Past simple

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THE PAST SIMPLE

2. We use the Simple Past to express the idea that an
action started and finished at a specific time in the past.

3. SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Verb TO BE Verb TO DO
Regular verbs
Irregular verbs
Negative
Sentenses
Positive
Sentenses
Questions
To express
existence
There was
There were
Adverbs of time

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

5. Verb TO BE: Positive Sentenses
•was at school
yesterday.
I
He
She
It
•were at school
yesterday.
We
You
They

6. Verb TO BE: Negative Sentenses
•was´nt at school
yesterday.
I
He
She
It
•weren´t at
school yesterday.
We
You
They

7. verb TO BE: Questions
Was
I
He
She
It
hungry?
Yes, she was hungry.
Yes, she was.
No, she wasn’t hungry.
No, she wasn’t.
Were
We
You
They
hungry?
Yes, we were hungry.
Yes, we were.
No, we weren’t hungry.
No, we weren’t.

8. Verb TO DO
English has two types of verbs in the past: verbs form
REGULAR
• Needed
• Played
• Studied
• Jumped
• Worked
IRREGULAR
• Came
• Bought
• Became
• Caught
• Bought

9. Verb TO DO: Negative Sentences
•didn’t clean the
windows.
•didn’t play tennis last
weekend.
•didn’t go the dentist.
I
He
She
It
We
You
They

10. verb TO DO: Questions
Did
I
He
She
It
We
You
They
find your
umbrella?
Yes, I found my umbrella.
Yes, I did.
No, I didn’t find my umbrella.
No, I didn’t.

11. Exercise
Transform the sentences into Past Simple Tense.
She is at the park now.
- She was at the park yesterday.
- She wasn’t at the park yesterday.
- Was she at the park yesterday?
She goes to the hospital to visit her friend.
- She went to the hospital to visit her friend last week.
- She didn’t go to the hospital to visit her friend last week.
- Did she go to the hospital to visit her friend last week?

12. 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?

13. 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?

14. WELL DONE!!