Simple Past

Irregular verbs
 Had
• Is the past of “have”

I had an Ice Cream yesterday

You had eggs for breakfast

 Had
• Is the past of “have”

She had a Teddy when she was younger

My parents had 2 kids

 Saw
• Is the past of “see”

I saw a baby at the mall

We saw a movie last week

 Went
• Is the past of “go”

I went to the park

We went to the school

 Went
• Is the past of “go”

He went swimming

They went by car

 Rode
• Is the past of “ride”

I rode a horse

We rode our bikes

 Wrote
• Is the past of “write”

I wrote a letter

She wrote a song

 Bought
• Is the past of “buy”

I bought a skateboard

They bought a ball

 Said
• Is the past of “say”

I said “Hello!”

She said “Stop!”

 Took
• Is the past of “take”

I took a bus

She took us to the playgroung

 Won
• Is the past of “win”

I won a present

He won the game

 Was
• Is the past of “be” in singular (is/am)

I was happy!

It was sunny
 Were
• Is the past of “be” in plural (are)

They were sad

We were in the zoo

What about the
negative?
We use “didn`t” / “wasn`t” / “weren`t” to
make sentences in the negative.
 Negative
• Didn`t

I didn`t have an Ice Cream yesterday

 Negative
Did not

I did not go to the park

 Negative
Wasn`t

It wasn`t raining last week

 Negative
Weren`t

They weren`t in the playgroung

What about the
interrogative?
We use “did” / “was” / “were” to make
sentences in the interrogative.
 Interrogative
• Did

Did you ride a bike on the weekend?

Yes! I did!
 Interrogative
• Did

Did you write a letter to your mom?

No. I didn`t!
Interrogative
• Was

Was it snowing last year?

Yes! It was!
Interrogative
• Was

Was she sad?

No! She wasn`t!

Interrogative
• Were

Were they in the school?

Yes! They were!

 Interrogative
• Were

Were there ghosts in the room?

No! There weren`t!

Exercises
Choose the best option to complete the
sentence
 Copy and answer on your notebook
• 1) I _________ my bike (wrote/ went/ rode)
• 2) She _________ cereal for breakfast (took/ said/ had)
• 3) The day _______ cold and windy (were/ was/ had)
• 4) They _________ swimming in the recreation center (went/ played/ wrote)
• 5) I __________ a bus to school (went/ had/ took)
• 6) He _________ sad yesterday (were/ was/ went)
• 7) They _________ very happy in the morning (was/ were/ said)
• 8) She __________ Orange Juice and Ice Cream in the cafe (went/ said/ had)