PAST SIMPLE WHEN DO WE USE THE PAST

PAST SIMPLE

WHEN DO WE USE THE PAST SIMPLE? • Finished actions in the past • Examples: Ø Explanation of what you did last weekend Ø Explanation of your last holiday Ø Explanation of things you did when you were a child Ø Telling a story

TIME EXPRESSIONS • Yesterday • Last week / weekend / month / year • Last night • Last Monday / Sunday • Two years ago • A long time ago • When I was a child

STRUCTURE AFFIRMATIVE REGULAR Example: Yesterday, I VERBS played rugby with my friends. IRREGULAR VERBS Example: Last year, I went to Japan.

REGULAR VERBS • VERB + - ED Ø Examples: talk – talked walk – walked Ø Spelling!!!! Verbs that end in –e consonant + -y Verbs that end in vowel + -y Verbs that end in consonant + vowel + consonant dance > danced phone > phoned close > closed arrive > arrived play > played enjoy > enjoyed stay > stayed stop > stopped drop > dropped travel > travelled try > tried carry > carried study > studied cry > cried

IRREGULAR VERBS • Examples: Ø go > went Ø write > wrote Ø sing > sang Ø buy > bought

REGULAR OR IRREGULAR? ? • I arrived at the cinema on time. • They sang a song because they were happy. • My mother dropped the milk in the kitchen. It was a mess! • She studied a lot for the exam. • My friend cried a lot when her dog died.

NEGATIVE • SUBJECT + DIDN’T + VERB (INFINITIVE) … • Examples: Ø I didn’t arrive at the cinema on time. Ø They didn’t sing a song Ø My mother didn’t Ø She didn’t go to the gym. study for the exam.

QUESTIONS • DID + SUBJECT + VERB (INFINITIVE) … • Examples: Ø Did you go to the swimming pool last weekend? Ø Where did you spend your last holiday? Ø Did you wear a cardigan yesterday?

SHORT ANSWERS • Did you wear a cardigan yesterday? Ø Yes, I did Ø No, I didn’t • Did Karen and Thomas read the newspaper last week? Ø Yes, they did Ø No, they didn’t

P S V L A I EC ! ! B R E

VERB TO BE • AFFIRMATIVE Ø I / HE / SHE / IT WAS Ø YOU / WE / YOU / THEY WERE Ø Example: Yesterday, my teacher was very happy! • NEGATIVE ØI / HE / SHE / IT WASN’T Ø YOU / WE / YOU / THEY WEREN’T Ø Example: We were very tired after the English lesson.

VERB TO BE • QUESTIONS ØWAS I / HE / SHE / IT … ? Ø WERE WE / YOU / THEY … ? ØExample: were you at home yesterday? • SHORT ANSWERS Ø WAS he tired after class? Ø Yes, he was ØNo, he wasn’t