Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple

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Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple for an action that started and

Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple for an action that started and finished at a specific time in the past. She went to Moscow on Saturday.

Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple to list a series of completed

Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple to list a series of completed actions in the past. He finished his homework, had dinner and went to the shop.

Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple for a duration which starts and

Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple for a duration which starts and stops in the past. I lived in London for five years.

Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple to describe a habit which stopped

Use of Past Simple We use Past Simple to describe a habit which stopped in the past. I loved an ice-cream when I was a child.

Past simple: Form Ved V 2 The past form of regular verbs ends in

Past simple: Form Ved V 2 The past form of regular verbs ends in -d, -ed, -ied: The past simple of irregular verbs can end in a variety of ways: live-lived try-tried play-played ban-banned put-put drive-drove buy-bought spend-spent

Exercise 1 Put the verbs into the past simple form: 1. enjoyed 2. liked

Exercise 1 Put the verbs into the past simple form: 1. enjoyed 2. liked 3. watched 4. cry cried 5. looked 6. asked 7. stopped 8. called

Exercise 2 Put the verbs into the past simple form: 1. write wrote 2.

Exercise 2 Put the verbs into the past simple form: 1. write wrote 2. swim swam 3. catch caught 4. know knew 5. read 6. see saw 7. build built 8. go went

The verb “to be” + I he she it we you they - was

The verb “to be” + I he she it we you they - was I he she it were we you they was not (wasn’t) were not (weren’t) ? Was Were I? he? she? it? we? you? they?

Exercise 3 Choose the correct form of the verb “to be”: 1. I wa

Exercise 3 Choose the correct form of the verb “to be”: 1. I wa /wer tired this morning. s wasn e /weren 2. We at the birthday party. 3. Wa ’t/ We ’tyou busy? 4. s. Sheware /wer ill yesterday. s wa e/wer at school. 5. They 6. Wa / s. We ehe from Germany? re wer 7. s. Theywa / in France last summer. ewasn weren 8. Walt s. Disney / an American singer. ’t ’t

Time expressions We use some words and phrases to show that an action or

Time expressions We use some words and phrases to show that an action or situation happened in the past: �yesterday �last week/month/year/century �a week/month/year/century ago �in 1945 �the other day She visited her grandparents last weekend.

Exercise 4 Correct the mistakes: 1. In month my father and I went fishing.

Exercise 4 Correct the mistakes: 1. In month my father and I went fishing. 2. We flew to New York two years late. 3. I watched this film ago. 4. He missed a Math lesson last. 5. I bought this car ago. 6. Yesterday summer they spent in the camp. 7. She came back home an hour yesterday. 8. My classmate wrote an essay in lesson.

Exercise 4 Check your answers: 1. Last month my father and I went fishing.

Exercise 4 Check your answers: 1. Last month my father and I went fishing. 2. We flew to New York two years ago. 3. I watched this film yesterday. 4. He missed a Math lesson yesterday. 5. I bought this car in 2012. 6. Last summer they spent in the camp. 7. She came back home an hour ago. 8. My classmate wrote an essay last lesson.

Positive sentences + subject + Ved/V 2 … We played tennis a week ago.

Positive sentences + subject + Ved/V 2 … We played tennis a week ago. I bought him a present yesterday. He was at home last month.

Negative sentence - subject + did + not +V … did+not =didn’t We didn’t

Negative sentence - subject + did + not +V … did+not =didn’t We didn’t play tennis a week ago. I didn’t buy him a present yesterday. subject + did + not +V - subject + was/were+ not … He wasn’t at home last month.

Questions ? Did + subject +V …? did Did we play tennis a week

Questions ? Did + subject +V …? did Did we play tennis a week ago? Did I buy him a present yesterday? subject + did + not +V ? Was/Were+ subject …? Was he at home last month?

Exercise 5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple: 1. Last

Exercise 5 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple: 1. Last year I (spend) my holiday in Scotland. 2. She (not/watch) TV yesterday. 3. My mother (work) in a library for 10 years. 4. you (do) your homework yesterday? 5. They (go) to theatre a week ago. 6. He (not/sleep) well last night. 7. What she (eat) for lunch? 8. I (study) Spanish when I was a child.

Exercise 5 Check your answers: 1. Last year I spent my holiday in Scotland.

Exercise 5 Check your answers: 1. Last year I spent my holiday in Scotland. 2. She didn’t watch TV yesterday. 3. My mother worked in a library for 10 years. 4. Did you do your homework yesterday? 5. They went to theatre a week ago. 6. He didn’t sleep well last night. 7. What did she eat for lunch? 8. I studied Spanish when I was a child.

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