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THE SIMPLE PAST
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Uses of the Simple Past
Actions in the past taking place once, never, several times.
He visited his parents everyweekend.
Actions taking place one after the other .
He came in, took off his coat and sat down.
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Uses of the Simple Past
Action in the past taking place in the middle of another action.
When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly rang.
If sentences type II .If I had a lot of money, I would share it
with you.
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Form of the Simple Past
AFFIRMATIVE:
I. Regular verbs : Add –ED Work Worked
II. Irregular verbs: (see list of irregular verbs, 2nd column).
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Form of the Simple Past
NEGATIVE:
We need to use the auxiliary did + not (didn’t).
I/ he/they DIDN´T go
Remember we put the verb in the form.
DIDN´T
INFINITIVE
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Form of the Simple Past
QUESTIONS:
DID I/he/they go ? Aux. Subj. Infinitive
DID + Subj. + INFINITIVE
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Positive Negative Question
I spoke. I work
I
speak/work I speak/work?
Example: TO SPEAK / TO WORK
DIDN’T DIDED
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Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’
After a final E only add D
love loveD
Cons. + y cons+ i Hurry hurried
Double consonant after final C+V+C
Travel travelled
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Signal Words of Simple Past
• Yesterday• 2 minutes ago• in 1990• the other day• last Friday • Conditional sentences type II
(If I talked…)
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EXERCISES
TO BE POSITIVE SENTENCES NEGATIVE SENTENCES QUESTIONS QUESTIONS WITH INTERROGATIVE MIXED EXERCISES