Simple Past Tense ... EFL Elementary Students Since this tense has always been problematic to most of EFL elementary students, I decided to prepare a powerpoint in order to help them realize what simple past tense exactly is. It also includes some examples and exercises. You can find more English materials on my Telegram channel. http://telegram.me/mlc92

1. Simple Past TenseSimple Past Tense
By: A . H . MirhabibiBy: A . H . Mirhabibi

2. When do we use the Simple Past tense?
We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an action started and finished at a
specific time in the past.
What are some common time expressions used with the past tense?

3. Note: There are some other types of verbs in English like modal verbs which will be discussed in further lessons.Note: There are some other types of verbs in English like modal verbs which will be discussed in further lessons.

4. Some Regular Verbs :
Watch Watched
Play Played
Visit Visited
Wash Washed

5. Some Irregular
Verbs :Go Went
Give Gave
See Saw
Teach Taught
Think Thought

6. I have lots of problems with my friend .
I had lots of problems with my friend .
Have Had

7. I play tennis every weekend.
I played tennis every weekend.
play played

8. I am very tired today.
I was very tired yesterday.
am was

9. Do / Does Did

10. Do you want to go to the cinema ?
Did you want to go to the cinema ?
Do Did

11. Does Ali teach English ?
Did Ali teach English ?
Does Did

12. Take
Am / Is
Are
Come
Get
Become
Took
Was
Were
Came
Got
Became

13. Are you happy?
Do they speak Persian?
Does she work here?
Is he hungry?
Are they students?
Do you like it?
WereWere you happy?
DidDid they speak Persian?
DidDid she work here?
WasWas he hungry?
WereWere they students?
DidDid you like it?

14. They were angry.
We went to the cinema.
She talked to him.
I bought a new car.
I was very hungry.
He watched TV.
They weren’tweren’t angry.
We didn’tdidn’t gogo to the cinema.
She didn’tdidn’t talktalk to him.
I didn’tdidn’t buybuy a new car.
I wasn’twasn’t very hungry.
He didn’tdidn’t watchwatch TV.

15. Last year, I(spend)________my holiday in Ireland. It (be)________great.
I(travel)___________ around the city by carwith two friends and we (visit)
________lots of interesting places. In the evenings, we usually (go)_______ to a
café. We (be)________very lucky with the weather. It (not/rain)___________ a lot.
We(see)________some beautiful rainbows. I(have) ______ an amazing holiday!
spentspent waswas
traveledtraveled visitedvisited
wentwent werewere
didn’t raindidn’t rain sawsaw
hadhad