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 SIMPLE PAST TENSE :
AFFIRMATIVE, NEGATIVE AND
QUESTIONS
THE SIMPLE PAST
The past tense in English is used to talk about the
Something that was true for
past:
some time in the past:
Gabriel Garcia Marquez wrote ‘Cien años de
Solead’
I lived abroad for ten years.
Something that happened again and again in the
past: He enjoyed being a student.
When I was a boy I walked a mile to school every She played a lot of tennis when
day. she was younger.
We swam a lot while we were on holiday.
They always enjoyed visiting their friends.
SIMPLE PAST TENSE
Questions and negatives
We use did to make questions with the past tense:
When did you meet your wife?
Where did you go for your last holidays?
Did she play tennis when she was younger?
Did you live abroad?
ACTIVITY
Answer the questions above and read your answer aloud.
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE
The simple past tense is used to talk about finished actions that happened
at a specific time in the past. You state when it happened using a time
adverb. You form the simple past of a verb by adding - ed onto the end of a
regular verb but, irregular verb forms have to be learnt.
You use the simple past tense to mention:
● A time in the past:
For example: "Last month Lucia got married to Edward"
● It can be used to describe events that happened over a period of time in
the past but not now.
For example: "I lived in the United States for three years."
 SIMPLE PAST TENSE
•The simple past tense is also used to talk about habitual or
repeated actions that took place in the past.
For example: "When Valerie was a child we
always went to the park every afternoon."
You use the simple past tense to mention:
● A time in the past:
For example: "Last month Mary graduated from
university"
● It can be used to describe events that happened over a
period of time in the past but not now.
For example: "I lived in the United States for
three years."
PAST SIMPLE
QUESTIONS
TIME EXPRESSION IN THE PAST
RULES TO FORM THE PAST SIMPLE OF
REGULAR VERBS
ACTIVITY 1
Write the following verbs in the past simple:
Slapped
1. Slap ___________________ 12. use __________________
Used
2. Wave __________________
Waved 13. prefer ________________
Preferred
3. Lift ____________________
Lifted 11. drag _________________
Dragged
4. Promise Promised
________________ 14. pray __________________
Played
5. Carry __________________
Carried 15. point _________________
Pointed
6. Plan ___________________
Planned 16. appear ________________
Appeared
7. Mope __________________
Moped 17. relax __________________
Relaxed
8. Smile __________________
Smiled 18. borrow ________________
Borrowed
9. Fail ____________________
Failed 19. cry ____________________
Cried
10.File ____________________
Filed 20. ship ___________________
Shipped
IRREGULAR VERBS
 ACTIVITY 2
Complete the sentences by using the SIMPLE PAST of the giving verbs. Use each
verb ONCE only. All of the verbs have irregular past forms.
Bite _______
Bit feel ________
Felt leave __________
Left Draw ________
Drank forget _________
Forgot lend ____________
Lent
Drive ______
Drove get ________
Got ride ___________
Rode Fall ________ hear _________
Heard steal ____________
Stole
Feed ______ hurt ________ take ___________
Took
speak ________ eat _________ be ______________
Was/Were
Fed
Keep _______ Hurt
light _________ Spoke
strike ___________ dig __________ fly Ate
__________ catch ____________
Kept
Feed ________ Lit
make ________ Struck
forgive __________ Dug
Know ________ Flew
bring __________ Caught
spend ___________
Teach ________ have _________
Made Forgave
swim ____________ write ________
Knew read ___________
Brought Spent
win _____________
ChooseTaught
_______ begin _________
Had fall ______________
Swam run __________
Wrote say ____________
Rode stick _____________
Won
Chose Began Fell Ran Said Stuck
 ACTIVITY 3
1. Mary walked to school today. Rebecca drove her car. Rode
Alison __________ her bicycle. Sandy
Took
________ the bus.
2. When Alan slipped on the icy sidewalk yesterday, he ______ Fell down and _______
Hurt his back. His
back is very painful today.
3. I didn’t have any money yesterday, so my roommate _________ Lent me enough so I could pay for my
lunch.
4. The children had a Good time at the park yesterday. They ____ Fed the ducks with small pieces of bread.
5. Alice called the police yesterday because someone ________ Stole her bicycle while she was in the library
studying. She’s very angry.
6. Dick _____________
Left his apartment in a hurry this morning because he was late for school. That’s
why he __________
Forgot to bring his book to class.
Took
7. The children ______________ pictures of themselves in art class yesterday.
8. I have a cold. Yesterday I _________
Felt terrible, but I am feeling better now.
9. Last night I ____________
Heard a strange noise in the house around 2:00 am. So I ____ Got up to investigate.
10. My dog isn’t very frendly. Yesterday she ______Bit my neighbor’s leg. Luckily my dog is very old and
doesn’t have Sharp teeth, so she didn’t hurt my neighbor.
 ACTIVITY 4
Using the past tense expressions that are below make sentences
indicating the
activities that you did in the past. Some of these expressions usually go at
the end
or at the beginning of the sentences.
For example: Yesterday I went to the doctor.
I went to the doctor yesterday.

● …ago. In the past

● Last … This morning
● Recently. During the day
● A little while ago. In 2010
● A long time ago. When I was a
child
 ACTIVITY 4 ANSWERS
I visited my grandparents' farm years ago and had an unforgettable experience.

Last night, I watched a movie with my friends.

This morning, I went for a jog in the park.

Recently, I visited a new art gallery in town.

During the day, I worked on a project for my job.

A little while ago, I finished reading a fascinating book.

In 2010, I traveled to Europe for the first time.

A long time ago, I used to play the piano regularly.

When I was a child, I loved building sandcastles at the beach.

 ACTIVITY 5
1. Conjugate the verb in past tense
Example: I_______ soccer for hours. (to play) ---- I played soccer for hours
Planned to travel to Europe this year but we couldn’t. (to plan)
2. We ________
Lived in Huston. (to live)
3. James didn’t ______
Loved his car very much (to love)
4. My uncle ______
Happened yesterday evening (to happen)
5. That terrible accident _________
Died
6. Phillip __________ at home in very strange circumstances (to die)
7. Susan _______
Studied law in the university of Bogotá (to study)
Enjoye the party last night (to enjoy)
8. He ________
d
Suffered a heart attack last year (to suffer)
9. My neighbor _______
Livedin Brazil for last year? (to live)
10. Did you _____
Called Debbie (to call)
11. You didn’t _____
LISTENING COMPREHENSION :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOZ1_M2szj0
ACTIVITY 6
Went Ate
Saw Bought

Left
No , he didn´t

He went to the cinema

He went on his own

He saw a film called the pirate's

treasure
Mark and Susan saw a movie last night

No , he didn´t

Because he paid for the tickets and Susan ate his

popcorm
Irregular verbs ACTIVITY 7
1. Put the verbs in brackets into Past Simple.
Had
Ann and Kate ________ (to have) nice weekends! On Friday evening they ______ Were (to be) at the
playground. They _______
Played (to play) with a ball. On Saturday Kate ________
Helped (to help) her mother. The girl
________
Cleaned (to clean) the floor and ________
Washed (to wash) the dishes. Then she _________Played (to play) computer
games. On Saturday evening Kate ______
Went (to go) to the zoo with her parents. She _________ (to watch) lions
Watched
and monkeys there. Ann _______ Was(to be) at the cinema on Saturday. She ________ (to watch) an interesting
Watched
cartoon. In the evening Ann ________ (toWalked
walk) her dog in the park. On Sunday Ann and Kate ________ (to
be)Were
at the beach. They _______ (to swim)
Swamin the river. The girls ______ (to have)Had
a lovely time! In the evening
they ________ (to come)
Camehome and _______ (to do) theirDid homework. Ann and Kate _______ (to go)Went to bed
early because they _______ (to have)Had
to go to school on Monday.

2. Write if the sentence is true or false.

1. Ann and Kate didn’t have nice weekends. False
2. On Friday evening Ann and Kate played at the playground. True
3. On Saturday Ann cleaned the floor and washed the dishes. True
4. Kate watched tigers and elephants at the zoo. False
5. Ann didn’t swim in the river. True
6. On Sunday evening the girls did their homework. True
3. Write 5 questions about the reading?
 ACTIVITY 7 ANSWERS
2. Write if the sentence is true or false.
1. Ann and Kate didn’t have nice weekends. False
2. On Friday evening Ann and Kate played at the playground. True
3. On Saturday Ann cleaned the floor and washed the dishes. True
4. Kate watched tigers and elephants at the zoo. False
5. Ann didn’t swim in the river. True
6. On Sunday evening the girls did their homework. True
3. Write 5 questions about the reading?
1.What did Ann and Kate do on Friday evening?
2.How did Kate spend her Saturday morning?
3.What did Kate do on Saturday evening?
4.What did Ann do on Saturday?
5.How did Ann and Kate spend their Sunday?