THE PAST SIMPLE
Form: S + V- ed/ V2

I watched soccer last night
I met him yesterday
2 types of verbs

REGULAR
IRREGULAR
Regular verb form
V-ed for all persons

play  played
work  worked
stay  stayed
listen  listened
Irregular verb form
We are required to learn by heart
speak  spoke
eat  ate
see  saw
fly  flew
think  thought
Negative Sentences
S + DID NOT + VERB (base form)

Example:
I did not work yesterday
or
I didn’t work yesterday


INCORRECT: I didn’t worked


Yes /No Questions
DID + subject + main verb + ................ ?

Example:

Did you work yesterday?
- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.
More examples:


- I didn’t go on holiday last year

- I didn’t went on holiday last year
Verb TO BE in positive

I
he
she
it

you
we
they
was

were
I was in class yesterday morning
They were on holiday last Sunday
Verb TO BE in negative
S+ 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


verb TO BE in Yes /No Questions

WAS / WERE + subject + .............. ?

Example:

Were you at home last weekend?
- Yes, I was.
- No, I wasn’t.
Past Simple Use
An action that completed at a definite time in the past

I went to the beach last Sunday
I bought a new car yesterday.
Past Simple Use
Actions that happened one after the other in the past (to tell a story)

He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
I went into the disco and I saw my favourite girl, then I asked her to dance,...

Words and expressions that usually appear with a verb in the Past Simple.
Last week/ night /Monday/year/ month
……..ago
Yesterday
In (1986)
The other day...
Spelling (Way of adding-ed)
1) Double the consonant if it is preceded by a vowel.
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 (but: play – played)
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?


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?





Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

Last year I (spend) ________my holiday in Ireland.
It (be) ________great.
I (travel)___________ around by car with two friends and we (visit) ________lots of interesting places.
In the evenings we usually (go)_______ to a pub.
spent
was
travelled
visited
went
One night we even (learn)________ some Irish dances.
We (be) ________very lucky with the weather.
It (not / rain)___________ a lot.
But we (see) ________some beautiful rainbows.
Where (spend / you)__________ your last holiday?
learnt
were
saw
didn’t rain
did you spend
Look at the pictures and make sentences describing the pictures using the words given in past simple tense
Play football
Play the piano
Cook omlette
Call home
SEMP
draw
Look for
Wash
Ask
SEMP
Thanks for your attention.