Past Simple

Cristina Ávila López2º Maestro Lengua Extranjera

Past finished action◦ Bart played football

yesterday

Past habit◦ Bart and Lisa often phoned

Moe, but he doesn’t have a telephone now

The use of the Past Simple

USES

Usually Yesterday Sometimes Always Last week/month/year When I was a child

Keywords

You can know when you have to use Past Simple tense !*

If the verb finishes in consonant, add “-ed” ◦ I played a volleyball match yesterday ◦ She worked really hard

If the verb finishes in “e”, add “-d”◦ We lived in Riotinto last month◦ They completed the exercises

Regular Verbs I

If the verb finishes C+V+C (consonant+vowel+consonant), double the consonant and add “-ed”◦ My family and me travelled to Paris last summer◦ When I was a child I preferred the yellow t-shirt

Regular Verbs II

He ______ (stay) at home all the day I ______ (look) back to find my book Rachel ______ (phone) me last day We _______ (arrive) late at home Phil and Sara ______ (want) an ice cream The cat ______ (need) a owner

Complete with the Past Simple tense (Regular verbs)

There are some irregular verbs:◦ Be was/ were (we’re going to explain later)◦ Have had ◦ Write wrote◦ Give gave◦ Go went◦ Take took◦ Do did

Irregular Verbs

Homer ____ (take) 3 photos!

I ______ (want) to watch the tennis match on Sunday, but I ____ (go) to bed early

The doctor ______ (stay) for ten minutes She _____ (write) a poem on Saint

Valentine’s Day James ___ (have) got a dog The parents of David ____ (give)

him a present to play with the Wii

Complete with the Past Simple tense (Regular and Irregular verbs)

“I wanted to see Gormiti at TV”

I did not want to see Gormiti at TV

Subject +did not +Verb infinitive + ComplementI didn’t play with the computer gamesLisa didn’t paint the car because she

read a book

Negative form

I went to the cinema yesterday

I didn’t go to the cinema yesterday

Did you go to the cinema yesterday?

Did Lisa play the saxophone?Did Lisa paint the car?Where did you go?What did you think?

Interrogative form I

(Wh)+ Did+ subject+ Verb infinitive+ Complement+ ?

SHORT ANSWERS:◦ Yes, I did◦ No, I did not/ didn’t

Did they play cards?

Did you take a photo?

Interrogative form II

I ______ (want) to go to school Mum _______ (check) my temperature She _____ _____ (not phone) her friend His father _______ (decide) that he ______

(need) a doctor. ___ they _____ (visit) their grandma? ___, they ___ I _____ ___ (not eat) in the bus

Now it’s your turn!

Pronouns

Past Simple

(+)

Past Simple

(-)

I Was Wasn’t

You Were Weren’t

He /She /It

Was Wasn’t

We Were Weren’t

You Were Weren’t

They Were Weren’t

Irregular verb: to bePast Simple

(?)

Wh+ be (past)+ subj+

compl...?

-Where were you born? I was born in Huelva-When was your birthday party? It was last month

Claire ___ (be) ill. So she _____ (not be) at school last week.

We ____ (be) at the cinema yesterday. Mr and Mrs Barnes ____ (be) on holiday last

week. You ____ (be) here yesterday. Zoe ___ (be) at home for to weeks. She ___ (be) in bed with flu. They ______ (not be) in the

kitchen in this moment.

Past Simple: To be (+ & -)

When ____ you born? ____ you happy when you listen the notice? What ___ the matter? ___ Patricia an actress? ___ John Lenon from England? ____ you away yesterday, Emma?

Past Simple: To be (?)