Past Simple

Form the Past Simple

There are two types of verbs in the past Simple
 Regular verbs: verbs that end in - d OR – ed
EX: dance ------ danced
walk ------- walked
 Irregular verbs: verbs that don’t take – d or – ed; in other
words verbs that change.
EX: become -------- became
strike ----------- struck
am / is -------------- was
are ---------------- were
 Negative Past Simple

To form past simple in negative we should follow

the following rule:
Subject + did not(didn’t) + base verb
Ex: He didn’t phone them last night.
They didn’t write their homework yesterday.
 Interrogative Past Simple

To form a question in the past simple, we should

follow the following rule:
Did + subject + base verb ---- ?
Ex: Did he phone them last night?
Did they write their homework yesterday?
Uses of Past Simple
Time Expressions Used In Past Simple
Spelling Rules
Irregular Verbs
Irregular Verbs (cont.)