The document discusses the use of the simple past tense in English. It notes that the simple past is used to talk about completed actions in the past. It provides examples of forming the past tense of regular verbs by adding "-ed" or "-d" and discusses irregular verbs. It also discusses the structure of affirmative and negative sentences and yes/no and information questions in the simple past tense. Special rules are provided for forming the past tense of the verb "to be".

1. Simple Past
FuturePresentPast
Today

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.

3. Kinds of verbs
 Remember regular 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
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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

5. Sentences in past simple tense
 Affirmative sentences
Tom visited us last week.
 Negative sentences
Tom didn’t visit us last week.
Tom didn´t visit us last week.
SUBJECT VERB IN PAST TENSE COMPLEMENT.
SUBJECT DIDN’T VERB IN BASE FORM
COMPLEMENT.

6. Kinds of questions in past simple
 Yes/No Questions
Did Tom visit you last week?
 Informative Questions
Where did you travel last year?
SUBJECTDID VERB IN BASE FORM
COMPLEMENT?
WH WORD DID SUBJECT
VERB IN BASE FORM COMPLEMENT?

7. What happens when we use
the verb to be?
 Recall its past tense
 Negative Sentences
Use the negative form or the contractions. Never use
didn’t.
WAS WERE
WAS NOT
WERE NOT
WASN’T
WERENT

8.  Yes/No Questions
Was Irene in the house?
Were they at the Mall?
 Informative Questions
Why was Irene in the house?
Where were you last night?
WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT?
WH WORD WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT?