Actions that occurred in the

past that refer to the time they

occurred and the time they
ended.

Simple past & present perfect

Simple past

Things to remember
Simple past tense may refer to:
 one event complete in the past.
 repeated events completed in the past
and no longer happening.
 duration of an event completed in the
past.
Simple past
 One event complete in the past.
it mentions the time when the action was completed, we often
use expressions like “yesterday, two week ago ,ect.
Example :

I went to Mecca last year.

They lived in Depok in 1979.

I finished the report two weeks ago.

Simple past
 Repeated events completed in the past
and no longer happening.
it has the frequency of time when the action was finished, we
often use expressions like “a lot, every day, all the time”.
Example:
I played tennis a lot when I was younger.
I did two hours of homework every day.
Simple past
 Duration of an event completed in the
past.
it emphasizes that the event lasts for some time - there is a
duration of time, we often use expressions like ”all day, For a
long time” (all… / for…)
Example :
 I talked with my mother on the phone all night.
 I talked with my mother on the phone for 2 hours.
Simple past

V 2 ,did ,
Subject Others
Was/Were

I bought the blue dress.

Positive
Form
She did Do my homework

He was at the hall.

Simple past

Didn’t+verb 1
Subject Others
Wasn’t/Weren’t

I Didn’t buy the blue dress.

Negative
Form
She Didn’t do my homework

He Wasn’t at the hall.

Simple past

Did
Subject Verb 1 Others
Was/Were

Question Did you buy the blue dress?

Form
my
Did She Do
homework?
at the
Was He
hall?
Note for Simple Past Tense
Simple past tense
 The regular ending for the past simple, for all persons, is –ed.

 Only the verb to be has two separate forms for the past: was for the
singular, were for the plural.

 There are many verbs ending in “t” such as learnt, burnt, spilt,
dwelt, etc.

 The word ago requires the use of past tense, even if the indicated

time came almost up to the present, e.g. They left one minute ago.
Thank you