SIMPLE PAST

Professor: ALICIA RIVERA TELENTA

IE.PNP. SANTA ROSA DE LIMA 2001
2022
Objective:
Past Simple Tense is used to refer to
actions that were completed in a time
period before the present time. In Simple
Past the process of performing the action
is not important. What matters is that the
action was completed in past. The action
may have been in the recent past or a long
time ago.
When do we use the Simple Past
tense?

We use Simple Past to express the idea that

an action started and finished at a specific
time in the past.
What are some common time
expressions used with the past
tense?
Examples:
I saw Maria yesterday.

Last Friday, the students took their spelling and

vocabulary tests.

They got married two years ago.

How do we form the simple past
tense?
English has two types of
verbs in the past tense:  taught
 walked
 Regular verbs  studied
 Irregular verbs  gave
 became
Look at the following
list of past tense  cried
verbs…  lived
which verbs are regular,  did
and which are
irregular?
 Exercises:
didn´t drink
1. I _________________ (not / drink) any beer last night.
got on
2. She _________________ (get on) the bus in the center of the city.
did he get up
3. What time _________________ (he / get up) yesterday?
did you get off
4. Where _________________ (you / get off) the train?
didn´t change
5. I _________________ (not / change) trains at Victoria.
woke up
6. We _________________ (wake up) very late.
did he give
7. What _________________ (he / give) his mother for Christmas?
recived
8. I _________________ (receive) £300 last year.
didn´t use
9. We _________________ (not / use) the computer last night.
Did she make
10. _________________ (she / make) good coffee?
 Used to

Used to is a phrase that can mean

“accustomed or habituated to” or refers
to something from the past that is no
longer true. Use to and used to are
also frequently used in English
grammar as modal verb phrases.
 AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE

Example:

I used to ride my bicycle to school.

she used to study Japanese.
 Negative sentence

Example:

I didn’t use to exercise.

My classmate didn’t use to study hard.
 Yes no Question

Did you use to play hide and seek?

Did you use to read fairy tales?

 Do you remember?

Hopscotch board jacks

Run UP the Red Light, Green Light.

slide.
Exercises
Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.

200 years ago …

1. people used to / didn’t use to make their own clothes.
2. people used to / didn’t use to have mobile phones.
3. people used to / didn’t use to read books.
4. people used to / didn’t use to watch TV.
5. people used to / didn’t use to drive cars.
6. people used to / didn’t use to walk everywhere.
Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.

1 Why did people _______________ mend their clothes?

a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
2 I _______________ like watching football, but now I do.
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
3 What did you _______________ like doing when you were young?
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
4 John _______________ like Mary, but he doesn’t now.
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
5 People _______________ produce as much rubbish as we do nowadays.
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
6 Did you _______________ collect anything when you were young?
a) used to b) use to c) didn’t use to
 Complete these sentences with used to or didn’t
use to.

didn´t use to
I _______________ play the guitar, but I do now.
used to
I _______________ ride a bike, but I don’t any more.
used to
I _______________ collect stamps, but I don’t any more.
didn´t use to
I _______________ enjoy getting up early, but I do now.
didn´t use to
I _______________ be worried about the environment, but I am now.
used to
I _______________ be afraid of flying, but I’m not anymore.
didn´t use to
I _______________ know how to use a computer, but I do now.
 METACOGNITION

What do you understand about used to?

What did you use to play when you were a child?