AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Subject Verb in past Complement

I played football yesterday.
You played football yesterday.
He played football yesterday.
She played football yesterday.
It played football yesterday.
We played football yesterday.
You played football yesterday.
They played football yesterday.
 NEGATIVE FORM
Subject Auxiliar ( didn´t) Base Form Complement
I didn´t play football yesterday.
You didn´t play football yesterday.
He didn´t play football yesterday.
She didn´t play football yesterday.
It didn´t play football yesterday.
We didn´t play football yesterday.
You didn´t play football yesterday.
They didn´t play football yesterday.
 INTERROGATIVE FORM
Question
Auxiliar Subject Base Form Complement
mark
Did I play football yesterday. ?
Did You play football yesterday. ?
Did He play football yesterday. ?
Did She play football yesterday. ?
Did It play football yesterday. ?
Did We play football yesterday. ?
Did You play football yesterday. ?
Did They play football yesterday. ?
 Rules of the regular verbs in past simple

General Rule

In general, we just add- Ed to the end of a

regular verb.

❖ Rain rained
❖ Cook cooked
❖ Wait waited
Rules of the regular verbs in past simple

Verbs ending in Consonant + E

Just add – D to the end.

❖ Live lived
❖ Dance danced
❖ Smile smiled
❖ Love loved
 Rules of the regular verbs in past simple

Consonant + Vowel + Consonant

Ends in a C +V + C and the final syllable is stressed, we

double the final consonant

❖ Stop stopped
❖ Plan planned
❖ Admit admitted
 Rules of the regular verbs in past simple

Words ending in W, X or Y

Do Not double the final letter at the end of a Word

when it is W, X, or Y

❖ Play played
❖ Fix fixed
❖ Snow snowed
 Rules of the regular verbs in past simple

Last syllable is not stressed

Two or more syllables and final syllable is Not stressed,

do Not double final letter.

❖ Happen happened
❖ Open opened
❖ Visit visited
 Rules of the regular verbs in past simple

Vowel + letter L

Double the final L

❖ Equal equalled
❖ Travel travelled
❖ Control controlled
 REGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE PAST
01 Arrive arrived
02 carry carried
03 clean cleaned
04 disappear disappeared
05 empty emptied
06 finish finished
07 help helped
08 invite invited
09 like liked
10 listen to listened to
 REGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE PAST
01 live lived
02 play played
03 start started
04 stop stopped
05 study studied
06 visit visited
07 want wanted
08 wash washed
09 watch watched
10 work worked
He listened to his favorite song yesterday.

He played football yesterday afternoon.

They watched television yesterday evening.

 AFFIRMATIVE FORM
Subject Verb in past Complement
I ate hamburger last week.
You ate hamburger last week.
He ate hamburger last week.
She ate hamburger last week.
It ate hamburger last week.
We ate hamburger last week.
You ate hamburger last week.
They ate hamburger last week.
 NEGATIVE FORM
Subject Auxiliar (didn´t) Base Form Complement
I didn´t eat hamburger last week.
You didn´t eat hamburger last week.
He didn´t eat hamburger last week.
She didn´t eat hamburger last week.
It didn´t eat hamburger last week.
We didn´t eat hamburger last week.
You didn´t eat hamburger last week.
They didn´t eat hamburger last week.
 INTERROGATIVE FORM
Question
Auxiliar Subject Base Form Complement
mark
Did I eat hamburger last week ?
Did you eat hamburger last week ?
Did he eat hamburger last week ?
Did she eat hamburger last week ?
Did it eat hamburger last week ?
Did we eat hamburger last week ?
Did you eat hamburger last week ?
Did they eat hamburger last week ?
When do we use the past simple tense ?
We use the past simple to express the idea that an
action started and finished at a specific time in the
past.
-Time expressions in past simple.
❖ In 1990
❖ Last month
❖ yesterday
❖ Last year
❖ Ago
❖ Last week
 Get up -- got up
Wake up -- Woke up

Have a shower - had a shower Get dressed -- got dressed

Leave the house - left the house Drive - drove

Take the bus - took the bus Have lunch – had lunch
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Past tense
Verb
wrote
write

The teacher wrote a message on

the board.
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Bought
Buy

She bought many thing at the

shopping mall.
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

slept
sleep

He slept in the armchair.

 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Took
Take

She took her medication.

 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Steal Stole

The thief stole a painting from

the museum.
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Bring Brought

The waiter brought my order to

the table.
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Build Built

The boy built a sandcastle.

 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Choose Chose

He chose something from

the menu.
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Cut Cut

She cut a paper with a pair

of scissors.
 IRREGULAR VERBS

Verb Past tense

Begin Began

He began work at seven.

 IRREGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE PAST
01 Be was- were
02 become became
03 begin began
04 bring brought
05 buy bought
06 choose chose
07 come came
08 do did
09 drink drank
10 drive drove
11 eat ate
12 fall fell
13 feel felt
14 find found
15 fly flew
16 forget forgot
17 get got
18 give gave
 IRREGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE PAST
01 go went
02 have had
03 hear heard
04 keep kept
05 know knew
06 leave left
07 lend lent
08 let let
09 lose lost
10 make made
11 meet met
12 pay paid
13 put put
14 read read
15 run ran
16 say said
17 see saw
18 sell sold
 IRREGULAR VERBS
INFINITIVE PAST
01 send sent
02 sing sang
03 sit sat
04 sleep slept
05 speak spoke
06 stand stood
07 swim swam
08 take took
09 teach taught
10 tell told
11 think thought
12 understand understood
13 wear wore
14 write wrote
1.What did they reserve ?
They reserved a table.
2.What did he stay ?
He stayed at home.
3.What did you post yesterday ?
I posted a letter.
4.Where did she take a lot of photographs?
She took a lot of photographs in London.
5.How did he come home ?
He came home by taxi.
6. What time did he leave school ?
He left school at four o´clock.
7. How long did it take you to get here ?
It took me two hours to get here.
8.What did they give her ?
They gave her some money.
9. Why did Tom break the vase ?
Tom broke the vase because he was angry.
10. How many book did the man sell ?
The man sold three books.
11. How much did they cost ?
They cost 15.00 euros.
12. When did you see them ?
We saw them yesterday.
13. Whose dress did she borrow ?
She borrowed her mother´s dress.