2. WHEN DO WE USE PAST SIMPLE TENSE?
We use Past Simple Tense when we talk about
completed actions in the past.
Example: I washed my car yesterday.
She ate pizza last night.
3. KINDS OF VERBS
Remember regular and irregular verbs.
Turn regular verbs to the past by adding –ed or
–d.
Regular Verb Past Simple
walk walked
want wanted
help helped
decide decided
agree agreed
4. If the verb ends with y preceded by a vowel,
add –ed.
If the verb ends with y preceded by a
consonant, drop the y, turn it into i and add
-ed.
Regular Verb Past Simple
play played
stay Stayed
study Studied
bury buried
Study irregular verb list.
5. KINDS OF SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE TENSE
Affirmative sentences
SUBJECT VERB IN PAST TENSE COMPLEMENT.
Tom visited us last week.
I ran in the competition.
Negative sentences
SUBJECT DIDN’T VERB IN BASE FORM
COMPLEMENT.
Tom didn’t visit us last week.
I didn’t run in the competition.
6. KINDS OF QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE
Yes/No Questions
DID SUBJECT VERB IN BASE FORM
COMPLEMENT?
Did Tom visit you last week?
Informative Questions
WH WORD DID SUBJECT
VERB IN BASE FORM COMPLEMENT?
Where did you run last year?
7. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE USE THE VERB TO BE?
Recall its past tense
WAS WERE
Negative Sentences
Use the negative form or the contractions.
Never use didn’t.
WAS NOT
WERE NOT
WASN’T
WERENT
8. Yes/No Questions
WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT?
Was Irene in the house?
Were they at the Mall?
Informative Questions
WH WORD WAS / WERE SUBJECT
COMPLEMENT?
Why was Irene in the house?
Where were you last night?
