The document discusses the simple past tense in English. It explains that the simple past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding "-ed", "-d", or "-ied" to the base form of the verb. It provides examples of affirmative, negative, and interrogative simple past tense constructions using regular verbs like "work" and "live". Questions in the simple past are formed using "did" plus the subject and base verb form.

1. THE SİMPLE PAST
TENSE

2. SIMPLE PAST TENSE: REGULAR VERBS
AFFİRMATİVE:
THE PAST TENSE OF REGULAR VERBS İS
FORMED BY ADDİNG –D , –ED OR –İED TO THE
BASE FORM OF THE VERB. E.G. I WORKED İN A
SHOP LAST YEAR, I LİVED İN A BİG HOUSE WHEN
I WAS YOUNGER.
I worked hard last weekend

3. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
NEGATIVE
Use did not or didn’t + base form of verb to make the
simple past tense negative.
I didn’t live in a flat during my
last Summer holidays.
I didn’t go to Berlin last July

4. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Question:
Use did + subject + base form of verb to make the
simple past question.
Did you travel by boat last holidays?
Yes, I did.
Did you see any dolphins?
No I didn’t.

5. Regular verbs
Affirmative Short Short
Negative Questions
answer answer
Yes, I No, I
I worked. I didn't work. Did I work?
did. didn't.
Yes, he No, he
He worked. He didn't work. Did he work?
did. didn't.
Did she Yes, she No, she
She worked. She didn't work.
work? did. didn't.
Yes, it No, it
It worked. It didn't work. Did it work?
did. didn't.
Did you Yes you No, you
You worked. You didn't work.
work? did. didn't.
Yes we No, we
We worked. We didn't work. Did we work?
did. didn't.
They didn't Did they Yes they No,they
They worked.
work. work? did. didn't.

6. THE SİMPLE PAST TENSE
Time expressions:
Yesterday, last month, last year, last time,
… ago, in ...
My friends travelled to Paris two
years ago