The use of the simple past

1. “Yesterday I went
for a swim.”
Fifth grade “D”
2015

2. Yesterday
was April, 6th
Tom and Peter
played computer
games.

3. Ann ironed
the clothes.

4. Tom washed the car.

5. Mary
washed the
clothes.

6. Mary
cleaned the
kitchen.

7. Ann and Betty
watched TV.

8. Betty listened
to the radio.

9. Peter dusted
the flat.

10. Mary watered
the flowers.

11. 1.To talk about actions that happened at a specific time in
the past. Use a time word (yesterday, last...):
“Last year I took my exams”.
2. Something that happened in the past but not now:
"I lived in Asia for two years."
3. Talk about repeated actions in the past:
"When I was a child we always went to the beach for vacation."
The Simple Past Tense is used

12. PAST SIMPLE TENSE:
REGULAR VERBS

13.  Add –ed to most verbs
 Add “d” to verbs that end with “e”
› smile -> smiled
› bake -> baked
 If ‘consonant + y”, drop ‘y’, add ‘ied’
› carry -> carried
› study -> studied
 If ‘vowel + y”, add ‘ed’
› play -> played
 If end is one vowel and one consonant, double the
consonant and add ‘ed’
› drag -> dragged
› stop -> stopped

16. I
he
she
it
you
we
they
was were

17. RUN _RAN

18. LEARN - LEARNT

19. BUY - BOUGHT

20. Irregular past verb forms must be learned because
they don’t follow any rule:
go went
come came
buy bought
drink drank
eat ate
find found
see saw
I went to Paris last July

21.  walk walked regular
 study studied regular
 teach taught irregular
 give gave irregular
 become became irregular
 cry cried regular
 live lived regular
 do did irregular

22. Use did not or didn’t + verb to make the past simple
tense negative: I didn’t work last summer.
I didn’t live in a flat during my
last Summer holidays.
I didn’t go to Berlin last July.

23. WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples:
I was not at school yesterday afternoon
or
I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon
They were not at home last weekend
or
They weren’t at home last weekend

24. Questions:
Use did + subject + to make a past simple question:
Did you play sport last Summer?
Did you travel by boat last holidays?
Yes, I did.
Did you see any dolphins?
No I didn’t.
PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS

25. WAS / WERE + subject + object?
Example:
Were you at home last weekend?
Yes, I was.
No, I wasn’t.

26.  Positive sentences:
› I played football yesterday
› I went home early on Saturday
 Negative sentences:
› I didn’t play football yesterday
› I didn’t go home early on Saturday
 Yes/No questions:
› Did you play football yesterday?
› Did you go home early in Saturday?

27.  Positive sentences:
› I was in London last year
 Negative sentences:
-They weren’t at home last weekend
 Yes/No questions:
› Were you ill yesterday?

28. Past simple tense: Regular verbs
Negative Questions
Short
answer
Short
answer
I worked. I didn't work. Did I work?
Yes, I
did.
No, I
didn't.
He worked. He didn't work. Did he work?
Yes, he
did.
No, he
didn't.
She worked. She didn't work.
Did she
work?
Yes, she
did.
No, she
didn't.
It worked. It didn't work. Did it work?
Yes, it
did.
No, it
didn't.
You worked. You didn't work.
Did you
work?
Yes you
did.
No, you
didn't.
We worked. We didn't work. Did we work?
Yes we
did.
No, we
didn't.
They worked. They didn't work.
Did they
work?
Yes they
did.
No,they
didn't.

29. Time expressions:
Yesterday, last month, last year, last time, …
ago, in ...
My friends travelled to Spain two years ago.
I saw my brother last April.
I met Julie the last time I went to New York.

30. Let’s
start!
Complete the
sentences

31. Mrs Wong
( dusts /
dusted )
the flat.

32. John
( combs /
combed)
his hair.

33. Ann ( danced /
dances ).

34. The children
( played /
play )
football.

35. Mr Chan
( visits / visited )
his friend.

36. Betty
( brushed /
brushes )
her teeth.

37. My mother
( closes /
closed )
the windows.

38. Old Mrs Chan
( crossed /
crosses )
the road.

39. May
( helped / helps )
John.

40. Lily
( painted /
paints )
a picture.

41. Tom
( picked /
picks )
some flowers in
the
park.

42. Miss Au
( waited /
waits )
for the train.

43.  I didn't celebrated New Year's Eve
 My friends organize a fancy dress party, but they didn't
invited me
 So, I were very sad and lonely
 My best friends didn't were with me
 My cousin visite me in the afternoon
 but then she go to a party
 Did you danced on New Year's Eve?
 I didn't watched TV because there was a horrible
programme
 Everybody laughed and sing and was very happy
 But I were not happy, I didn't have a good time

44.  arrive When you did ?
 _______________________
 wait long for she How did me ?
 ________________________
 phone night last Why you did me ?
 _________________________
 meet days two ago Did you her ?
 __________________________
 party? see the Who did you in
 ________________________
 concert start When did the ?
 _______________________

46.  was born at 9:06am
in Northside
Hospital in Atlanta,
Georgia.

47.  was a very happy
child, living with
her parents and
brothers in her
house in Dunwoody.

48.  joined the Vermack
Swim and Tennis
Club Swim Team at
5 years old.

49.  enjoyed sharing
her baby sister’s
first Christmas
with her

50.  entered to the first
grade at her new
school, Holy
Innocents’ Episcopal
School

51.  ,-began to play
basketball at All
Saints Catholic
Church, At the
age of 7
.

52. Had her prom at
Callonwalde in
Buckhead On the Holy
Innocents’ junior and
senior classes

53.  left her family
and friends at
home and started
summer school
at UGA.

54.  graduated
 received her
diploma from her
Headmaster, Dr.
Sue Groesbeck

55.  made a lot of good
friends and had a lot
of great times at
the university.
 lived on the third
floor in Kolomoki
Mounds room 316.

56. 2014-2015
spent time with friends and family

57.  Michael Jackson was born on
August 29, 1958
 He was born in a tiny three
room home at 825 Jackson
Street on the industrial of Gary,
Indiana

58.  Michael entered his 1st
grade talent show in 1964 and he sang “Climb
Every Mountain”
 Michael joined his family band at the age of 5
 Michael and his band waited for 3 years until they performed and
ready to show there talent
 When Michael was 10 years old the band performed in 1968 (that
was there 1st
performance)
 In 1965 they performed “ My Girl” and they danced and sang and
they won their 1st
prize in the contest. They played 5 shows each night
6 days a week. They made between $5 and $8 a night

59.  Michael released his 1st
solo single “Got to be There”
 In 1976 Michael and his family signed with Epic Records
 Michael became an actor in 1978 and stared in the movie “The
Wizards Of Oz” with Diana Ross
 The family was still the same and they were doing good for now…
but the family thought that Michael only had time for his solo career

60.  When Michael Jackson was 21 years old he decided to break away from
the family band and go from there
 He built his home and called it “Never land "because Peterpan was his
favorite TV show when he was younger
 He recorded his album “Thriller” in 1982.
 In May 1982, during the televised 25th anniversary of Motown, Michael
Jackson performed his version of the "moonwalk" dance which quickly
became his signature along side his one white-sequined

61. -Michael Jackson helped the poor people by giving them money and
helping them by donating food also. People look up to Michael Jackson
and they love his music and really, really loves how he dances.
-He had 3 children “Prince `Michael Jackson” born in 1997 and “Paris
Michael Katherine” was born in the same year too and “Prince Michael
II” his nickname is “Blanket”
-In 1988 Michael wrote his first autobiography
-He died at the age of 50 on
June 25,2009.