-Use when an action happened at a In questions and negatives we use did,
specific time in the past and is now didn’t + infinitive
finished.
Time expressions: last year, week
month, ago, yesterday morning,
evening, in 1892, in winter, when I was
young
-sometimes used to tell a story
There was a man who lived in….
Past simple ends –ed(regular verbs)
We invited them to our party, but they
decided not to come.
But many verbs are irregular:
write- wrote, go-went…
One of your relative just come back from
holiday :Please ask her about it and write
down the questions and the anwers.
1.Where /go?________________________
I went to____________________________
2. go /alone?_________________________
No,_______________________________
3.Food/good?________________________
Yes,________________________________
4. make /friends________________________
__________________________________
Yes?_____________________________
5.Stay /at an apartman?________________
__________________________________
No,______________________________
6.stay /at a hotel
___________________________________
Yes,_____________________________
7.How long /stay there?
__________________________________
I_____________________________
8.the weather/ nice?
________________________________
Yes,_____________________________
9.What /do /in the evenings?
____________________________________
____________________________________
10.meet /anybody interesting?
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
I/She /they liked milk.
I/She/they didn’t like milk.
Did I/She/they like milk?
Yes, I/She/they did.
No, I/She/they didn’t.
Be careful when DO is the main verb
of the sentence:
What did you do last summer?
I didn’t do anything interesting.
The past of be :was, were
Use the correct verb form positive or
negative
It wasn’t warm, so I__________on my
pullover.(put)
The film was very good.I _________
(enjoy) it very much.
She _________(cook) the dinner.
They ____(go) on a sightseeing tour .
It ___________ (be) cold outside yesterday
evening.
Tim______(not fight) with his friend.
Sue_____(have ) a baby last week. They are
happy .
Peter _________(not use ) computer.
Why_______you ________(shout) at me?
Who________(be)your best friend at school?
My parents _________(not phone) me
A few years ago I___________(want) to buy a
new car.
I___________(not have) enough money.
I _____(start) to work .
My neighbours _________(need) a babysitter.
Thier boys ___(be) real monsters.
I________(cannot) do this job .
We ____(go) on holiday.
My husband ____(drive) very carefully.
You ___________ (not get ) any good idea.