1. SIMPLE PAST
REGULAR VERBS

2. I usually watch TV in the evenings
Yesterday I watched TV for 4 hours!
She listens to music on the bus
Yesterday she listened to music on the bus.

3. Yesterday I watched TV for 4 hours!
Yesterday she listened to music on the bus.
To make the past tense of regular verbs add /ed/ to the end.
Yesterday I ________ (play) tennis.
She _________ (arrive) early.
They __________ (kiss) goodbye.
played
arrived
kissed

4. The baby cried all night.
Babies cry a lot
The baby cried all night.
She studies at University
She studied very hard last semester

5. The baby cried all night!
She studied very hard last semester.
To make the past tense remove the /y/ and add /ied/
Study
consonant
Letter /y/

6. Cars stop at traffic lights
The car stopped at the traffic lights

7. The car stopped at the traffic lights!
When the verb ends in consonant-vowel-consonant, double the final consonant and add /ed/
Stop
consonant
consonant
vowel

8. Let’s practise We / play / football / walk to the bus stop
We played football
I walked to the bus stop
She
/ listen to the radio
She played football
I listened to the radio
They
/ finish / my homework
They played football
I finished my homework I
/ want a coffee
I played football
I wanted a coffee
/ watch TV
/ work late
I watched TV
I worked late

9. The baby didn’t cry.
He didn’t watch TV

10. Yesterday he didn’t watch TV.
The baby didn’t cry!
Yesterday he didn’t watch TV.
To make a negative sentence, use didn’t + base verb.
He didn’t watch NOT he didn’t watched
Yesterday I ________ (play) tennis.
She _________ (arrive) early.
They __________ (kiss) goodbye.
didn’t play
didn’t arrive
didn’t kiss

11. Did he watch TV yesterday?
Yes he did.
No he didn’t.

12. Did she listen to music last night?
Yes she did.
No she didn’t.

13. Did he watch TV yesterday?
Did she listen to music last night?
To ask a question in the past, use did + subject + base verb.

14. Let’s practise We / play / football He We played football
Did he watch TV?
( - )
/ listen to the radio
We didn’t play football
Did he listen to the radio
They
/ finish / his homework
They didn’t play football
Did he finish his homework
( ? )
/ want a coffee
Did they play football
Did he want a coffee
/ watch TV
/ work late
Did they watch TV
Did he work late

15. Make positive or negative sentences in the past