1. THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

2. How much do you know about it? 1. What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs? 2. Is there an auxiliary verb in the past simple? 3. When do we use the past simple? 4. Do you know any time expressions with the past simple?

4. Use

5. 1. Form of the past simple subject verb in the past objects/ adverbials I They Visited went My grandparents To the cinema AFFIRMATIVE

7. e.g.: work worked

8. All the persons are the same. No -s in the 3 rd person singular

9. e.g.: she opened the door

11. e.g : they live d in Paris

12. If the verb finishes in consonant + y , the -y becomes an -i and we add -ed

13. e.g: he stud ied a ot for his Maths test

15. the affirmative by

16. using the second column

17. e.g : drive-drove .

18. 1. Form of the past simple subject Auxiliary verb Base form of verb Objects And adverbials I They She Did not Didn't Did not visit See Go My friends The ghost To the cinema NEGATIVE

19. 1. Form of the past simple Aux. Verb Subject Base form of verb Objects And adverbials Did Did Did I They She visit See Go My friends? The ghost? To the cinema? INTERROGATIVE

24. What time expressions do we use with the Past Simple? Always Yesterday Last week Tomorrow Ten days ago Everyday In 1995 Last month Next year Last year