The document discusses the past simple tense in English. It covers: 1) The difference between regular and irregular verbs in the past simple form. Regular verbs take "-ed" and irregular verbs have their own past forms. 2) Yes, there is an auxiliary verb ("did" or "was/were") used in questions and negative sentences in the past simple. 3) The past simple tense is used to talk about finished actions that occurred in the past. It can be used with time expressions like "yesterday" and "last week."

1. THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

2. How much do you know about it? 1. What is the difference between regular and irregular verbs? 2. Is there an auxiliary verb in the past simple? 3. When do we use the past simple? 4. Do you know any time expressions with the past simple?

3. We will focus on ... Form

4. Use

5. 1. Form of the past simple subject verb in the past objects/ adverbials I They Visited went My grandparents To the cinema AFFIRMATIVE

6. Regular verbs You have to add -ed to the verb

7. e.g.: work worked

8. All the persons are the same. No -s in the 3 rd person singular

9. e.g.: she opened the door

10. Regular Verbs Verbs which finish in -e only take -d

11. e.g : they live d in Paris

12. If the verb finishes in consonant + y , the -y becomes an -i and we add -ed

13. e.g: he stud ied a ot for his Maths test