The past simple

HOW DO WE USE PAST SIMPLE?

We use past simple to talk about events

in the past.

Freddie Mercury was a famous rock singer.

John Kennedy and Richard Nixon were presidents of
the U.S.A
Yesterday afternoon I was at home.
I was angry because they were late for my birthday
party.
PAST SIMPLE VERB TO BE

Marilyn Monroe was a famous 60s actress.

Cindy Lauper and Michael Jackson were famous pop singers

in the 80s
WAS

I
HE
SHE
IT Marilyn Monroe was a famous 60s actress.
I was at the bus station yesterday
He was the president of the USA in 1962
WERE

YOU
WE
THEY
You were sleepy at class yesterday .
They were very famous in the 60s.
We were neighbours in our childhood.
NEGATIVE FORM

I
HE
SHE
IT
Elvis Presley wasnt an actor. He was a singer.
I wasnt at the bus station yesterday. I was at school
Einstein wasnt a doctor. He was a scientist.
NEGATIVE FORM

YOU
WE
THEY
You werent in class yesterday.
The Spice Girls werent from USA. They were from the UK.
We werent neighbours in our childhood.
 QUESTION FORM
Were they from the USA?
Was Bob Marley a singer?
Were The Beatles a famous music band?
 The Past simple

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter. She lived from 1907 to

1954. She had an accident in 1925 and She started
painting. She painted at least 200 paintings during her
career about her own life. She got married in 1929. She
was 47 years old when she died.

Was , lived , had , started, painted, got,

died are verbs in past simple
 REGULAR VERBS
Past simple form ending in ed

Want Wanted Call

Wait Waited Travel
Visit Visited Plan
Need Needed Love
Hate Hated Ask
Invite Invited Work
Wash Watch
Study
SOME EXAMPLES

I visited my uncle Tom last week.

She travelled to London last year.
Frida started painting in 1925.
Rose studied a lot for the test.
Nelly invited her ex-boyfriend to the party.
SOME EXERCISES

http://www.agendaweb.org/~U/verbs/past-simple-regular/index.html
https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/elementary/grammar/grammar_06_0
22e?cc=cl&selLanguage=en
 IRREGULAR VERBS
Past simple form is different.

Cut Cut Eat

Hit Hit Go
Send Sent Have
Sleep Slept Sing
Think Thought Drink
Sell Sold Get
Find Found Fly
Teach Taught Write
Lose Lost Pay
Win Won Make
 SOME EXAMPLES

John cut his finger in the kitchen yesterday.

The Beatles sold millions of records around the world.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote 100 aos de soledad
I went to the school party last weekend.
Oh no! I lost my keys
SOME EXERCISES

http://www.montsemorales.com/gramatica/PastSimpAffIrregSw2-4.htm
http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/irregular-verbs-exercise-2.html
THE PAST SIMPLE: AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Frida started painting in 1925.

The Beatles sold millions of records around the world.
The World War II ended in 1945.
John cut his finger in the kitchen yesterday.
Some exercises

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson29/TestIt/SimplePast.htm
THE PAST SIMPLE: NEGATIVE FORM

Charles Chaplin didnt live in the USA. He lived in the UK.

Picasso didnt write books. He was a painter.
Susie didnt grow up in England.