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SIMPLE PAST
                 
The simple past expresses an action in
 the past taking place once, never,
 several times.
Forms of Simple Past
             
                   Positive       Negative           Question
no differences     I spoke.       I did not speak.   Did I speak?
                                  Aux past verb in Aux past verb in
structure          Verb in past
                                  present          present


                  For irregular verbs, use
                 the past form. For regular
                    verbs, just add “ed”.
Forms of verbs
                 
                          Irregular verbs (change or
   Regular verbs (ED)             no change)
 Want ed                Take = took
 Need ed                Have = had
 Play ed                Get = got
 Like d                 Go = went
Exceptions in Spelling
   when Adding ‘ed’
                             
Exceptions in spelling when adding ed   Example

after a final e only add d              love – loved
final consonant after a short,
stressed vowel                          admit – admitted
or l as final consonant after a vowel   travel – travelled
is doubled
final y after a consonant becomes i     hurry – hurried
EXERCISES
                  
 Complete the sentences with was or were:

   I _______ happy (was/were)
   You _______ angry (was/were)
   She _______ (was/were) in London last week
   He _______ (was/were) on holiday
   It _______ (was/were) cold
   We ______ (was/were) at school
   You _____ (was/were) at the movies
   They _____(was/were) at home
   The cat _____ (was/were) on the roof
Exercise on positive
           sentences
               
 Write positive sentences in simple past.

   He / the question / answer ________________________
   You / a question / ask ____________________________
   The dog / bark __________________________________
   They / us / call ____________________________________
   We / a mountain / climb __________________________
   John / stamps / collect _____________________________
   We / in London / live ______________________________
   I / hungry / be ____________________________________
   They / a hamster / have _____________________________
   He / to school / go ________________________________
Write questions in
           simple past
                
 Ex: Anna / the window / open
  Did Ana open the window?

   she / home / walk _______________________________
   you / in the garden / work ________________________
   you / a song / sing ______________________________
   she / on a chair / sit ______________________________
   you / the castle / visit ____________________________
   Jenny / the door / lock ___________________________
   she / happy / be _________________________________
   Greg / the ball / kick ______________________________
   the car / at the corner / stop ________________________
Rewrite the sentences in
    the negative.
           
 Ex: They collected postcards.
  They did not collect the postcards

   You jumped high. ______________________________
   Albert played squash. ___________________________
   The teacher tested our English. ___________________
   Fiona visited her grandma. ________________________
   He washed the car. ___________________________
   You were thirsty. ______________________________
   He had a computer. ___________________________
   I bought bread. _________________________________
   You saw the house. _____________________________
Answer the questions
                   
      Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the
       questions in complete sentences. Put the time expression at the
       end of the sentence.


Monday     Tuesday    Wednsday   Thursday    Friday       Saturday   Sunday



                                             buy
football   shopping   meeting    ring Jane                concert    sailing
                                             flowers


                                             Italian
           cinema     tennis     English
                                             restaurant
QUESTIONS
                  
 Ex: When was his English course?
  James English course was on Wednesday afternoon

   When did he go shopping? ________________________
   When did he buy flowers? ________________________
   When was his meeting? __________________________
   When did he play football? _________________________
   When did he go to the Italian restaurant? _____________
   When did he ring Jane? _____________________________
   When did he go to the cinema? ______________________
   When did he play tennis? __________________________
   When was the concert? ______________________________
   When did he go sailing? _____________________________

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Simple past

  • 1.
  • 2. SIMPLE PAST  The simple past expresses an action in the past taking place once, never, several times.
  • 3. Forms of Simple Past  Positive Negative Question no differences I spoke. I did not speak. Did I speak? Aux past verb in Aux past verb in structure Verb in past present present For irregular verbs, use the past form. For regular verbs, just add “ed”.
  • 4. Forms of verbs  Irregular verbs (change or Regular verbs (ED) no change)  Want ed  Take = took  Need ed  Have = had  Play ed  Get = got  Like d  Go = went
  • 5. Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’  Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example after a final e only add d love – loved final consonant after a short, stressed vowel admit – admitted or l as final consonant after a vowel travel – travelled is doubled final y after a consonant becomes i hurry – hurried
  • 6. EXERCISES   Complete the sentences with was or were:  I _______ happy (was/were)  You _______ angry (was/were)  She _______ (was/were) in London last week  He _______ (was/were) on holiday  It _______ (was/were) cold  We ______ (was/were) at school  You _____ (was/were) at the movies  They _____(was/were) at home  The cat _____ (was/were) on the roof
  • 7. Exercise on positive sentences   Write positive sentences in simple past.  He / the question / answer ________________________  You / a question / ask ____________________________  The dog / bark __________________________________  They / us / call ____________________________________  We / a mountain / climb __________________________  John / stamps / collect _____________________________  We / in London / live ______________________________  I / hungry / be ____________________________________  They / a hamster / have _____________________________  He / to school / go ________________________________
  • 8. Write questions in simple past   Ex: Anna / the window / open Did Ana open the window?  she / home / walk _______________________________  you / in the garden / work ________________________  you / a song / sing ______________________________  she / on a chair / sit ______________________________  you / the castle / visit ____________________________  Jenny / the door / lock ___________________________  she / happy / be _________________________________  Greg / the ball / kick ______________________________  the car / at the corner / stop ________________________
  • 9. Rewrite the sentences in the negative.   Ex: They collected postcards. They did not collect the postcards  You jumped high. ______________________________  Albert played squash. ___________________________  The teacher tested our English. ___________________  Fiona visited her grandma. ________________________  He washed the car. ___________________________  You were thirsty. ______________________________  He had a computer. ___________________________  I bought bread. _________________________________  You saw the house. _____________________________
  • 10. Answer the questions   Have a look at James's last week's diary and answer the questions in complete sentences. Put the time expression at the end of the sentence. Monday Tuesday Wednsday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday buy football shopping meeting ring Jane concert sailing flowers Italian cinema tennis English restaurant
  • 11. QUESTIONS   Ex: When was his English course? James English course was on Wednesday afternoon  When did he go shopping? ________________________  When did he buy flowers? ________________________  When was his meeting? __________________________  When did he play football? _________________________  When did he go to the Italian restaurant? _____________  When did he ring Jane? _____________________________  When did he go to the cinema? ______________________  When did he play tennis? __________________________  When was the concert? ______________________________  When did he go sailing? _____________________________