PAST SIMPLE TENSE WHEN DO WE USE PAST

PAST SIMPLE TENSE

WHEN DO WE USE PAST SIMPLE TENSE? We use Past Simple Tense when we talk about completed actions in the past. Example: I washed my car yesterday. She ate pizza last night.

KINDS OF VERBS onlyenglishiii. blogspot. com Remember regular and irregular verbs. Turn regular verbs to the past by adding –ed or –d. Regular Verb Past Simple walked wanted helped decided agreed

If the verb ends with y preceded by a vowel, add –ed. If the verb ends with y preceded by a consonant, drop the y, turn it into i and add -ed. Regular Verb Past Simple played stay Stayed study Studied bury buried Study irregular verb list.

KINDS OF SENTENCES IN PAST SIMPLE TENSE Affirmative sentences SUBJECT VERB IN PAST TENSE COMPLEMENT. Tom visited us last week. I ran in the competition. Negative sentences SUBJECT DIDN’T COMPLEMENT. Tom didn’t visit us last week. I didn’t run in the competition. VERB IN BASE FORM

KINDS OF QUESTIONS IN PAST SIMPLE Yes/No Questions DID SUBJECT VERB IN BASE FORM COMPLEMENT? Did Tom visit you last week? Informative Questions WH WORD VERB IN BASE FORM DID SUBJECT COMPLEMENT? Where did you run last year?

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE USE THE VERB TO BE? Recall its past tense WAS WERE Negative Sentences Use the negative form or the contractions. Never use didn’t. WAS NOT WERE NOT WASN’T WERENT

Yes/No Questions WAS / WERE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT? Was Irene in the house? Were they at the Mall? Informative Questions WH WORD WAS / WERE COMPLEMENT? Why was Irene in the house? Where were you last night? SUBJECT

READY FOR DOING AN ACTIVITY? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Complete the following sentences with the past simple tense of the verb give. I _______ (go) to the movies with Ed. She _______ (decide) to read the story. We _______ (hurry) up doing the quiz. They _______ (walk) to school. Sue _______ (play) soccer. My dog ______ (bury) its bone outside.

Read the sentences, and rewrite them as negative sentences. 1. My mom baked cookies for the party. ___________________ 2. Jim understood the exercise. ___________________ 3. We were at the concert. ___________________ 4. I was in the room with her. ____________________