SIMPLE PAST TENSE

      FORM & USE
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
  Mr. Smith’s exciting life
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
          Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
          Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
          Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
          Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.



Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two
beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the
shopping centre and got the food. When he finished
he took the bus and went home.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
          Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.



Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two
beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the
shopping centre and got the food. When he finished
he took the bus and went home.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
          Mr. Smith’s exciting life
Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually
has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the
shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes
he drives home.



Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two
beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the
shopping centre and got the food. When he finished
he took the bus and went home.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

                IRREGULAR VERBS


have   get     go   drive   make   buy   bring   meet   speak   do
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

                IRREGULAR VERBS


have   get     go         drive     make      buy        bring      meet   speak   do




                    did                   bought         brought

                drove             made                      spoke
                                                   had

                went                got                     met
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

                IRREGULAR VERBS


have   get     go     drive   make   buy      bring     meet   speak   do


       got                    made            brought    met           did
had            went   drove          bought                    spoke
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid
            Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening.
            He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the
            room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns.

The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff
hurried to the saloon.
“Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted.
“This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly.
They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his
hand towards his gun.
The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet
missed Billy. The second killed him.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid
            Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening.
            He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the
            room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns.

The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff
hurried to the saloon.
“Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted.
“This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly.
They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his
hand towards his gun.
The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet
missed Billy. The second killed him.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
Billy The Kid
            Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening.




    (e)d
            He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the
            room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns.

The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff
hurried to the saloon.
“Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted.
“This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly.
They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his
hand towards his gun.
The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet
missed Billy. The second killed him.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry
         wait

reply              shout
           rush
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry              verb + ed
         wait

reply              shout
           rush
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry              verb + ed
         wait

reply              shout
           rush
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill                       verb + d
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry              verb + ed
         wait

reply              shout
           rush
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill                       verb + d




         other verbs
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry              verb + ed
         wait

reply              shout
           rush
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill                       verb + d




         other verbs                 verb: cons+ y
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry                 verb + ed
         wait
                             missed    looked   waited    rushed
reply              shout
           rush               walked            shouted   killed
                                       pulled
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill                           verb + d




         other verbs                    verb: cons+ y
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry                     verb + ed
         wait
                             missed        looked       waited    rushed
reply              shout
           rush               walked                    shouted   killed
                                           pulled
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill                               verb + d
                                 arrived                          fired
                                                    moved



         other verbs                        verb: cons+ y
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry                      verb + ed
         wait
                             missed         looked       waited        rushed
reply              shout
           rush               walked                     shouted       killed
                                            pulled
arrive             move
          walk
pull
                   fire
travel     kill                                verb + d
                                 arrived                               fired
                                                     moved



         other verbs                         verb: cons+ y
                                  replied                    hurried
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
                REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d
           look
miss
                  hurry                        verb + ed
         wait
                               missed         looked       waited        rushed
reply                  shout
           rush                walked                      shouted       killed
                                              pulled
arrive                 move
          walk
pull
                       fire
travel     kill                                  verb + d
                                  arrived                                fired
                                                       moved



         other verbs                           verb: cons+ y
           travelled                replied                    hurried
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
       REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d


live        like      want
 refuse             laugh

 try        rush
                    arrive
 persuade
                    wait
reach
            offer      land
look
            kill      move
travel
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
       REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d

                                      /t/
live        like      want
 refuse             laugh

 try        rush
                    arrive
 persuade
                    wait
reach
            offer      land
look
            kill      move
travel
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
       REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d

                                      /t/
live        like      want
 refuse             laugh

 try        rush
                    arrive
 persuade                             /d/
                    wait
reach
            offer      land
look
            kill      move
travel
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
       REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d

                                      /t/
live        like      want
 refuse             laugh

 try        rush
                    arrive
 persuade                             /d/
                    wait
reach
            offer      land
look
            kill      move
travel
                                       /id/
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
       REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d

                                                 /t/
live        like      want    liked   looked   laughed   rushed   reached
 refuse             laugh

 try        rush
                    arrive
 persuade                                       /d/
                    wait
reach
            offer      land
look
            kill      move
travel
                                                  /id/
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
       REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d

                                                       /t/
live        like      want    liked       looked     laughed     rushed        reached
 refuse             laugh

 try        rush
                    arrive
 persuade                                             /d/
                    wait
                              lived                    refused                 travelled
reach                                        tried
            offer      land     offered                   moved           arrived
look
            kill      move
travel
                                                        /id/
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
       REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d

                                                        /t/
live        like      want    liked       looked      laughed      rushed        reached
 refuse             laugh

 try        rush
                    arrive
 persuade                                               /d/
                    wait
                              lived                      refused                 travelled
reach                                        tried
            offer      land     offered                        moved        arrived
look
            kill      move
travel
                                                          /id/
                               wanted              persuaded           landed         waited
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

   Affirmative sentences
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Affirmative sentences


subject            verb           complement
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Affirmative sentences


subject            verb           complement

   I              studied          in Rome
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Affirmative sentences


subject            verb           complement

   I              studied          in Rome


 She              studied          in Rome
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Affirmative sentences


subject            verb           complement

   I              studied          in Rome


 She              studied          in Rome


  We              studied          in Rome
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

    Negative sentences
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

              Negative sentences

             aux
subject               not          verb   complement
             did
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

              Negative sentences

             aux
subject                     not    verb   complement
             did

   I               didn’t         study   in Rome
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

              Negative sentences

             aux
subject                     not    verb   complement
             did

   I               didn’t         study   in Rome


 She               didn’t         study   in Rome
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

              Negative sentences

             aux
subject                     not    verb   complement
             did

   I               didn’t         study   in Rome


 She               didn’t         study   in Rome


 We                didn’t         study   in Rome
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

  Interrogative sentences
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Interrogative sentences

           aux
(Wh-)              subject     verb   (complement) ?
           did
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Interrogative sentences

           aux
(Wh-)              subject     verb   (complement) ?
           did

Where      did      you      study          ?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Interrogative sentences

           aux
(Wh-)              subject     verb   (complement) ?
           did

Where      did      you      study          ?


           Did       she     study    in Rome?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE: FORM

          Interrogative sentences

           aux
(Wh-)              subject     verb   (complement) ?
           did

Where      did      you      study          ?


           Did       she     study    in Rome?


What       did      they     study    in Rome?
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

Time expressions often used in the past
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

        Time expressions often used in the past

             last
They went on holiday last month.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

        Time expressions often used in the past

             last
They went on holiday last month.
                                               yesterday

                                   I visited my best friend yesterday.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

          Time expressions often used in the past

               last
 They went on holiday last month.
                                                    yesterday

                                        I visited my best friend yesterday.

                  ago
We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

          Time expressions often used in the past

               last
 They went on holiday last month.
                                                    yesterday

                                        I visited my best friend yesterday.

                  ago
We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago.     in + specific years or months
                                            She graduated in 1976.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE

          Time expressions often used in the past

               last
 They went on holiday last month.
                                                              yesterday

                                               I visited my best friend yesterday.

                  ago
We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago.                in + specific years or months
                                                      She graduated in 1976.


               when + a past time clause
  I played tennis every day when I was a teenager.

Simple past revision

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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Mr. Smith’s exciting life
  • 4.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Mr. Smith’s exciting life Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes he drives home.
  • 5.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Mr. Smith’s exciting life Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes he drives home.
  • 6.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Mr. Smith’s exciting life Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes he drives home.
  • 7.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Mr. Smith’s exciting life Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes he drives home. Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the shopping centre and got the food. When he finished he took the bus and went home.
  • 8.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Mr. Smith’s exciting life Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes he drives home. Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the shopping centre and got the food. When he finished he took the bus and went home.
  • 9.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Mr. Smith’s exciting life Every Saturday Mr. Smith goes to town.He usually has a beer with his friend Tom. Then he goes to the shopping centre and gets the food. When he finishes he drives home. Last Saturday Mr. Smith went to town.He had two beers with his friend Tom. Then he went to the shopping centre and got the food. When he finished he took the bus and went home.
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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM IRREGULAR VERBS have get go drive make buy bring meet speak do
  • 12.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM IRREGULAR VERBS have get go drive make buy bring meet speak do did bought brought drove made spoke had went got met
  • 13.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM IRREGULAR VERBS have get go drive make buy bring meet speak do got made brought met did had went drove bought spoke
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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Billy The Kid
  • 16.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Billy The Kid Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening. He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns. The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff hurried to the saloon. “Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted. “This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly. They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his hand towards his gun. The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet missed Billy. The second killed him.
  • 17.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Billy The Kid Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening. He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns. The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff hurried to the saloon. “Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted. “This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly. They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his hand towards his gun. The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet missed Billy. The second killed him.
  • 18.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Billy The Kid Billy the Kid arrived in Mississipi city one evening. (e)d He walked into the saloon and looked slowly round the room. Everybody was afraid because he had two guns. The saloon barman rushed into the sheriff’s office. The sheriff hurried to the saloon. “Give me your guns” Billy, the sheriff shouted. “This town is too small for both of us”, Billy replied calmly. They walked into the street. The sheriff waited. Billy moved his hand towards his gun. The sheriff pulled out his gun. He fired twice. The first bullet missed Billy. The second killed him.
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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry wait reply shout rush arrive move walk pull fire travel kill
  • 21.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait reply shout rush arrive move walk pull fire travel kill
  • 22.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait reply shout rush arrive move walk pull fire travel kill verb + d
  • 23.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait reply shout rush arrive move walk pull fire travel kill verb + d other verbs
  • 24.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait reply shout rush arrive move walk pull fire travel kill verb + d other verbs verb: cons+ y
  • 25.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait missed looked waited rushed reply shout rush walked shouted killed pulled arrive move walk pull fire travel kill verb + d other verbs verb: cons+ y
  • 26.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait missed looked waited rushed reply shout rush walked shouted killed pulled arrive move walk pull fire travel kill verb + d arrived fired moved other verbs verb: cons+ y
  • 27.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait missed looked waited rushed reply shout rush walked shouted killed pulled arrive move walk pull fire travel kill verb + d arrived fired moved other verbs verb: cons+ y replied hurried
  • 28.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to add -(e)d look miss hurry verb + ed wait missed looked waited rushed reply shout rush walked shouted killed pulled arrive move walk pull fire travel kill verb + d arrived fired moved other verbs verb: cons+ y travelled replied hurried
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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d live like want refuse laugh try rush arrive persuade wait reach offer land look kill move travel
  • 31.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d /t/ live like want refuse laugh try rush arrive persuade wait reach offer land look kill move travel
  • 32.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d /t/ live like want refuse laugh try rush arrive persuade /d/ wait reach offer land look kill move travel
  • 33.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d /t/ live like want refuse laugh try rush arrive persuade /d/ wait reach offer land look kill move travel /id/
  • 34.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d /t/ live like want liked looked laughed rushed reached refuse laugh try rush arrive persuade /d/ wait reach offer land look kill move travel /id/
  • 35.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d /t/ live like want liked looked laughed rushed reached refuse laugh try rush arrive persuade /d/ wait lived refused travelled reach tried offer land offered moved arrived look kill move travel /id/
  • 36.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM REGULAR VERBS: How to pronounce -(e)d /t/ live like want liked looked laughed rushed reached refuse laugh try rush arrive persuade /d/ wait lived refused travelled reach tried offer land offered moved arrived look kill move travel /id/ wanted persuaded landed waited
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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Affirmative sentences
  • 39.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Affirmative sentences subject verb complement
  • 40.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Affirmative sentences subject verb complement I studied in Rome
  • 41.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Affirmative sentences subject verb complement I studied in Rome She studied in Rome
  • 42.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Affirmative sentences subject verb complement I studied in Rome She studied in Rome We studied in Rome
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  • 44.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Negative sentences
  • 45.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Negative sentences aux subject not verb complement did
  • 46.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Negative sentences aux subject not verb complement did I didn’t study in Rome
  • 47.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Negative sentences aux subject not verb complement did I didn’t study in Rome She didn’t study in Rome
  • 48.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Negative sentences aux subject not verb complement did I didn’t study in Rome She didn’t study in Rome We didn’t study in Rome
  • 49.
  • 50.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Interrogative sentences
  • 51.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Interrogative sentences aux (Wh-) subject verb (complement) ? did
  • 52.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Interrogative sentences aux (Wh-) subject verb (complement) ? did Where did you study ?
  • 53.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Interrogative sentences aux (Wh-) subject verb (complement) ? did Where did you study ? Did she study in Rome?
  • 54.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE:FORM Interrogative sentences aux (Wh-) subject verb (complement) ? did Where did you study ? Did she study in Rome? What did they study in Rome?
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    SIMPLE PAST TENSE Timeexpressions often used in the past
  • 57.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE Time expressions often used in the past last They went on holiday last month.
  • 58.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE Time expressions often used in the past last They went on holiday last month. yesterday I visited my best friend yesterday.
  • 59.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE Time expressions often used in the past last They went on holiday last month. yesterday I visited my best friend yesterday. ago We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago.
  • 60.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE Time expressions often used in the past last They went on holiday last month. yesterday I visited my best friend yesterday. ago We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago. in + specific years or months She graduated in 1976.
  • 61.
    SIMPLE PAST TENSE Time expressions often used in the past last They went on holiday last month. yesterday I visited my best friend yesterday. ago We flew to Cleveland three weeks ago. in + specific years or months She graduated in 1976. when + a past time clause I played tennis every day when I was a teenager.