were + not = weren’t
+ weren’t
we
you
they

12. 12
________ in class yesterday morning.
Jared is in class this morning, but
he wasn’t
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13. 13
They are in London tonight, but
they weren’t___________ in London last night.
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14. 14
I am happy today, but
I wasn’t happy____________ yesterday.
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15. 15
The weather is nice this week, but
it wasn’t nice___________ last week.
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16. 16
Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS

17. 17
We were in class yesterday.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
Yes, we were.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

18. 18
We weren’t in class yesterday.No, we weren’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(a) Were you in class yesterday?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT
ANSWER
(be) + (subject)

19. 19
She was at the library last week.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
Yes, she was.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
(be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

20. 20
She wasn’t at the library last week.No, she wasn’t.
+ LONG ANSWER
YES/NO QUESTIONS
(b) Was Jean at the library last week?
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
SHORT
ANSWER
(be) + (subject)

21. 21
He was in Mexico last winter.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(c) Where was Bill last winter?
In Mexico.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

22. 22
They were on vacation last month.
+ LONG ANSWER
INFORMATION QUESTIONS
(d) Where were they last month?
On vacation.
8-3 PAST OF BE: QUESTIONS
Where + (be) + (subject)
SHORT
ANSWER

23. 23
No, she wasn’t.
_____ Andrea in class on Friday?Was
She
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wasn’t in class on Friday.

24. 24
We were at the lake last week.Yes, .
_____ you and Simi at the lake last week?Were
we were
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25. 25
_____ Nina with you last week?
No, .
Was
she wasn’t She wasn’t with me.
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26. 26
We walked to school.
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

27. 27
verb + -ed = the simple past
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ walked (verb + -ed)
8-4 THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE: USING -ED

28. 28
Yesterday _______________.I brushed my teeth
Every day I brush my teeth.
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29. 29
Yesterday she _____________.played the piano
Every day Julie plays the piano.
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30. 30
YESTERDAY
(a) Bob was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
yesterday.
yesterday morning.
yesterday afternoon.
yesterday evening.

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(b) Eve was here ...
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last night.
last week.
last month.
last year.
last spring.
last summer.
last Monday.
last Friday.
LAST

32. 32
(c) Omar was here …
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
AGO
five minutes ago.
two hours ago.
six days ago.
a month ago.
a year ago.
ten years ago.

33. 33
morning
afternoon
evening
yesterday with
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO

34. 34
night
long periods of time
seasons
days of the week
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
last with

35. 35
five minutes
two hours
six days
a month
five months
one year
ten years
+ ago
(in the past)
8-5 PAST TIME WORDS: YESTERDAY, LAST, AND AGO
length of time

36. 36
yesterday last
We went to the movies ________
afternoon.
yesterday
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37. 37
I called you ________ week.last
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yesterday
last

38. 38
Janice left for South America
________ morning.yesterday
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yesterday
last

39. 39
The sky was beautiful ______ night.last
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yesterday
last

40. 40
eat ate
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

41. 41
PRESENT PAST
come came
I come home
every afternoon.
I came home
this afternoon.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

42. 42
I went swimming
last Tuesday.
PRESENT PAST
go went
I go swimming
every Tuesday.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

43. 43
I wrote a letter
to her last week.
PRESENT PAST
write wrote
I write a letter to
my grandmother
every week.
8-6 THE SIMPLE PAST: IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 1)

44. 44
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I have ice cream every Sunday. I
had ice cream last Sunday.

45. 45
You ___
ice cream.
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What did I
do last
Sunday?
had
have
had

46. 46
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She sits at her desk to study
every night. She sat at her desk
last night.

47. 47
She ___ at
her desk.
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What did she
do last night?
sat sit
sat

48. 48
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She sees her best friend every
weekend. She saw her last
weekend.

49. 49
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She ____ her
best friend.
What did she
do last
weekend?
saw
see
saw

50. 50
I did not walk to school yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

51. 51
SUBJECT + DID + NOT + MAIN VERB
(a) I did not drive to work yesterday.
(b) You did not drive to work yesterday.
(c) Mike did not cook dinner yesterday.
(d) They did not drive to work yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

52. 52
I
you
she
he
it
we
they
+ did not + main verb
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE

53. 53
(e) I didn’t watch a movie last night.
(f) Ade didn’t play soccer yesterday.
8-7 THE SIMPLE PAST: NEGATIVE
NEGATIVE CONTRACTION
did + not = didn’t

54. 54
We ate breakfast Monday, but we
________ breakfast
Tuesday.
didn’t eat
We don’t eat breakfast every day.
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55. 55
well last night, but I __________ well
on Thursday night.
didn’t sleep
I don’t sleep well every night. I slept
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56. 56
Did Laurie walk to work?
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS

57. 57
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to work?
She walked to work.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, she did.

58. 58
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(a) Did Laurie walk to school?
She didn’t walk to school.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, she didn’t.

59. 59
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
(b) Did you practice the violin?
I practiced the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
Yes, I did.

60. 60
(b) Did you practice the violin?
DID + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
I didn’t practice the violin.
8-8 THE SIMPLE PAST: YES/NO QUESTIONS
No, I didn’t.

61. 61
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I saw my
dad today
Yes, I did.
_________
________.
Did you see your
dad today?

62. 62
Did you see your
brother today
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Yes, I did.
I saw my
brother today.
____________
____________
_?

63. 63
did you
do last night
What
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We went to a
party last night.
___________
__________?

64. 64
Did Andrea go
on vacation
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Yes, she did.
Andrea went on
vacation.
___________
__________?

65. 65
bring brought
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

66. 66
PRESENT PAST
bring brought
I always bring
gifts to birthday
parties.
I brought a gift
to your party
yesterday.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

67. 67
PRESENT PAST
drive drove
She drives to
school.
She drove to
school today.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

68. 68
PRESENT PAST
run ran
He runs to
school.
He ran to school
this morning.
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

69. 69
PRESENT PAST
buy bought
catch caught
drink drank
read read
ride rode
shut shut
teach taught
think thought
8-9 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 2)

70. 70
Someone broke the window.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

71. 71
PRESENT PAST
break broke
That child breaks
everything.
She broke my
coffee cup.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

72. 72
PRESENT PAST
meet met
I can meet you
after school.
They met in their
English class.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

73. 73
PRESENT PAST
sing sang
I like to sing
new songs.
I sang a new song
last night.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

74. 74
PRESENT PAST
wake up woke up
Sometimes I wake
up very early.
Today I woke
up late.
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

75. 75
PRESENT PAST
fly flew
hear heard
leave left
pay paid
ring rang
send sent
speak spoke
take took
8-10 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 3)

76. 76
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What did I
do yesterday?
You sang a
new song
sing
sang
_________
________.

77. 77
begin began
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

78. 78
PRESENT PAST
begin began
People usually
begin college at
age 18.
She began college
at age 25.
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

79. 79
I wear a uniform
at my new job.
I wore regular
clothes at my
old job.
PRESENT PAST
wear wore
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

80. 80
PRESENT PAST
find found
lose lost
hang hung
say said
sell sold
steal stole
tell told
tear tore
8-11 IRREGULAR VERBS (GROUP 4)

81. 81
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I like to ____ things I don’t
use any more. Yesterday I
____ my old baseball.
sell
sold
sell
sold

82. 82
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What did I do
yesterday?
You sold your
old baseball
sell
sold
__________
__________
_.

83. 83
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I always _____ my tools on
my garage wall. Last
weekend I _____ the rake
on the garage wall.
hang
hung
hang
hung