Regular & Irregular Verbs Past Simple Regular & Irregular Verbs

When do we use the past simple? We use the Past Simple to talk about an action or situation that happened in the past. We often say when it happened: . Time expressions such as yesterday, ago, in 2007, in April, last month, etc. usually come at the beginning or at the end of a sentence. . Today, this morning, this afternoon, this evening, etc. can be past time markers if they mean before now.

How do we form the Past Simple? Regular & Irregular verbs We form the Past Simple of regular verbs by adding –ed to the verb: work → worked Many verbs have an Irregular Past Simple form: take → took In the past tense, the verb form is the same for all persons: I walked to school yesterday. She walked to school yesterday.

Regular Verbs: Infinitive Past Simple To most regular verbs We add -ed visit I visited my parents last weekend. watch They watched a film last night. start He started writing books. Verbs ending with –e: We add -d live She lived in Jeddah. like I liked the cake. Verbs ending with a consonant and - y We drop the –y and add -ied study I studied English. try She tried very hard. But enjoy I enjoyed the party.

Irregular Verbs Many verbs have an irregular past simple form For more details, see page 116 in your book Infinitive Past Simple do I did my homework two hours ago. go She went shopping last week. come Sara came with me. write I wrote a letter to a friend. understand We understood the lesson.

Negative For negative statements in the past, we use did not and the infinitive (e.g. do, take, understand): I didn’t understand. (Not didn’t understood) Examples: . I did not stay at a hotel . We didn’t watch TV last night. . He did not arrive on time. . They didn’t come to the party. . My sons didn’t do their homework.

Practice: Change the following sentences to the negative: 1. I made a beautiful basket in school yesterday. ………………………………………………………………………………. 2. He left after dinner. …………………………………………………………………………….... 3. We went to the park this afternoon. 4. They prepared dinner a few minutes ago. 5. He read a book last week. ………………………………………………………………………………..

Yes/No Questions and Short Answers: We form yes/no questions with did and the infinitive. Examples: . Did you watch the film? ~ Yes, I did. OR No, I didn’t. . Did she buy some clothes? ~ Yes, she did. OR No, she didn’t.

Practice: ………………………………………………………………. Change the following sentences to questions: 1. I cleaned my room last week. ………………………………………………………………. 2. We moved into our new apartment last week. 3. My parents drove me to the airport. 4. I made a lot of telephone calls yesterday.

Useful links: www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb- tenses_past.htm www.englishpage.com/verbpage/simplepast. html