1. The Past Simple TenseThe Past Simple Tense
The Past Simple Tense is used to describe events that
happened in the past.
Let’s see how we say the verb
To Be in the affirmative form:
Present Simple Past Simple
I am – I’m
You are – You’re
He is – He’s
We are – We’re
You are – You’re
They are – They’re
I was
You were
He was
We were
You were
They were
Example:Example:
When I was five years
old I was very talkative!
2. Let’s move on to the interrogative
form of the verb To Be:
Present Simple Past Simple
Am I … ?
Are you … ?
Is he … ?
Are we … ?
Are you … ?
Are they … ?
Was I … ?
Were you … ?
Was he … ?
Were we … ?
Were you … ?
Were they … ?
Example:Example:
Where were you yesterday?
3. But wait…! Aren’t we forgeting
something? What about the
negative form?
Present Simple
I am not – I’m not
You are not – You aren’t
He is not – He isn’t
We are not – We aren’t
You are not – We aren’t
They are not – They aren’t
Past Simple
I was not – I wasn’t
You were not – You weren’t
He was not – He wasn’t
We were not – We weren’t
You were not – You weren’t
They were not – They weren’t
Example:Example:
I wasn’t here yesterday.
4. Well, that was
easy, wasn’t it?
Yes, it was!
Let’s Pratice!
1. Turn these sentences into the Past Simple Tense:
a) Tommy is at school.
b) They are studying.
c) Susan isn’t at home.
d) I’m not a child.
e) Are you there?
f) Is Elizabeth a good student?
!
Please, pay attention! The Past Simple Tense is usually
associated with time expressions, such as yesterday,
last week, a month ago and dates, like in 1977.
5. Let’s take a look at the
Past Simple Tense of
other verbs… other
auxiliary verbs!
Affirmative Form
Verb To Do
Interrogative Form Negative Form
I did
You did
He did
We did
You did
They did
Did I … ?
Did you … ?
Did he … ?
Did we … ?
Did you … ?
Did they … ?
I didn’t
You didn’t
He didn’t
We didn’t
You didn’t
They didn’t
Remember! This verb is used to
form the interrogative and
negative forms of other verbs!
6. There is only one
auxiliary verb missing…
To Have!
Verb To Have
Affirmative Form Interrogative Form Negative Form
I had
You had
He had
We had
You had
They had
Had I … ?
Had you … ?
Had he … ?
Had we … ?
Had you … ?
Had they … ?
I hadn’t
You hadn’t
He hadn’t
We hadn’t
You hadn’t
They hadn’t
7. But it’s also important that
we learn about other verbs!
Let’s take a look at some of
the rules.
How do we form the Past Simple
of Regular Verbs?
We just add –ed to the infinitive form
the verb.
Let’s take a look!
8. Simple Past Infinitive + (e)d
Main Rule
Work – worked
Love – loved
Wash - washed
Verb ending in -y
Vowel before -y
Consonant after -y
Enjoy - enjoyed
Study - studied
Infinitive ends
with a short
vowel followed
by a consonant
Verbs ending
in –er, -ir or -ur
Verbs ending in -el
Double the last consonant
Stop - stopped
Refer - referred
Travel - travelled
Let’s take some notes!
