Simple Past Tense is used

1.To talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb (yesterday, last Mont.): Last year I took my exams.

2. It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now: "I lived in Asia for two years."

3. It is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past: "When I was a child we always went to the seaside on holiday."

Simple Past Tense

Time expressions:

Yesterday, last month, last year, last time, ago, in ...

My friends travelled to Makkah two weeks ago

Simple past timeline

For example:

"Last year I took my exams."

"I got married in 1992."

To be To be Statements Statements + -

Questions ?

I was. He was. She was.

It was. You were. We were. They were.

I wasn't. He wasn't. She wasn't.

It wasn't. You weren't. We weren't. They weren't.

Was I? Was he? Was she?

Was it? Were you? Were we? Were they?

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR VERBS

Affirmative: The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding ed to the base form of the verb.

I worked hard last weekend

Regular Verb (to work) Statements + I worked. He worked. She worked. It worked. You worked. We worked.

Regular Verb (to work) Statements I didn't work. He didn't work. She didn't work. It didn't work. You didn't work. We didn't work.

Questions

Short answer + Yes, I did. Yes, he did. Yes, she did. Yes, it did.

Short answer No, I didn't. No, he didn't. No, she didn't. No, it didn't.

Did I work? Did he work? Did she work? Did it work? Did you work? Did we work?

Yes you did.

Yes we did. Yes they did.

No, you didn't.

No, we didn't. No, they didn't.

They worked.

They didn't work.

Did they work?

We returned to our school.

She washed her car

I studied English when I was a child.

They lived in Great Britain .

He watched a film on TV.

Simple Past Tense: Irregular verbs

Affirmative:
Irregular past verb forms must be learned because they dont follow any rule: Go went

Come
Buy Drink Eat Find See

came
bought drank ate found saw
I went to Paris last July

Use did not or didnt + a base form verb to make the past simple tense negative. I didnt work last summer

I didnt live in a flat during my last Summer holidays. I didnt go to Berlin last July

I You He She It

did not go (didnt) did not go (didnt) did not go (didnt) did not go (didnt) did not go (didnt)

NEGATIVE

We
You They

did not go (didnt)

did not go (didnt) did not go (didnt)

I didnt go to the party You didnt do the homework He didnt play football She didnt sing the song They didnt have babies.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS

Interrogative: Use did + subject + a base form verb to make the past simple interrogative. Did you play sport last Summer?

Did you travel by boat last holidays?

Yes, I did. Did you see any dolphins? No I didnt.

Questions

Ahmed explained the lesson

Did

interrogative

Did Did

I go? you go?

Did
Did Did Did Did Did

he go?
she go? it go? we go? you go? they go?

Did you play tennis? Did he see the handsome boy?

Did she buy a black dog?

Did they have twins?

AFFIRMATIVE & NEGATIVE FORM

I He She It We You They

was/wasnt at school yesterday.

were/werent at the beach last week.

QUESTION FORM

Was

I He She It We You They

Yes, she was hungry.

hungry? No, she wasnt hungry.

No,she wasnt.

Yes, she was.

Were

at the theatre last weekend?

Yes, we were. No,we werent.

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

I You He She It We You They

worked in the garden yesterday.

danced at the party last night.

carried the heavy box. bought new shoes.

NEGATIVE FORM

I You He She It We You They

didnt play tennis last weekend. didnt clean the windows. didnt go the dentist.

QUESTION FORM

Did

I You He She It We You They

find your umbrella? Yes, I found my umbrella. Yes, I did. No, I didnt find my umbrella. No, I didnt.

Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.

She is at the park now. (+) - She was at the park yesterday.

(-) - She wasnt at the park yesterday. (?) - Was she at the park yesterday?
She goes to the hospital to visit her friend. (+) - She went to the hospital to visit her friend last week.

(-) - She didnt go to the hospital to

visit her friend last week. her friend last week?

(?) - Did she go to the hospital to visit

Why do we use Simple Past Tense? Completed actions in the past.

- My mom made some pancake for us yesterday.

A series of completed actions in the past. - I finished my work, walked to the beach, and found a nice place to swim.

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of verbs.

1)Minnie________(bake) baked a huge cake for Mickeys birthday party.(+)

broke 2)John________(break) a window while he was playing football.(+) 3)____ Did you____(ask) ask a question during the lesson(?)

4)They __________(have) didnt have a picnic at the weekend(-) Were they at the party last night(?) 5)____

made 6)My mother________(make) a sandwich for me.(+) didnt go 7)He ____ to was ill so he ___________(go) school yesterday.(+,-)

bought 8)He _______(buy) an expensive car last year.(+)

Did clean (clean) the house at 9) ____she _____ the weekend(?) 10)Students didnt _________(listen) listen to the teacher(-)