WE USE IT TO TALK ABOUT

»finished habits / situations in the past

We use the past simple with the

time expressions:
- yesterday
- last week
- last month
- a year ago
Yesterday we visited a museum. - ...
Subject Verb

I Spelling rules
You • General rule:
He
walk – walked
• Verbs ending in –e:
She walk ed
love – loved
It • Verbs ending in consonant + -y:
We try – tried
You • One syllable verbs ending in
consonant + vowel + consonant:
They
plan - planned

Last week they walked along the

streets.
 travel listen cry arrive study

play stop cross discover decide

-ed -d -ied double consonant + -ed

A. Put the verbs in the correct column
Write them in the past simple.
listened arrived cried travelled

played decided studied stopped

crossed

discovered
 walked (walk) their dog early in the morning.
1. Tess and Max ___________
tried (try) a different pizza. It was delicious!
2. Last night Sal ___________
B. Complete the sentences with the past simple of the
crossed (cross) the Phyton Bridge on foot.
3. Anika ___________
verbs in brackets.
washed (wash) their car at the car wash.
4. Daniel and Erik ____________
enjoyed (enjoy) “Hunter street” last episode very much.
5. We ___________
stopped (stop) their bikes next to the cinema.
6. Max and Daniel ____________
 Full forms Short forms
did not / didn’t
Subject Auxiliary Main verb Subject Auxiliary Main verb +
verb verb
verb in the infinitive
I I
You You
He He
She did not walk She
didn't walk
It It
We We
You You Anika didn’t smile when she received
They They
the letter.
 1. Tess and Max travelled to London.
Tess and Max didn’t travel to London.

2. They planned the city tour with Erik.

They didn’t plan the city tour with Erik.

3. Anika danced with Daniel at the school party.

C. Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.
Anika didn’t dance with Daniel at the school party.

4. I visited an art museum last week.

I didn’t visit an art museum last week.
 Auxiliary verb Subject Main verb

Did
I +
you subject
he +
Did she
Did Daniel cook dinner? walk…? verb in the infinitive
it
+?
we
Yes, he did. you
they
 Affirmative Negative
Subject Auxiliary Subject Auxiliary verb
verb

I I
you you
Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.
Did Daniel cook dinner? she she
it it
we we
Yes, he did.
you you
they they
 Did Daniel play computer games? – Yes, he did.
• play computer games 
Did Daniel visit a museum?
1. ___________________________ No, he didn’t.
- _________ • visit a museum 

Yes, he did.
Did Daniel try different food? - _________
2. ___________________________ • try different food 

D. Look at Daniel’s agenda.

Did Daniel travel by train?
Ask and answer
• about
travel by train 
3. ___________________________ - No, he didn’t.
_________
what he did last week. There’s one example. • watch TV with Tess 

Did Daniel watch TV with Tess?- _________

4. ___________________________ Yes, he did. • cross the river by boat 

Did Daniel cross the river by boat? - _________

5. ___________________________ Yes, he did.
1. The bus stops next to the library.
In the negative and the
The bus stopped next to the library.
________________________________________ interrogative we don’t use –ed.

2. Jimmy and I don’t organise parties at school.

Jimmy and I didn’t organise parties at school.
________________________________________
E. Rewrite
3. Pete’s the the
cat climbs sentences
fence to playin the
with past simple.
him.
Pete’s cat climbed the fence to play with him.
________________________________________
4. Do they walk around the park?
Did they walk around the park?
________________________________________