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The Past Simple

The document provides information about forming and using the past simple tense in English. It discusses regular and irregular verb forms in the past tense, including spelling changes and exceptions. Examples are given of using the past simple tense in positive and negative sentences as well as yes/no questions.

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The Past Simple

The document provides information about forming and using the past simple tense in English. It discusses regular and irregular verb forms in the past tense, including spelling changes and exceptions. Examples are given of using the past simple tense in positive and negative sentences as well as yes/no questions.

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THE

THE PAST
PAST SIMPLE
SIMPLE
1st of ESO D IES Pau Vila
2008
2 types of verbs

• REGULAR
• IRREGULAR
Regular verbs form
• -ed for all persons
Play  played
Work  worked
Stay  stayed
Listen  listened
Spelling
• 1) Double the consonant if the consonant is stressed
stop – stopped
swap - swapped

• 2)Add only –d, when the verb ends with –e


love – loved
save – saved

• 3)Verbs ending in 'y' preceded by a consonant:


Change 'y' to 'i' Then add -ed.
hurry - he hurried (watch out! play – played)
Irregular verbs form

• The form CHANGES from infinitives,


usually with a vowel change.
• Can be grouped according to certain
change patterns, which helps to
memorize them.
Certain change patterns

• speak  spoke
• eat  ate
• see  saw
• fly  flew
• think  thought
Verb TO BE

I you
he
was we were
she they
it
Past Simple Use
• Actions that started and finished in
the past

– I went to the beach last Sunday


– I bought a new car yesterday.
Past Simple Use
• Actions that happened one after the other
in the past (like in a story)

– He came in, took off his coat and sat


down.
– I went into the disco and I saw my
favourite girl, then I asked her to
dance,...
Negative Sentences
DID NOT + VERB (base form)
Example: I did not work yesterday

or

I didn’t work yesterday

INCORRECT: I didn’t worked


More examples:

- I didn’t go on
holiday last year

- I didn’t went on holiday last year


Negative Sentences
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + NOT
Examples:
I was not at school yesterday afternoon
or
I wasn’t at school yesterday afternoon

They were not at home last weekend


or
They weren’t at home last weekend
Yes /No Questions
DID + subject + main verb + rest of sentence + ?
Example:

Did you work yesterday?


- Yes, I did.
- No, I didn’t.
Yes /No Questions
verb TO BE
WAS / WERE + subject + rest of sentence + ?

Example:

Were you at home last weekend?


- Yes, I was.
- No, I wasn’t.
REMEMBER!!
• Positive sentences:
– I played football yesterday
– I went home early on Saturday
• Negative sentences:
– I didn’t play football yesterday
– I didn’t go home early on Saturday
• Yes/No questions:
– Did you play football yesterday?
– Did you go home early in Saturday?
REMEMBER!!
Verb TO BE
• Positive sentences:
– I was in London last year

• Negative sentences:
-They weren’t at home last weekend

• Yes/No questions:
– Were you ill yesterday?
WELL DONE!!

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