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1. PAST SIMPLE TENSE
VERB “TO BE”
REGULAR AND IRREGULAR VERBS
HOW TO USE IT – KEY WORDS

2. PAST SIMPLE TENSE - TO BE : WAS - WERE
 WAS / WERE are used according to the subject
- I was - We were
- You were - You were (plural)
- He / She / It was - They were
 NO AUXILIARY is necessary for negative and interrogative sentences.
- I wasn’t / Was I …? - We weren’t / Were we…?
- You weren’t / Were you…? (singular and plural)
- He / She / It wasn’t - Were They…?
 Examples:
- I was born in London
- He wasn’t a good student
- They were good and friendly people
- Was she a nice girl?
- Were you a good student when you were young?

3. PAST SIMPLE TENSE
REGULAR VERBS : + -ED
* Regular Verbs: We add –ED to the verbs for affirmative
sentences
- walk → walked - try → tried
- stop → stopped - love → loved
*Regular Verbs: We use DIDN’T + infinitive for negative
sentences
- We walked → We didn’t walk
- He tried → He didn’t try
* Regular Verbs: We use DID + Subject + infinitive for
interrogative sentences
- We walked → Did we walk …?
- He stopped → Did he stop…?

4. PAST SIMPLE TENSE - IRREGULAR VERBS
 Irregular verbs form PAST and PARTICIPLE in
different ways
- to go - went - gone
- to put - put - put
- to swim - swam - swum
 We use DIDN’T + INFINITIVE for negative
sentences
- We went to the beach / we didn’t go to the beach.
- He swam in the lake / He didn’t swim in the lake.
 We use DID + SUBJECT + INFINITIVE for
interrogative sentences
- We built our house / Did you build your house?
- It cost a lot / Did it cost a lot?

5. PAST SIMPLE TENSE - ACTIVITIES
I usually get up at 7 o’clock and have a big
breakfast. I go to work by underground, which
takes me about half an hour. I start work at 8.15. I
finish at 14.05 and have lunch at home at 14.30. I
go to my lessons on Mondays and I go shopping
twice a week. I go to bed early.
* Yesterday was a typical working day for María José. Write what she did
or didn’t do yesterday.
-She …………………………… at 7.
- She …………………… only coffee.
- It ………………….. to get to work.
-…
-…
-…
-…
-…

6. PAST SIMPLE TENSE - ACTIVITIES
-Put one of these verbs in each sentences:
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SPEND TEACH THROW WIN WRITE SELL
1. Mozart _____ more than 600 pieces of music.
2. ‘How did you learn to drive?’ ‘My father _____ me.’
3. We couldn’t afford to keep our car, so we _____ it.
4. I was very thirsty. I ___________ the water very quickly.
5. Paul and I played tennis yesterday. He’s much better than me, so he
_______ easily.
6. Don ______ down the stars this morning and __________ his leg.
7. Jim __________ the ball to Sue, who __________ it.
8. Ann __________ a lot of money yesterday. She ___________ a
dress which ___________ $100.