1.To talk about actions that happened at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time adverb (yesterday, last Mont.):“Last year I took my exams”.

2. It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in the past but not now:"I lived in Asia for two years."

3. It is also used to talk about habitual or repeated actions that took place in the past:"When I was a child we always went to the seaside on holiday."

The Simple Past Tense The Simple Past Tense is usedis used

The Simple Past Tense

Time expressions: Yesterday, last month, last year, last time, … ago, in ...

My friends travelled to Makkah two weeks ago

Simple past timeline

For example:

"Last year I took my exams."

"I got married in 1992."

•We returned to our school.

She washed her car

Use

I studied English when I was a child.

Use

They lived in Great Britain .

Examples

He watched a film on TV.

Examples

Affirmative:The past tense of regular verbs is formed by adding –ed to the base form of the verb.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR VERBS

I worked hard last weekend

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Cry y crcried ied If the verb ends with yy preceded by a

consonant, change it into iedied If not, ………………………Play Played

Live e LivLiveded•Verbs ending inVerbs ending in e e receivereceive d d onlyonly

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Plan plannned If the verb consists of one syllable and ends with

cvc, double the last letterPer-mit Permittted If the verb consists of two syllables, ends with

cvc and the second syllable is stressed, double the last letter

If not, just add edHa-ppen Ha-ppened

Pronunciation NotesPronunciation Notes::

T & D + ed = / IdId /Wanted Needed

Voiceless sounds like (s, k, p, f, sh, ch & x) + ed = / tt /Missed, Looked, Stopped, Washed, Watched, Relaxed,

Handcuffed Voiced sounds like (b, g, l, m, n, r, v & z) + ed = / dd /

Robbed, Snarled, Referred, Lived, Listened, Bugged, Gazed, Hummed

We ate cherries last week.

Examples

I made a big cake.Examples

•We went to the museum last week.

We drank tea and ate biscuits after the match.

Yesterday I went for a swim.

Simple Past Tense: Irregular verbs

Affirmative: Irregular past verb forms must be learned because they don’t

follow any rule: Go went Come came Buy bought Drink drank Eat ate Find found See saw

I went to Paris last July

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS

Negative: Use did not or didn’t + a base form verb to make the past simple tense negative. I didn’t work last summer

I didn’t live in a flat during my last Summer holidays.

I didn’t go to Berlin last July

NEGATIVE

I did not go (didn’t)You did not go (didn’t)He did not go (didn’t)She did not go (didn’t)It did not go (didn’t)We did not go (didn’t)You did not go (didn’t)They did not go (didn’t)

• I didn’t didn’t go to the party• You didn’tdidn’t do the homework• He didn’t didn’t play football• She didn’tdidn’t sing the song• They didn’tdidn’t have babies.

We didn’t play football

Use

Interrogative:

Use did + subject + a base form verb to make the past simple interrogative.

Did you play sport last Summer?

Did you travel by boat last holidays?

Yes, I did.

Did you see any dolphins?

No I didn’t.

PAST SIMPLE TENSE: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS

interrogative

Did I go?

Did you go?

Did he go?

Did she go? Did it go?

Did we go?

Did you go? Did they go?

•Did Did you play tennis?•Did Did he see the handsome boy?•Did Did she buy a black dog?•DidDid they have twins?

Did she play the piano?

Examples

Past simple Past simple tense: tense:

AffirmativeAffirmative

Regular Regular verbsverbs

NegativeNegative QuestionsQuestionsShort Short answer answer

Short Short answeanswerr

I workI workeded.. I didn't work.I didn't work. Did I work?Did I work? Yes, I Yes, I did.did.

No, I No, I didn't.didn't.

He workHe workeded.. He didn't He didn't work.work. Did he work?Did he work? Yes, he Yes, he

did.did.No, he No, he didn't.didn't.

She workShe workeded.. She didn't She didn't work.work.

Did sheDid she work?work?

Yes, Yes, she did.she did.

No, No, she she didn't.didn't.

It workIt workeded.. It didn't work.It didn't work. Did it work?Did it work? Yes, it Yes, it did.did.

No, it No, it didn't.didn't.

You workYou workeded.. You didn't You didn't work.work.

Did you Did you work?work?

Yes you Yes you did.did.

No, No, you you didn't.didn't.

We workWe workeded.. We didn't We didn't work.work. Did we work?Did we work? Yes we Yes we

did.did.No, we No, we didn't.didn't.

They workThey workeded.. They didn't They didn't work.work.

Did they Did they work?work?

Yes Yes they they did.did.

No,theNo,they y didn't.didn't.

What did he do yesterday?

He bought a present.

What did he do last year?

He climbed a mountain.

What did he do last night?

He listened to the radio.

What did she do yesterday?

She wrote a letter.

What did he eat yesterday?

He ate Chinese food.

Where did he go last week?

He went to the library.

What happened yesterday?

He lost the key.

What did he do yesterday?

He cleaned the house and cooked.

Did he read a book last night?

No, he didn’t.

Did he read the newspaper last night?

Yes, he did.

What did he do last summer?

He rode an elephant and swam in the sea.