The document discusses how to form the past simple tense in English. It distinguishes between regular verbs, which form the past simple by adding "-ed", and irregular verbs, which have unpredictable past forms that must be memorized. Examples are provided of common regular and irregular verbs in the past simple. The uses of the past simple tense include talking about completed actions and events that occurred at specific times in the past. Exercises are included for the reader to practice forming sentences in the past simple tense.

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Past Simple
affirmative

2. HOW TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE
To form the past simple we have to
distinguish:
• regular verbs: dance, play, walk,…
• irregular verbs: eat, swim, drive,…
They are only different in the affirmative
form.
I typed He swam They had

3. AFFIRMATIVE: REGULAR
• To form the past simple we add –ED to the
infinitive.
• All persons have the same form:
I/ you/ we/ they/ walk+ed
He she/ it play+ed
• Spelling changes
 Verbs ending in cons-y →ied
I study I stud→ ied
Monosyllables verbs (CVC) → double the consonant
He stops He stop→ ped
 Verbs ending in –e → d
She dances She dance→ d

4. AFFIRMATIVE IRREGULAR
• Irregular verbs don’t have a fixed pattern.
• You must learn irregular verbs by heart.
(look at the list at the end of the book)
I run → I ran
He drives → He drove
They fly They→ flew
• Be careful: most of the verbs we often use
are irregular.

5. USES OF THE PAST SIMPLE
• We use the past simple to talk about:
completed actions in the past
• Time references:
yesterday, in 2011,…
last month, day, year, summer…
I saw Paul yesterday
Diana played tennis last Friday

6. YOUR TURN NOW 1
 Look at the pictures.
 Write complete affirmative sentences
using the past simple (regular or
irregular).
 Check your answers.

7. Pete/ borrow
Pete borrowed a book from the library

8. The children/ visit
The children visited their grandparents

9. Mum/ make
Mum made pancakes

10. Sue & Rick/ swim
Sue and Rick swam

11. Jim/ vote
Jim voted

12. Tom/ run
Tom ran

13. Jane/ eat
Jane ate spaghetti

14. He/ find
He found gold

15. The pigs/ dance
The pigs danced

16. She/ wear
She wore a costume

17. Carl/ sign
Carl signed a contract

18. They/ play
They played the drums

19. Tim/ write
Tim wrote an essay

20. Fill in the blanks with the past simple:
1. Tim ……………… at half past seven (get up)
2. Gina ……………… French last year (study)
3. Carol ……………… a shower yesterday (have)
4. The boys ……………… football (play)
5. It ……………… cold last Sunday (be)
6. The bus ……………… late (arrive)
7. Dad ……………….. a fantastic laptop (buy)
8. John …………………. his parents (phone)
9. Terry ………………… home last week (come)

21. KEY
1. Tim GOT UP at half past seven.
2. Gina STUDIED French last year.
3. Carol HAD a shower yesterday.
4. The boys PLAYED football.
5. It WAS cold last Sunday.
6. The bus ARRIVED late.
7. Dad BOUGHT a fantastic laptop.
8. John PHONED his parents.
9. Terry CAME home last week.