The document summarizes the past simple tense in English. It outlines the two types of verbs in the past simple - regular and irregular. For regular verbs, "-ed" is added to form the past tense. Irregular verbs have varying forms that must be memorized. Examples of common irregular patterns are provided. The uses of the past simple, including for completed actions and sequential storytelling, are explained. Formation of negative and yes/no question sentences is also covered, including using "did" and "to be" verbs.

1. THE PAST SIMPLE

2. 2 types of verbs
• REGULAR
• IRREGULAR

3. Regular verbs form
• -ed for all persons
Play  played
Work  worked
Stay  stayed
Listen  listened

4. Spelling
• 1) Double the consonant if the consonant
is stressed
stop – stopped
swap - swapped
• 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e
love – loved
save – saved
• 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:
Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
hurry - he hurried (watch out! play – played)

5. Irregular verbs form
• The form CHANGES from infinitives,
usually with a vowel change.
• Can be grouped according to certain
change patterns, which helps to
memorize them.

6. Certain change patterns
• speak  spoke
• eat  ate
• see  saw
• fly  flew
• think  thought

7. Verb TO BE
I you
he
she
was we were
they
it

8. Past Simple Use
• Actions that started and finished in
the past
– I went to the beach last Sunday
– I bought a new car yesterday.

9. Past Simple Use
• Actions that happened one after the other
in the past (like in a story)
– He came in, took off his coat and sat
down.
– I went into the disco and I saw my
favourite girl, then I asked her to
dance,...

10. Negative Sentences
DID NOT + VERB (base form)
Example: I did not work yesterday
or
I didn’t work yesterday

11. More examples:
- I didn’t go on holiday last year

12. Negative Sentences
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples:
I was not at school yesterday afternoon
or
I wasn’t at school yesterday
afternoon
They were not at home last
weekend
They weren’t at home last
weekend

13. Yes /No Questions
DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence + ?
Example:
Did you work yesterday?
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.

14. Yes /No Questions
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ?
Example:
Were you at home last weekend?
- Yes, I was.
- No, I wasn’t.

15. REMEMBER!!
• Positive sentences:
– I played football yesterday (REG)
– I went home early on Saturday (IRR)
• Negative sentences:
– I didn’t play football yesterday (REG)
– I didn’t go home early on Saturday (IRR)
• Yes/No questions:
– Did you play football yesterday?
– Did you go home early in Saturday?

16. REMEMBER!!
Verb TO BE
• Positive sentences:
– I was in London last year
• Negative sentences:
-They weren’t at home last weekend
• Yes/No questions:
– Were you ill yesterday?

17. COMPLETE WITH WAS OR WERE
I _____happy.
You ____angry.
She _____in London last week.
He _____on holiday.
It ____cold.
We ____at school.
You ____ at the cinema.
They ____ at home.
The cat _____ on the roof.
The children ____ in the garden.

18. Write positive sentences in simple past.
1. he / the question / answer
2. you / a question / ask
3. the dog / bark
4. they / us / call
5. we / a mountain / climb
6. John / stamps / collect
7. we / in London / live
8. I / hungry / be (TO BE)
9. they / a hamster / have (IRR)
10.he / to school / go (IRR)
CORRECT ANSWERS

19. • He answered the question.
• You asked a question.
• The dog barked.
• They called us.
• We climbed a mountain.
• John collected stamps.
• We lived in London.
• I was hungry.
• They had a hamster.
• He went to school.