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PAST SIMPLE TENSE




                          cursobuap7.blogspot.com
 Marjorie Mujica Salame
 Noviembre 2012
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.
KINDS OF VERBS
                                           onlyenglishiii.blogspot.com

 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
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.
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.
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?
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            WASN’T


      WERE NOT              WERENT
   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?
READY FOR DOING AN ACTIVITY?
    Complete the following sentences with the
     past simple tense of the verb give.

1.    I ______________ (go) to the movies with Ed.
2.    She ______________ (decide) to read the story.
3.    We ______________ (hurry) up doing the quiz.
4.    They ______________ (walk) to school.
5.    Sue _____________ (play) soccer.
6.    My dog ____________ (bury) its bone outside.
   Read the sentences, and rewrite them as
    negative sentences.

1. My mom baked cookies for the party.
    _____________________________________
2. Jim understood the exercise.
   ______________________________________
3. We were at the concert.
   ______________________________________
4. I was in the room with her.
   _______________________________________

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Past simple tense

  • 1. PAST SIMPLE TENSE cursobuap7.blogspot.com Marjorie Mujica Salame Noviembre 2012
  • 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 onlyenglishiii.blogspot.com  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 WASN’T WERE NOT 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?
  • 9. READY FOR DOING AN ACTIVITY?  Complete the following sentences with the past simple tense of the verb give. 1. I ______________ (go) to the movies with Ed. 2. She ______________ (decide) to read the story. 3. We ______________ (hurry) up doing the quiz. 4. They ______________ (walk) to school. 5. Sue _____________ (play) soccer. 6. My dog ____________ (bury) its bone outside.
  • 10. Read the sentences, and rewrite them as negative sentences. 1. My mom baked cookies for the party. _____________________________________ 2. Jim understood the exercise. ______________________________________ 3. We were at the concert. ______________________________________ 4. I was in the room with her. _______________________________________