THE PAST

SIMPLE
TENSE
 PAST SIMPLE Why do we
learn it?

The past simple is the most common way of

talking about past events or states which have
finished.
It is often used with time expressions-
yesterday, last night, two years ago etc.
 L I N G Verbs ending in –e +d
SPEL e g ul a r ve r b s
RU L E S r

closed
BASE FORM + ED
liked
moved
played LIVE-

watched
ARRIV LIVED
E-A
LOVE- RRIVED
LOOK-LOOKED LOVED
START-STARTED
FINISH-FINISHED
verbs ending in a consonant + y
change –y to – i + ed

STUDY cry - cried

STUDIED try-tried

CARRIED copy-copied
CARRY
BE CAREFUL!!!

play-played
stay-stayed
Some verbs ending in a single consonant
+ the second last letter is a vowel
double the last letter+ ed

stopped travel - travelled

clap - clapped

planned drop - dropped

• EXAMPLES:

walked to the lake four days ago. (walk)

1. We____________

watched a horror film last night. (watch)

2. She___________

planned the whole trip yesterday. (plan)

3. They___________

studied
4. He____________ for the test last weekend.(study)
PAST SIMPLE-
How do we
IRREGULAR know which
VERBS verbs are
regular and
which are
irregular?

We have to
learn them!
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Infinitive Past simple Past participle

go went
see saw
do did
make made
have had
buy bought
GO WENT SEE SAW

MAKE MADE
DO DID

BUY BOUGHT

HAVE HAD
 Let’s use them in sentences:

1. They_______
went to Italy last week.(go)
2. We________
saw a concert in the park.(see)
3. She_______
had four lessons yesterday.(have)
4. My sister_______
made a cake for my birthday last month.(make)
5. Tom________
bought a new car two days ago.(buy)
Let’s make negative sentences

did not = didn’t

 Past simple- NEGATIVES –
-irregular verbs-

He went to the cinema

He didn’t go to the cinema.

She had a piano lesson.

She didn’t have a piano lesson.

 Write negative sentences:

didn’t walk
1. We____________ to the lake four days ago. (walk)

didn’t buy
2. I_________ a new car last Monday. (buy)
didn’t plan
3. They___________ the whole trip yesterday. (plan)
didn’t see
4. We ____________a concert last night. (see)
didn’t study
4. He____________ for the test last weekend.(study)
 Make the questions:

Did go
1. ________ he _______ to her last party? (go)
 
Did
2. ______ see
they _______ his story? (see)

did buy
3. Where________they_______ the jacket? (buy)

did arrive ? (arrive)

4. When ______she______

Did like the island?(like)

5. ______you_______
Correct the mistakes:

1. What were the first lesson yesterday?

What was the first lesson yesterday?
2. Sara didn’t walked to school.
Sara didn’t walk to school.
3. They didn’t went horse riding.
They didn’t go horse riding
4. I didn’t waited for a long time.
I didn’t wait for a long time
5. Did she made a model plane?
Did she make a model plane?