What did you do yesterday?

Simple Past Tense

Regular Verbs
Irregular verbs
Wh- and Yes / No questions in
Past Tense
Be in Past Tense
REGULAR VERBS
Talk Spill

Pinch Want
Listen Jump

Walk Play
Open Close

Laugh Count
Play TV games Dance

Cry Watch TV
Wait Use a computer

Clean Climb
Play football Play the piano

Call Cook
Turn on Turn off

Share Study
Push Fix

Pull Look at
Wash Ask

Colour Look for

 REGULAR VERBS
Spelling rules
To form the affirmative past tense of most regular verbs:
Add ed to the base form of the verb (wash-
washed).

If the verb ends in e, add d (live-lived)

If the verb ends in a consonant preceded by a vowel,

double the final consonant (stop-stopped)

If the verb ends in y preceded by a consonant,

omit the y and add ied ( copy-copied)
 Write the past tense form.
1. Dance_________
1. Wash_________
2. Plan_________
2. Work_________
3. Clean_________
3. Shave_________
4. Type_________
4. Carry_________
5. Study_________
5. Listen________
6. Shop_________
6. Turn ________
7. Look_________
7. Ask ________
8. Play_________
8. Answer ________
9. Empty_________
9. Push ________
10. Stop_________
10. Wait ________
 SIMPLE PAST
POSITIVE STATEMENT
I worked in Mushrooms Company in
May.
He lived in that small house 2 years
ago.
We studied in the CETis last year.
Maria knew how to cook.
Yesterday I had a party.
My mom had my wallet last night.
NEGATIVE STATEMENT
I didnt work in The Coke
Company.
He didnt live in the big one.
We didnt study in the CBTis
Maria didnt know how to make
tortillas
Today I didnt have classes.
My mom didnt have her purse
 PRONUNCIATION. Practice with a partner and locate the regular
verbs according to their pronunciation. (See the verb list in the
appendix).

/d/ /t/ / id /
Play played Walk walked Need needed
Mail mailed Stop stopped Wait waited
Try tried Look looked Visit visited
 Expressions for Past Tense

last ago yesterday

last night 10 minutes ago yesterday

last Sunday an hour ago yesterday morning

last week three days ago yesterday afternoon

last weekend a week ago yesterday evening

last year a month ago the day before yesterday

last month a year ago

IRREGULAR VERBS
Win Break

Find Give
Cut Think

Take a picture Throw away

Hold Buy

Hurt Hit
Write Read

Sleep Run
Take a bath Win

Fly Put on
Catch Throw

Draw
Swim Speak

Make a sandcastle Fight

Come Go

Ride Sing
Eat

Drink
 Look for the Past Form of the following
verbs in your list.

1. Drive ________ 7.- get ________ 13.- buy ________

2. Take ________ 8.- eat ________ 14.- ring ________
3.- run ________ 9.- see ________ 15.- sing ________
4.- do ________ 10.-forget ________ 16.- bring ________
5.- leave ________ 11.- make ________ 17.- read ________
6. -go ________ 12.- write ________ 18.- hear ________
 Ask the following Questions to your
partener and answer back too
1. Where did you go on vacation?
2. What did you do?
3. Who did you see?
4. Which movie did you watch on vacation?
5. Did you like it?
6. Did you meet someone special?
7. Did you study anything?
8. Did you read a magazine?
 FIND SOMEONE WHO...
1. watched the news.
2. listened to the radio.
3. ate at a restaurant.
4. visited grandparents.
5. studied for an exam.
6. went to the movies.
7. cleaned your room.
8. took a shower.
9. played an instrument.
10. worked in the computer.
Name
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 Now, Its time for
practicing in class!