Past simple

1) Meaning

Hercules lived in Greece. He was the son of Zeus, the most powerful
of the gods. Hercules was very Strong. He had to carry out twelve
labours to become a god. One of these was to kill the Hydra. The
Hydra was a monster with nine heads. It wasn’t easy to kill. Each
time he tried to cut off one of her heads, two more appeared in its
place. With the help of his nephew Iolaus, Hercules managed to cut
off eight of the heads. Then, he grabbed the ninth head and buried it
under a big rock. The Hydra was dead.
1) Do these verbs tell us about present, past or future? …………………………..
2) Are they finished actions? …………………………
We use past simple:

To talk about actions that

happened and finished at a
specific time in the past.

2) Form
Affirmative S + V in the past tense + …
e.g : Hercules lived in Greece.
Negative S + didn’t + V in base form + ……..
e.g : Hydra wasn’t easy to kill
Interrogative Did + S + V in base form?
e.g : Did Hercules manage to kill Hydra?
3) Self check
 Write the verbs in brackets in the past simple.
They ……………. (not/like) the food She …………….. (decide) to go to the park
yesterday. yesterday.
She …………………….. (visit) her friend last
week.
He ……………..(study) French last week.
They …………………….. ( not/travel) abroad
last year.