Teacher: Ana Furtado

USE
The Past Simple is used to talk about actions or situations in the past. It is also called Simple Past. Examples: I visited Berlin last week. Andrew watched TV yesterday. First I got up, then I had breakfast.

Affirmative
REGULAR VERBS (ED) I played You played He played She played It played We played You played They played IRREGULAR VERBS I went You went He went She went It went We went You went They went

Negative
REGULAR VERBS (didnt + verb) I didnt play You didnt play He didnt play She didnt play It didnt play We didnt play You didnt play They didnt play IRREGULAR VERBS (didnt + verb) I didnt go You didnt go He didnt go She didnt go It didnt go We didnt go You didnt go They didnt go

Interrogative
REGULAR VERBS (did+subject+verb) Did I play? Did you play? Did he play Did she play? Did it play? Did we play? Did you play? Did they play? IRREGULAR VERBS (did+subject+verb) Did I go? Did you go? Did he go? Did she go? Did it go? Did we go? Did you go? Did they go?

Regular Verbs
Verbs ending in: e consonant + y Vowel + consonant Other verbs How to form the Past Simple Add -d Change y to i add -ed Repeat the consonant add -ed Add -ed Examples: live-lived date-dated try-tried cry-cried tap-tapped
commit-committed

boil-boiled fill-filled

Irregular Verbs

To be
I You He, she, it We They was were was were were

Irregular verbs
Infinitive Past tense had did

Have Do

have do

Other Irregular Verbs

Verbs which dont change: cut-cut hit-hit fit-fit get-got sit-sat drink-drank go-went bring - brought teach - taught

Verbs which change their vowel: Verbs which change completely

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Past Simple.

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Yesterday, Mary ____________ (go) to the shopping. She ____________ (like) the film she saw last week. Last year, they ____________ (move) to Paris. Tina ____________ (be) a very good singer. We ____________ (do) many things last weekend.