PAST SIMPLE 1

AFFIRMATIVE
 HOW TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE
To form the past simple we have to distinguish:

• regular verbs: dance, play, walk,…

• irregular verbs: eat, swim, drive,…

They are only different in the affirmative form.

I typed He swam They had
 AFFIRMATIVE: REGULAR
• To form the past simple we add –ED to the infinitive.
• All persons have the same form:
I/ you/ we/ they/ walk+ed
He she/ it play+ed
• Spelling changes
 Verbs ending in cons-y →ied
I study → I studied
 Monosyllables verbs (CVC) → double the consonant
He stops → He stopped
 Verbs ending in –e → d
She dances → She danced
 AFFIRMATIVE IRREGULAR
• Irregular verbs don’t have a fixed pattern.
• You must learn irregular verbs by heart.
(look at the list at the end of the book)
I run → I ran
He drives → He drove
They fly → They flew
• Be careful: most of the verbs we often use are
irregular.
 USES OF THE PAST SIMPLE
• We use the past simple to talk about:
completed actions in the past

• Time references:
yesterday, in 2011,…
last month, day, year, summer…
I saw Paul yesterday
Diana played tennis last Friday
 YOUR TURN NOW 1
 Look at the pictures.

 Write complete affirmative sentences using the

past simple (regular or irregular).

 Check your answers.

 Pete/ borrow

Pete borrowed a book from the library

 The children/ visit

The children visited their grandparents

 Mum/ make

Mum made pancakes

 Sue & Rick/ swim

Sue and Rick swam

Jim/ vote

Jim voted
Tom/ run

Tom ran
 Jane/ eat

Jane ate spaghetti

 He/ find

He found gold
 The pigs/ dance

The pigs danced

 She/ wear

She wore a costume

 Carl/ sign

Carl signed a contract

 They/ play

They played the drums

 Tim/ write

Tim wrote an essay

 Fill in the blanks with the past simple:

1. Tim ……………… at half past seven (get up)

2. Gina ……………… French last year (study)
3. Carol ……………… a shower yesterday (have)
4. The boys ……………… football (play)
5. It ……………… cold last Sunday (be)
6. The bus ……………… late (arrive)
7. Dad ……………….. a fantastic laptop (buy)
8. John …………………. his parents (phone)
9. Terry ………………… home last week (come)
 KEY

1. Tim GOT UP at half past seven.

2. Gina STUDIED French last year.
3. Carol HAD a shower yesterday.
4. The boys PLAYED football.
5. It WAS cold last Sunday.
6. The bus ARRIVED late.
7. Dad BOUGHT a fantastic laptop.
8. John PHONED his parents.
9. Terry CAME home last week.