THIS TIMELINE SHOWS THE PAST GRAMMAR THIS TIMELINE SHOWS THE PAST X PAST
(What happened yesterday, last night…?) Past Simple Tense (What happened yesterday, last night…?) I, He, She, it was They, We, You were I watched television last night. They visited their uncle yesterday. We went to Makkah two months ago.
Grammar Past Tense Regular Verbs Grammar Irregular Verbs
did + meet = met did + give = gave did + take = took did + go = went did + write = wrote did + eat = ate
I met her at the nursery school. Where did you meet Dina? I met her at the nursery school.
She was shy and well-behaved. What was she like? She was shy and well-behaved.
When did you go to camp? I went to camp two years ago.
Did you do anything special? Yes, we did. We went on a school trip yesterday.
Where did you study for the exam? I studied in the library. I worked hard.
smile smiled stop stopped rain rained work worked Write the Past Tense smile smiled stop stopped rain rained work worked
study studied carry carried play played enjoy enjoyed Write the Past Tense study studied carry carried play played enjoy enjoyed
do did go went have had meet met Write the Past Tense do did go went have had meet met
see saw teach taught take took make made Write the Past Tense see saw teach taught take took make made
Regular & irregular Verbs Grammar Past simple Regular & irregular Verbs Grammar
We rented a house last month. We didn’t rent a boat.
I collected some shells on the beach. We didn’t collect any stones.
I saw my grandmother yesterday. I didn’t see my grandfather.
He bought a new car last week. He didn’t buy a motorcycle.
She wrote two letters last month. She didn’t write e-mails.
Add – ed to the regular verbs With: yesterday --- ago last --- we put the verb in the past tense smile smiled rent rented collect collected stop stopped carry carried study studied pray prayed Add – ed to the regular verbs
drive. drove give. gave see. saw go. went buy. bought take drive drove give gave see saw go went buy bought take took eat ate
went go drew draw told tell came come grow grew sold sell have had met Write the Past Tense went go drew draw told tell came come grow grew sold sell have had met meet drank drink sleep slept flew fly do did
Past Simple: Yes / No Questions Grammar Summary Past Simple: Yes / No Questions Did you Go to school? Did he Study maths? Did she help her mom? Did they Play a game? Did it Rain yesterday?
I walked home last night. Grammar Summary Past Simple Affirmative Regular Verbs I walked home last night. You called me yesterday.
We cleaned the roof yesterday. Grammar Summary Past Simple Affirmative Regular Verbs We cleaned the roof yesterday. They played a game last week.
Irregular Verbs He gave his friend some money. The maid broke two cups yesterday. My cat ate my pet fish last night.
With did & Short Answers Past Simple Questions With did & Short Answers Did I walk home last night? Yes, you did. No, I didn’t. Did you call me yesterday? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t.
Past Simple: Short answers Yes, I did Affirmative Past Simple: Short answers No, I didn’t Negative
Did you clean the roof yesterday? Yes, I did. No, I didn’t
Did they play a game last week?. Yes, they did. No, they didn’t.
Did he give his friend some money? Irregular Verbs Did he give his friend some money? Yes, he did. No, he didn’t.
Did she break the cups ? Yes, she did. No, she didn’t.
Past Simple: Wh Questions What did … You do at school? When did … He Study science? Why did … She cry? Where did… They go? Who did … You meet yesterday?
A. When ------you ------- Hassan? (meet) B. I ------ him last week. did meet met
A. ----- you -- anything special last week? (do) B. Yes, I -------- for a picnic. (go) Did do went
A. How ------ you ------- this difficult test? (pass) B. A clever friend ------- me study. (help) did pass helped
A. Who ----- you ---- last night? (see) B. Yes, I ---- my cousin. did see saw