1. THE SIMPLE PAST
THE SIMPLE PAST
Miss Yesenia Sepulveda

2. We use the SIMPLE PAST to talk about
actions that started and finished at a specific
time in the past.
So, different adverbs of time are used:
yesterday, last mont, last week
last year, etc.

3. 2 types of verbs
• REGULAR
• IRREGULAR

4. REGULAR VERBS
For Regular verbs the simple past is
formed by
adding “ED" at the end of the verb:
verb + ed = simple past
Play played
walk walked
Listen listened
Watch watched

5. IRREGULAR VERBS
Irregular verbs don't form the past
tense by adding -ed.
They suffer a change in the spelling,
so...you have to memorize them!
Go – went
Eat – ate
Read – read
etc.

6. Spelling
• 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed
stop – stopped
swap - swapped
• 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e
love – loved
save – saved
• 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:
Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
hurry - he hurried (watch out! play – played)

7. Certain change patterns
• speak  spoke
• eat  ate
• see  saw
• fly  flew
• think  thought

8. Verb TO BE
I you
he
was we were
she they
it

9. The most important irregular
verb is the verb "TO BE“
SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST
I am I was
You are You were
He/she/it is He/she/it was
We are We were
You are You were
They are They were

10. Negative Sentences
SUBJECT + DID NOT + VERB (base form)
Example: I did not work yesterday
or
I didn’t work yesterday
INCORRECT: I didn’t worked

11. More examples:
- I didn’t go on holiday last year
- I didn’t went on holiday last year

12. Negative Sentences
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples:
I was not at school yesterday afternoon
or
I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon
They were not at home last weekend
or
They weren’t at home last weekend

13. Yes /No Questions
DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence + ?
Example:
Did you work yesterday?
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.

14. Yes /No Questions
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ?
Example:
Were you at home last weekend?
- Yes, I was.
- No, I wasn’t.

15. REMEMBER!!
• Positive sentences:
– I played football yesterday
– I went home early on Saturday
• Negative sentences:
– I didn’t play football yesterday
– I didn’t go home early on Saturday
• Yes/No questions:
– Did you play football yesterday?
– Did you go home early in Saturday?

16. REMEMBER!!
Verb TO BE
• Positive sentences:
– I was in London last year
• Negative sentences:
-They weren’t at home last weekend
• Yes/No questions:
– Were you ill yesterday?

17. AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
Yesterday I played football Yesterday I didn't play
football
Last week she had a party Last week she didn't
have a party
Last month we went to England Last month we didn't go
to England
They arrived at ten o'clock They didn't arrive at ten
o'clock

18. Put the verbs into the correct form
(simple past).
1. It (be) ____ great.
2. I (travel) _____ around by car with two
friends and we (visit)
_____ lots of interesting places.
3. In the evenings we usually (go) _____ to a
pub.
4. We (be) ___ lucky with the weather.
5. It (not / rain) ______ a lot.
6. We (not /see) ______any rainbows.

19. 7. I (not / cook) ________ so we (go) _____
out for dinner.
8. The sun (not / shine ) _____ that day.
9. I (not / hear) ______ you when you (arrive)
______ at home.
10. She (not / like) _____ rice, so she (eat) ___
sausages.
11. We (are) _____ in the restaurant
when the waiter (shout) _______.

20. WELL DONE!!