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“Simple Past or Past Simple

What did you do
yesterday?
• Simple Past Tense
• Regular Verbs
• Irregular verbs
• Wh- and Yes / No questions in
Past Tense
• Be in Past Tense
REGULAR VERBS
Talk Spill

Pinch Want
 Jump
Listen

Walk Play
Open Close

Laugh Count
Play TV Dance
games

Cry Watch TV
 Use a computer
Wai
t

Climb
Clea
n
Play football Play the piano

Cal Coo
l k
Turn on Turn off

Share
Study
Push Fix

Look
Pul at
l
 Wash Ask

Colour Look for

 REGULAR
VERBS
To form the affirmative past tense of most regular
verbs:
•Add –ed to the base form of the verb (wash-
washed).

• If the verb ends in –e, add –d (live-lived)

•If the verb ends in a consonant preceded by a vowel,

double the final consonant (stop-stopped)

•If the verb ends in –y preceded by a consonant,

omit the “y” and add –ied ( copy-copied)
 Write the past tense form.
1. Dance
1. Wash
2. Plan
2. Work
3. Clean
3. Shave
4. Type _
4. Carry
5. Study
5. Listen
6. Shop
6. Turn
7. Look
7. Ask
8. Play _
8. Answer
9. Empty
9. Push
10. Stop
10. Wait
 SIMPLE
PRESENT
POSITIVE STATEMENT NEGATIVE STATEMENT
I work in Mushrooms Company. I don’t work in The Coke Company.
He lives in that small house. He doesn’t live in the big one.
We study in the CETis We don´t study in the CBTis
Maria knows how to cook. Maria doesn’t know how to make
tortillas
Today I have a party. Today I don´t have classes.
My mom has my wallet My mom doesn’t have her purse
 SIMPLE
PAST
POSITIVE STATEMENT
I worked in Mushrooms Company in
May.
He lived in that small house 2 years
ago.
We studied in the CETis last year.
Maria knew how to cook.
Yesterday I had a party.
My mom had my wallet last night.
NEGATIVE STATEMENT
I didn’t work in The Coke
Company.
He didn’t live in the big one.
We didn’t study in the CBTis
Maria didn’t know how to make
tortillas
Today I didn’t have classes.
My mom didn’t have her purse
 PRONUNCIATION. Practice with a partner and locate the regular
verbs according to their pronunciation. (See the verb list in the
appendix).
/d/ /t/ / id /
Play played Walk walked Need needed
Mail mailed Stop stopped Wait waited
Try tried Look looked Visit visited
 Expressions for Past
Tense
last ago yesterday
last night 10 minutes ago yesterday

last Sunday an hour ago yesterday morning

last week three days ago yesterday afternoon

last weekend a week ago yesterday evening

last year a month ago the day before yesterday

last month a year ago

IRREGULAR VERBS
Win
Break

Find
Give
Cut Think

Take a picture Throw away

 Buy
Hold

Hurt Hit
Write Read

Sleep Run
Take a bath Win

Put on
Fly
Catch Throw

Lose
Draw
Swim Speak

Make a Figh
sandcastle
t
Come Go

Ride Sing
 Drin
Eat
k
 Look for the Past Form of the following
verbs in your list.

1. Drive 7.- get 13.- buy

2. Take 8.- eat 14.- ring
3.- run 9.- see 15.- sing
4.- do 10.-forget 16.- bring
5.- leave 11.- make 17.- read
6. go 12.- write 18.- hear
 Write the correct form of the verb on the lines.
Use the Simple Past Tense.
• John Lennon (be) born in 1940
in Liverpool, England, where he (grow up)
. As a teenager, he (meet) Paul
McCartney, and they (begin)
to write songs together. After
several
years, they (form) a new group
called the Beatles, with George Harrison and
Pete Best. However, Best (neg-stay)
in the group. Bingo Starr
(join) the group in place of Best. In
1964 the group (perform) its first
hit son “Love Me Do”. ….. Next Page….
Write the correct form of the verb on the lines.
Use the Simple Past Tense.
• Between the years 1962 and 1968 the Beatles (be)
the most famous group in the world. In 1969,
Lennon (decide) to
perform alone. He (write) _ the song
“Give Peace a Chance” and (make) several
albums alone. He also (act) in films.
From that time on, he (have) many
problems. For example, he (leave)
his wife, Yoko Ono, for a time. Finally, in 1983,
Mark David Chapman (kill) Lennon.
Lennon’s life (end) _, but his music
lives on today.
 WH- AND DID
QUESTIONS
QUESTION ANSWER

What did you do last I played soccer with my friends.

Sundays?
Where did you play soccer? I played soccer in the park.

How long did you stay there? We stayed there for about 2 hours.

Did you enjoy the match? Yes, I did. I got so exhausted but I
liked it.
Did you do something else that No, I didn’t. Well, I just called my
day? girlfriend and went out with her.
 Ask the following Questions to your
partener and answer back too.
1. Where did you go on vacation?
2. What did you do?
3. Who did you see?
4. Which movie did you watch on vacation?
5. Did you like it?
6. Did you meet someone special?
7. Did you study anything?
8. Did you read a magazine?
 FIND SOMEONE
WHO...
Name
1. watch the news.
2. listen the radio.
3. eat at a restaurant.
5. visit your grandparents.
6. study for an exam.
7. go to the movies.
8. clean your room.
9. take a shower.
10. play an instrument.
11. work in the computer.
 Be in Past
Tense
Present Past Negative

am was
BE is + not
are were
SEP
 SIMPLE PRESENT BE IN PAST TENSE
I’m from Apodaca. I was from USA.

I’m not a liar. I wasn’t a liar.

You’re 17 years old. You were 17 years old last

year.
Manolo is in the cafeteria. Manolo was in the cafeteria.

Sonia isn’t tall and thin. Sonia was not tall and thin.

We are best friends. We were best friends.

They aren’t crazy. They weren’t crazy.

 WH- and Yes / No QUESTIONS WITH BE IN
PAST TENSE
QUESTION ANSWER

When were you born? I was born in 1975.

Were you born in Nuevo Leon? Yes, I was.

Where were you born? I was born in Montemorelos.

Was your brother born there, No, he wasn’t.

too?
What city was he born in? He was born in Monterrey.

Were your parents born in No, they weren’t.

N.L.?
 PRACTICE: Betty is talking about her family.
Choose the correct verb form.

• My family and I (was / were) all

born in Nuevo Leon, we (wasn
´t / weren´t) born in Tamaulipas. I
(was / were) in
Montemorelos, and my brother (was /
were) there, too. My parents
(
wasn´t / weren´t) in
Linares..
They _ _ (was /
were) in the capital, Monterrey. My sister
(was / were) 3 years old when we moved to
Linares and my brothers, the twins,
Complete the following questions with WAS or WERE. Then
ask and answer the questions with a partner.

1. you born in this city?

2. When you born?
3. Where your parents born?
4. When your mother born?
5.When 6. your father born?
7. you and your family in this city last year?
8. Who you at this school last year?
your
Englis
teacher?
h
10. teache
What she / he like?
r?
9. What
nation
Now, It´s time for practicing!