Read the sentences and find the common points in sentences.

I worked in Çanakkale last year. AFFIRMATIVE

You played the violin yesterday. PAST TIME
We lived in Berlin 5 years ago. ADVERBS
They used a new method in 1950.
VERBS with ‘ED’
She watched a film last Sunday. PAST
He waited 2 hours this morning. EXPERIENCE
It started in1939.

✘ We use «past simple tense» to talk about things that happened

in the past. We use «ed» with regular verbs.
 Read the sentences and find common points in sentences.

I bought a new coat last week. AFFIRMATIVE

You drank tea with milk yesterday. PAST TIME
We had many problems last year. ADVERBS
They gave free tickets two days ago.
IRREGULAR
VERBS
She took shower 15 days ago. PAST
He met with friends last Sunday. EXPERIENCE
It slept outside last winter.

✘ We don’t use «ed» with irregular verbs. You need to learn all
of the irregular verbs.
 Irregular Verbs

Take – taked - took

Come – comed - came
Eat – eated- ate
Cut – cuted- cut
Get – geted- got
Leave – leaved - left
Ride – rided - rode
Say – sayed- said
Speak – speaked - spoke

✘ We must learn irregular verbs individually.

 Read the sentences and find common points in sentences.
I didn’t live in Amsterdam 5 years ago. NEGATIVE
You didn’t study at King’s College in 2015.
We didn’t sleep in a hotel last Wednesday. DIDN’T
They didn’t take any photos last summer.
PAST TIME
ADVERBS
She didn’t go to the cinema yesterday.
He didn’t die in 1995. PAST TIME
It didn’t fly this evening. EXPERIENCE
✘ We use «didn’t» before the verb with regular and irregular verbs to make
negative sentences.
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+Yes, you did. -No, you didn’t.

Did I clean to clean the house last week?
Did you talk with your parents last night? + Yes, I did. -No, I didn’t.
Did we live in Manchester 2 years ago? +Yes, we did. -No, we didn’t.
Did they become teachers in 2016 ?
+ Yes, they did. - No, they didn’t.

Did he like skating when he was 8? +Yes, he did. -No, he didn’t.

Did she work in Microsoft in 1990s? +Yes, she did. -No, she didn’t.
Did it chase the cats yesterday?
+Yes, it did. -No, it didn’t.

✘ We use «did» at the beginning of the sentences to ask questions in

Past Simple Tense.
 Find the mistakes
✘ Does he like playing Golf last week?  Did he
✘ I like eating pizza when I was 15 years old.  I liked
✘ She singed a song yesterday.  She sang
✘ The film didn’t finished two hours ago.  finish
✘ My friends goed on holiday last summer.  My friends went
✘ She heared her little sister crying 5 minutes ago.  She heard
✘ We don’t play in the garden at break yesterday.  We didn’t play
✘ My students studyed regularly last year.  studied
✘ Do we move to the new house in 2019?  Did we
✘ Did they solved all of the questions last lesson?  solve
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PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE PAST SIMPLE TENSE

He washes the dishes every evening. He washed the dishes last evening.

We listen always listen to pop music. We listened to pop music yesterday.

Children drink milk in the mornings. Children drank milk last morning.

My dog usually doesn’t like chasing cats. My dog didn’t like chasing dogs last year.

I don’t generally read poetry books. I didn’t read poetry books last semester.

Does your sister study at Başarı College? Did your sister study at Başarı College in
2015?
Do you often meet with your friends? Did you meet with your friends yesterday?
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We use past Simple Tense to talk about finished actions.

• I worked as a teacher in 2005.

• My friends went to Spain last summer for holiday.
• The dogs didn’t sleep last night.
• Did you wash the dishes last evening?
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
I
I
You
You didn’t listen to music yesterday.
We listened to music yesterday.
We
They
They
didn’t see a beautiful car last
saw a beautiful car last week
He week.
He
She
She
It
It
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SHORT SHORT
QUESTIONS ANSWER ANSWER
I Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
You
listen to music yesterday? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
We
Yes, you did. No, you didn’t.
They
Yes, they did. No, they
didn’t.
Did

QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWER SHORT ANSWER

He Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.

She see a beautiful car last Yes, she did. No, she didn’t.

It week? Yes, it did. No, it didn’t.

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Thanks!
Any questions?