This document provides an overview of using the past simple tense in English. It introduces regular and irregular verbs in the past simple, using "did" with affirmative and negative statements. Examples are given using common adverbs of time. An exercise section at the end tests understanding of forming questions and negative statements in the past simple tense with 6 multiple choice questions.

1. ENGLISH LAB

2. +didn’t + V
I didn’t walk to school yesterday.
Tom played football yesterday.
Did they clean their teeth yesterday?
Regular
+ V ed/d Verbs
Did + +V?
ADVERBS: USE:
PAST SIMPLE We use the past simple to talk
yesterday, last week, two days
TENSE about actions finished in the
ago, in 2005,
when I was younger past.
+ v (II column)
Irregular
Did + + V (I column?)
Verbs
I II I II
He drove his car yesterday. Did you make a snowman yesterday?
I II
We didn’t swim in the pool yesterday.
+didn’t + V (I column)

4. EXERCISES
1. We ___________ (HAVE) a lot of fun at your birthday party yesterday.
A) DIDN’T HAVE
B) HAD
C) HAVED
2. My brother and I ___________ (FINISH) our homework a few minutes ago.
A) FINISH
B) FINISHED
C) DIDN’T FINISH
3. He ___________ (NOT LISTEN) to music after school yesterday.
A) NOT LISTENED
B) DIDN’T LISTENED
C) DIDN’T LISTEN

5. 4. ___________ they ___________ (VISIT) their grandparents last summer?
A) DID / VISITED
B) DID / VISIT
C) VISIT / VISITED
5. Where ___________ your father ___________ (WORK) in 1985?
A) DID / WORKED
B) WORK / DID
C) DID / WORK
6. They ___________ (SEE) lots of animals in the zoo yesterday.
A) DIDN’T SEE
B) SAW
C) SEED