SIMPLE:

THE
GOALKEEP
ER
 WHAT IS
•
•
IT?
One of the 12 tenses
Expressing complete past

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 He had a ball.

He has a ball.
Past simple is like a goalkeeper. You can
move the ball and play the game, but it
will never be complete: the goal will be
empty. The same it is with your English.
Without knowing pat simple, you won’t
be able to describe the world completely.
CREATING PAST
SIMPLE REGULAR VERBS

verb +
ed
• I played cards yesterday.
• He smiled.
 SOME
RULES…
~Verb that ends with –e … + -d
- COOK: I cooked dinner.

~Ends with vowel and consonant … double the consonant + -ed

- PLAN: We planned our vacation.

~Ends with consonant and –y … replace y with -i + -ed

- TRY: She tried really hard.

~Ends with –y … + -ed

-PLAY: We played football yesterday.
CREATING PAST
•
SIMPLE IRREGULAR VERBS

You just have to remember 

• I went to school yesterday. (go)
• You made it really hard to understand.
• She did a great job.
 RULES
ANYWAY…
~ -ught
- He caught them.
- She fought back.
~ -ept
-I slept like a baby.
- They never kept secrets from each other.
 THE THREE
BE HAVE DO
~ I had ~ we had ~ I did ~ we did
~ I was ~ we were
~ you had ~ you had ~ you did ~ you did
~ You were ~ you were
~ he/she/it was ~ they were ~ he/she/it had ~ they had ~ he/she/it did ~ they did
QUESTION
~ did + infinitive
- Did you win?
- What did you say?
🫵YOU’VE GOT
THIS!
RESOURCES
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