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Tema: Past Simple

Docente: Víctor Castro Luy
Past Simple
 Positive:

Subject: Verb: Rest of sentence:

I / You / We / They walked to the park yesterday.

He / She / It saw a movie last night.
 Time Expressions:
• yesterday • last week
• a minute ago • last month
• a week ago • last Saturday
• a year ago • in 1999
• a few days ago • in the past
 Spelling Rules:
ed – usually add -ed started
wanted
needed
d – when a word ends with e, add -d baked
danced
arrived
ied – when a word ends with y and there is a tried
consonant before the y, take away y and add - cried
ied. fried
double last letter – when a word ends with stopped
consonant, vowel, consonant – double the last slipped
letter and add –ed. (never double w,x,y) played – don’t double
d ed ied double
like need try stop
hate want fry plan
Let’s practice…
She ______________
cooked (cook) dinner last night.
They ______________
danced (dance) at the party last week.
We ______________
moved (move) to Israel two years ago.
Dana ______________
traveled (travel) to England last summer.
I ______________
wanted (want) to play tennis yesterday.
He ______________
tried (try) to fix the broken window last
Monday.
planned
They ______________ (plan) the party last week.
Negative:
Subject didn’t V-1 rest of sentence

I / You / We / They watch TV yesterday.

didn’t go to school last week.
He / She / It
Let’s practice…
didn’t bake
She ______________ (not bake) a cake last night.
played
They ______________ (play) football last week.
didn’t fly
We ______________ (not fly) to Israel two years ago.
Dana ______________
didn’t visit (not visit) England last summer.
stayed
I ______________ (stay) home all day yesterday.
arrived
He ______________ (arrive) at six last night.
didn’t go
They ______________ (not go) to the party last week.
Yes / No Questions:
Did subject V-1 rest of sentence?

Did I / you / we / they watch TV yesterday?

he / she / it go to school last week?
Let’s practice…
Did
_______ eat
she ______________ (eat) a cake last night?
Did
_______ play
they ______________ (play) basketball last week?
Did
_______ visit
we ______________ (visit) Italy two years ago?
_______
Did drive
Dana ______________ (drive) to Eilat last summer?
Did
_______ they ______________
clean (clean) their house yesterday?
 to be:
• Positive:
subject was / were rest of sentence.
I / he / she / it was in New York last year.
you / we / they were at the party last night.

• Negative:
subject wasn’t / weren’t rest of sentence.
I / he / she / it wasn’t in New York last year.
you / we / they weren’t at the party last night.

• Question:
Was / Were subject rest of sentence.
Was I / he / she / it in New York last year?
Were you / we / they at the party last night?
More practice…
• I _________
bought (buy) a nice dress yesterday.
• _____________
Did you ______________
eat (eat) breakfast this morning?
• _______________(be)
Were you at home yesterday?
• I ____________________
didn’t have (not have) time to do my homework.
• _______________
Did do
you ________________ (do) homework?
• He _____________________
thought (think) that he finished his homework.
• She ______________________
didn’t eat (not eat) breakfast.
• ________________(be)
Was he tired?
• He ______________
wasn’t (not be) tired.
• They __________________
felt (feel) tired.
• ________________
Did they ______________
catch (catch) the train?
• They ________________________
didn’t cut (not cut) the paper.
• The dog ______________
wasn’t (not be) under the table.
• She ______________
began (begin) school when she was six.
Wh’ Questions:

Wh - word did subject v1 rest of

sentence
When did I / you/ we /they / see a cow?
he / she / it

What did you do yesterday?

Where did he eat lunch yesterday?
How did they go to work?
1. She flew to Thailand last year.
• Where did she fly last year?
 When did she fly to Thailand?

2. They went home by foot.

 Where did they go by foot?
 How did they go home?
Wh- Subject Questions:
Who / What Verb2 (past) Rest of sentence
Who broke the window?
What happened yesterday?

Who cleaned my room?

What fell on the floor?
Who walked the dog?
1. She flew to Thailand last year.
• Who flew to Thailand last year?

2. They went shopping last night.

 Who went shopping last night?

Who / What Verb2 (past) Rest of sentence

Who broke the window?
What happened yesterday?
Let’s practice…

• Dana bought a beautiful present yesterday.

Who bought a beautiful present yesterday?

What did Dana buy yesterday?
When did Dana buy a beautiful present?