The document provides examples of using different verb tenses in English, including the simple past tense. It discusses regular and irregular verbs in the past tense and provides examples. It also covers forming yes/no and WH- questions in the past tense. Sample sentences are given showing affirmative, interrogative and negative structures. Exercises are included to practice changing verbs to the past tense.

2. What did you do last weekend? Went Watched Cooked washed

3. What do you do in your leisure time ? I watch television the idiot box I listen to music I play sports I swim I cook Present

4. What did you do last weekend? I watched television cooked a meal I went to the movies I played sports I studied English I did aerobics Past tense

5. Language So, what did you do last weekend? Oh, I had a great time Well, I stayed home Where did you go ? What did you do? I went to Mecanos disco with my friends. I just watched TV and read how about you ? - Oh, I didn’t go anywhere all weekend because I had to ……………. Well, that doesn’t sound like much fun Yeah , I guess you’re right - Yeah! You’ve got a point there - Humm, I’m sorry - Oh! What a pitty .

6. the simple past

7. I had a great time last weekend I went to the movies yesterday Flor worked hard last night Cynthia cooked barbecue last Saturday The simple past is used to express activities that occurred in the past in an specific time present begin past end

8. This tense is formed with the simple past tense of the regular and irregular verbs

9. Regular verbs : add “ED” when changing to the past For example: Present Past play play ed like like d work work ed paint paint ed

10. Irregular verbs : change form and structure when changing to the past For example: Present Past see saw think t hought drink drank go went

11. “ DID” is an auxiliary that is used to make questions and negatives Karla went to the movies yesterday. DID Karla go to the movies yesterday? Karla didn’t go to the movies yesterday. I didn’t watch TV yesterday

12. Last night week month year Summer Christmas Yesterday morning afternoon Expressions of time:

13. Structure- Affirmative last year Subject + Verb in simple past + comple + time expr George played soccer yesterday Denise did aerobics I bought a new car last night

14. Structure- Interrogative Did subject Base form verb comple Time exp.? Did You go to the beach yesterday ? Did He s tudy Math last year? Did they do aerobics last weekend?

15. Structure- Negative Subj auxiliar Didn’t Base form verb comple Time exp. Luis didn’t go to the beach yesterday Alice didn’t s tudy Math last year they didn’t do aerobics last weekend

16. Put the verbs into the Past Simple tense. 1. You ………………( make) a lot of mistakes in your homework. 2. We just (go) …………………. swimming and lay on the beach on our holiday. 3. They (catch) ……………… a train in London. 4. My mother (tell )………........... him everything at work. 5. My mom (work) …………….. in the garden. 6.. My friend (fly) ……………………from Madrid. I waited for him at the airport.

17. Yes / No questions WH- questions questions

18. Did they watch TV. Last night? Yes, they did No, they didn’t Did +subject+ verb base form + complement ? Yes / No questions Did you do aerobics last week? Yes, I did No, I didn’t

19. WH- questions What did He Do Yesterday ? Where did They Go Last night? How long did she Stay In the gym? WH- word did subject Base form verb Rest… ?

20. Regular verbs- Past tense

21. id t d visi t ed star t ed pain t ed assis t ed nee d ed atten d ed men d ed wor k ed wat ch ed fini sh ed pu sh ed pa ss ed ki ss ed dro pp ed dan c ed fi x ed clo s ed ru bb ed hug g ed ca ll ed char m ed pla n ned ti r ed lo v ed pla y ed Last letter T or D Last letters: k / ss / sh / p / f / c / ch / x Last letters: s / b / g / ll / m / n / r / v / w / y / z / j

22. Write ID, T or D next to these words talked …………… danced ………….. matched ………… liked …………….. mixed …………… visited …………... pushed ………….. lived ……………… opened …………… closed ………….. stopped ………… played …………….. excited …………… bored …………... walked ………….. bounced………… d T d T T T id id T d d T d T T T

23. Miriam Sheen