Past Simple

- the action started and ended in the past

- there are 2 types of verbs regular v. ( we add ed at the end of the verb walk walked, talk talked)
- irregular v. (the whole word changes see-saw-seen, go went gone)
Spelling of regular verbs
when the verb ends in -e we add only d : change changed, close closed
vowel (vocala) + y = y : play played, stay stayed
consonant (consoana) + y = i: carry carried, study studied

Affirmative: S + V2

Past form of the verb to do

1. I visited my best friend yesterday.

2. Julia walked the dog 10 minutes ago.
3. Her friend wanted to eat a piece of pizza.
Negative:

S + did not + V

1. She did not play tennis today.

2. I didnt like that dress.
3. Your neighbor didnt clean the yard.
Interrogative: Did + S + V?

Answers

1. Did you wash the car?

Yes, I did.

2. Did they go to the cinema?

No, I didnt.

3. Did he feed the animals?

Words used in Past Simple sentences: yesterday, the day before yesterday, last week, two weeks ago etc.
Some irregular verbs do not change their spelling in the simple past tense: cut, shut, quit, hurt, put, hit, cost.

I. Write sentences in Past Simple:

1- Affirmative
2- Negative
3- Interrogative (Yes / No)
1. We / live / in New York / in 1997.

2. Tom / travel / to Dublin / last night.

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3. I / clean / my teeth / twice / yesterday.

4. John / stay / at Marys house / last summer.

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5. You / start / school / ten years ago.

6. The film / end / very late / last weekend.

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II. Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the underlined verbs.
Yesterday ...
- She found her purse but she ................................................... her keys.
- He had a shower but he .......................................................... breakfast.
- We spoke English and French but we ........................................................ German.
III. Choose the correct forms of these irregular verbs in simple past tense.
1) I (be) [beed was] busy painting last night.
2) You (make) [maked made] a good cake for his birthday.
3) We (choose) [choosed chose] to ride the train yesterday.
4) They (fall) [falled fell] while skating together.
5) He (keep) [keeped kept] the profits for himself.
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6) She (meet) [meeted met] her new coach on Monday.