1. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

2. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE Affirmative Statement Negative Form
Question Form (Making yes/no questions)
Making ‘wh’ Questions with what,where,why,what time,when “
Verbs-regular & irregular
Exercises

3. THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE
We use the simple past for an action that began and ended at a particular time in the past.
We use it for an activity that took place regularly in the past.

4. TIME EXPRESSIONS
If we want to say how much time has passed since the event happened we use AGO
2 days ago 2 weeks ago 5 years ago a long time ago
for 2 weeks for 5 months
We can say how long the event lasted with FOR
YESTERDAY
last week , month , year..
LAST

5. Two weeks ago, I went to the cinema I went to the cinema two weeks ago
The adverbials often go at the end of the sentence but not always …
Eg.
Two weeks ago, I went to the cinema
I went to the cinema two weeks ago

8. Some of the Irregular Verbs
Present
awake be
become
begin
catch
eat
Simple Past Tense
awoke
was, were
became
began
caught
ate
Past Participle
awoken
been
become
begun
caught
eaten

9. * The simple past tense is one of the most common tenses in English.
*Its form is the same with all subjects
* It is usually formed by adding -ED to the verb
* This page will explain the rules for forming the tense with regular verbs …

10. We add -d e try - tried Consonant + y
Verb ending in...
How to make the simple past
Examples
We add -d
Live - lived e
Consonant + y
try - tried
Change y to i, we add -ed
One vowel + one consonant (but NOT w or y)
commit - committed
Double the consonant, then we add -ed
boil - boiled fill - filled
We add -ed
[anything else]

11. AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCE I went to Rome yesterday.
She cleaned the house last week.
We played two hours ago.
SUBJECT + VERB OBJECT

12. swam
They…………………(swim)in the pool last week.

13. made
My mother…………………(make) a cake yesterday.

14. ran
Tom and Jane……………(run) in the forest two days ago.

15. phoned
Jane…………………( phone ) his boyfriend three hours ago.

16. were
They…………………….(be) at the picnic last weekend.

17. I……………(go) to a party yesterday .
went
I……………(go) to a party yesterday .
met
I…………(meet) a new girlfriend there.

18. GALATASARAY couldn’t be the champion but they…………………
GALATASARAY couldn’t be the champion but they…………………..( win ) the cup two weeks ago.
won

19. I did not go to Rome yesterday.
Negative Form
I did not go to Rome yesterday.
She didn’t clean the house last week.
They didn’t play football on Sunday.
S+ did not +V1 + O
Short form: didn’t

20. didn’t talk
She………………………(talk) to her husband last night.
watched
She………………….(watch) television.

21. John …………………. ( not / work ) yesterday. His family …………………
John …………………..( not / work ) yesterday. His family ………………….( not / be) at home. He ……………………( think ) his new car . Then , he ……………(sleep ) in the garden .
didn’t work
thought
Weren’t
slept

22. QUESTION FORM *Did you go to Rome last year ?
Yes,I did / Yes,I went to Rome last year.
No,I didn’t. / No,I didn’t go to Rome last year.

23. Did you study English ?

24. Did she go shopping yesterday ?
Yes, she did. / Yes, she went shopping yesterday.

25. No,I didn’t take my medicines last week.
Did you take your medicines last week?
No,I didn’t take my medicines last week.

26. *Did Hakan Sukur kick a goal last week ?
Yes,he did. / Yes, he kicked a goal last week.

27. Did your grandmother clean the house yesterday ?
No , she didn’t.
She only watched television and ate chips in her living room yesterday.

28. I’m Timy. I’m Tomy. danced
We ……………………….(dance) together at the party three days ago.

29. ? did go object FORMING “ WH “ QUESTIONS Auxiliary Subject
  Question Word
Auxiliary
Subject 
Verb infinitive
object
 When Why How Where etc.
 did
 I you he she it we you they John
 go
to the beach yesterday ?

30. What did the nurse bring for the patient ‘ Tom ‘ ?
She brought the medicines for him.

31. They got married three days ago .
When did Janet and Jim get married ?
They got married three days ago .

32. WHY ? Why didn’t you talk to each other at the party?
Because we argued with each other two days ago.
WHY ?
BECAUSE ….

33. Why did John buy a gift and flowers for his wife ?
Because he cAme home late yesterday evening.

34. What did the frogs talk about ?
They talked about the childhood of the frog ‘Kermit’.
Ha ha ha…
Ha ha ha..

35. Where did they play basketball ?
They played basketball in the garden .

36. It started at 08:30.
What time did the lesson start?

37. bought
I …………………………( buy ) some new clothes from Paris last week .
How can I pay the credit card bills ?

38. - Where did Selami and Gonul go for their honeymoon two weeks ago ?
- They went to Paris for their honeymoon two weeks ago .

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